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.

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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.

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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.

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Wilco lead vocalist Jeff Tweedy

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Zoom in and find Waldo or your self in the crowd at the Oregon State Football versus the UCLA game.

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Cellist Adam Hurst

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