This is one of the Sailor Moon Cosplayers. I thought it was an interesting shot. Everyone was watching the parade and I believe she was standing on a chair to watch. She just sort of stood out and I was lucky enough to be quick enough on the shutter button to catch it.
This is some of the Taiko Drummers and you could tell that the one guy in the middle is a real character. Man he was just soo expressive and lively. He made me want to jump on the float and start pounding away!
These Cosplayers had some great attitudes. After being stopped by one person, everyone whipped out their cameras and they must have been stuck there posing for about 7 minutes. They were laughing the whole time and you could tell that there were really into the spirit!
These cosplayers had a great attitude. It must have been 80 degrees outside and when I first approached them to take their pictures they didn't have their full costumes on. However after asking them they cheerfully stated yes they would love for me to take a picture of them but wanted to put on the rest of their costumes. More great cosplayers!
This Girl was great, I didn't want to take up too much of her time as I was sure she was probably getting asked by everyone to take her picture, but she even offered to take a few more poses after I thanked her for the first picture. She was very nice to everyone that approached her at the Festival, and she was always smiling. A top Notch Cosplayer if you ask me!
These girls I believe were doing some sort of skit.
I am not exactly sure the name of the Character this guy was dressed up as, but I do remember the anime.
I thought this was another funny picture. It is one of those Smart Cars, They are so short they don't need to park like a normal car. Probably a great Car to have in SF.
Unfortunately I was having some Camera Issues so this shot did not come out near as nice as I wanted it to. However this is a picture of David in the back his sweetie in the middle and Adam in the front. I thought it looked kind of funny, almost like the two guys are body guards.
Here is Adam showing me the finer points of Pole Dancing in the back alley.
Here is a picture of a real Photographer. This guys gear was pretty good and man was he quick on the draw. I believe he was shooting with the Canon 50D.Well those are just some of the many pictures I got in SF this weekend for the Cherry Blossom Festival. It must have been over 80 Degrees in SF and man we were cooking. I thought it might be nicer in SF than Sacramento, but it was still hot there. We didn't stay as long as we would have liked too but due to the heat I was starting to worry about Liz and the bun in the oven, so we went home early. Overall it was very nice day and we were able to take it pretty easy so there were no high hills to hike and climb and Liz was able to sit most of the day in the shade.
I was having a fair number of camera issues so I didn't get all of the shots I wanted. I want to more than ever now take some photography classes to improve my skill. I am no where near the full potential of being to exploit my little Canon Rebel, however there are some times now where my Camera and lenses are not able to keep up with me, which makes me actually feel good about my skills so far. There are times where I know what I need to do to get the shot but the Camera just isn't able to comply. However that is only on rare occasions. I am no where near being able to fully exploit all of my cameras capabilities. I know that when I get to that point I will look to upgrade my camera. If I ever get to go to Thailand I want to make sure I am ready to use a more advanced camera and hopefully be able to impress my wife's Uncle who is probably one of the biggest names in photography over there. Now if you asked me to pronounce my wife's uncles name or even spell it, I couldn't do it. LOL He even does stuff with the Asian MTV.
On Saturday I was able to go out for my first bike ride of the year. I am going to dedicate at least one day a week to go for a bike ride. It is all part of my plan to loose some weight and get skinny. Adam will be going for rides with me which will be great we can keep each other accountable.
2 comments:
i thought the pics were good. WAY BETTER than i could ever take. my boss has a smart car and lets me drive it all the time. i am a pseedster and that car is amazing to take turns and i guess i shouldn't treat it like a 4 wheeler, but seriously, awesome car!
it has been high 70's here and for that i am glad. i'm a shorts and flip flop kinda girl. if it snows again i wil be pissed. and by again i mean anytime before november.
LOL I can't imagine living in a place where it snows so much! If I was a kid I would have loved it but now, nah not so much.
Just don't do a bank job in the Smart Car like they did in that movie with the Mini Coopers. j/k
Thank you for the compliments on the photos. I am hoping to get my skills good enough to not look like a total fool in front of my wifes Uncle who is a big time photographer, who I have the utmost respect for. I am also looking into doing some stock photography and eventually... hopefully move into doing some freelance work. Particularly event photography, such as cultrual fairs and festivals. Of course I have a friend I am trying to convince to do Cosplay Photography as there does seem to be money in it, and the costumes and subjects are so much fun to capture!
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