Stoney Vintson Photography

Asian Art Museum San Francisco

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:02:19 +0000

I captured this panorama of the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco at the end of March 2010 as part of a project to document San Francisco using mixed media. I captured gigapixel and 360 panoramas as well as audio. It has taken me much longer than anticipated to work on these images. This is meant to be viewed larger and complement other captures from San Francisco.

Portland at Twilight

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 23:27:14 +0000

This was taken from the Steel bridge. I had to make several attempts to avoid the Street car trains, buses, cars, and bicycles disturbances to the Steel Bridge.

Portland from the east side boardwalk along the Willamete river at twilight. There is a really nice boardwalk that runs along the the core of the city on the Willamete river. A convenient place to cross is at the Hawthorne bridge and the Steel bridge. Many people ride their bicycles, run, and walk along this route.

I could see the sparks flying from welders working on the Broadway bridge as I set up to photograph it. I was hoping to capture some of these sparks to make the photograph more interesting, but they must have stopped welding during the capture. The city is continuing to build the rest of the street car loop and the Broadway bridge is at the northern part of the loop. This is a difficult bridge to capture well because it is difficult to find a clear view with the bridge at an angle.

“Sweet Snacks” at the Portland Bridge Festival

admin — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 06:07:51 +0000

Sweet Snacks performed at the after party for the Portland Bridge Festival. They were so much fun and easy to work with. http://sweetsnacks.tv/ The next photograph is the Soul bus on the Hawthorne bridge which is 100 years old as of 2010. It was a little scary when the soul bus was in action as hundreds of people dancing in step caused the bridge to sway. Poor Mrs Hawthorne had enough and the Soul bus was off to the after party. Thanks to Tucker and his team for organizing and running the festival. http://pdxbridgefestival.org/

Houston Skyline

admin — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:44:23 +0000

I would like to return to Houston again. I may have difficulty tolerating the heat after living in Portland for so long, but the people were very friendly and made me feel welcome. This was taken from Sabine park which is my favorite park in Houston. I spoke to a few people who had just finished kayaking on the bayou and used the park for access to the water.

admin — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 06:50:53 +0000

Portland from 16th at Twilight

admin — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 23:03:21 +0000

Ironically I have planned and tried so many times to capture the skyline where I live and things always seem to happen. I finally captured something reasonable to show. Maybe the irony is due to taking things for granted and not making it a priority.

San Francisco from Russian Hill at Night

admin — Thu, 06 May 2010 08:17:41 +0000

I had difficulty finding a place to begin my work on an ambitious personal project in San Francisco. This was the first day of a week dedicated to the project after a brief visit on another job in January. It just seemed difficult to find a place to start. I had grabbed a cup of coffee and was asking a person who was walking by if he had any thoughts about the best place to capture the transamerica pyramid. We spoke for a while and then I found out that his name is Stoney as well. I thought “Wow!, what are the odds of this occuring? Crazy.” He invited me to photograph the city from the roof where he lives. When I arrived I was pretty excited as it is a spectacular view. I had to focus on the capture during sunset and I spoke to his neighbors after I finished. I will have to grab a cup of coffee with the other Stoney when I return to one of my favorite cities.

San Francisco Financial District

admin — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 08:36:51 +0000

Sometimes you do not pick the best days to schedule a photo shoot. The previous day was gorgeous without any wind. On the day of this shoot there were 25 mph gusts at the location I was photographing from. It was a bit stressful, but I ended up capturing some good panoramas. A sigh of relief.

Wilco 2010 performing in Portland, Oregon

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:56:13 +0000

This is one of the most difficult panoramas that I have ever captured. So low light is not really a big problem anymore, but lights that change every few seconds are a problem. I repetitively captured this scene and took regular photos during the rest of the time. That night I learned a lesson from carrying too much gear. I was so sore that I had trouble taking my socks off. OK, less camera gear next time. Thanks Ken.

Wilco Jeff Tweedy

admin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 09:39:16 +0000

Wilco lead vocalist Jeff Tweedy