San Franciscan. Gay. Happy. Married. Snarky. Retired IT manager. Mouthy, unprofessional photographer. Disclaimer: Mr. Horowitz regularly enjoys his martini hour between 5 and 9 pm. Posts originating during this period may contain flagrant errors and injudicious comments ranging from the amusing to the quite frankly libelous. Neither Mastodon, nor sadly Mr. Horowitz himself, will accept any liability for any consequences, real or imagined, from any of Mr. Horowitz's posts.
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Last Notes npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz Yeah, I broke my resolution to shoot only the dark underbelly of the city. If this was a gloomy or creepy or deserted beach scene... or a watery sign of impending apocalypse... or something bizarre and unexpected... then it would okay. But sometimes, in post, you can't change a sunny scene into a harbinger of death, at least not a convincingly. I've tried, and the results aren't good. So anyway, expect occasional naturey crap here... and happy street portraits as well, although god knows I hate happy. npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz Ocean Beach, last Tuesday. #photography @npub1y8r…jd28 https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/909/694/712/475/423/original/6ed58260231ee2cc.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz I'm glad you were there and able to capture this. It is a beautiful picture. npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz wow! npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz #SilentSunday #photography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/864/765/881/099/278/original/9e3214459ec009c6.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz Not quite a window... but a skylight for #Fensterfreitag. Close enough 😏 In case you are wondering, these are people in Salesforce Park, walking across the frosted glass roof of the downtown transit center. The photo was made from a stack of 3 seperate photos that were merged in post. #WindowFriday #photography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/853/227/967/763/035/original/e57d81fceeeaf9e2.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz The Baylands Nature Preserve in Palo Alto. My kind of nature👍 #photography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/848/319/780/405/040/original/f3326b6582da8317.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz The Bernal Cut, where Southern Pacific trains used to make their way from San Francisco to San Jose. The trains are gone, replaced by San Jose Avenue. About 75 seconds of exposure... a combination of 5 separate shots. #photography #LongExposure https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/842/133/679/495/545/original/f82d4f34331471e7.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz Brilliant. Also, don't make bacon this way, ok? npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz 16 seconds at the Maritime National Historic Park, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco. You just know this shit belonged to some guy who told his wife "Aw Honey, I can't throw this away... some day I'm going to need it." #photography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/831/649/211/001/254/original/784e5bd35d77f38c.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz Per your posts, your grandkids have been such a big part of your life - both a joy and a big help with things. I'm glad you get to give them personal gifts in exchange. npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz The color is gorgeous! Enjoy it! npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz Yes. I am one of those who loves the fog. Been living in SF for 45 and it suits me fine. I watch it spill over the hills and into our yard 150 times a year, usually around 4 or 5 pm. Today we have fog... and political uncertainly. npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz The slight wearyness or sadness in his eyes caught my attention. npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz Thanks, Matthias. While not taken today, it very well could have been. I live downhill from this, and we are currently wrapped in fog. npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz #SilentSunday #photography #fog https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/825/575/898/227/672/original/0e54333dd4db175a.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz Street dancer. #photography #Carnaval #StreetPhotography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/819/720/445/373/514/original/edc28295af929907.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz The world is mopping up from a massive IT failure. The big guy in the White House is playing Clash (should I stay or should I go). And the day has only just started. Happy Friday, everyone. #photography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/813/634/291/646/251/original/1dc33de9ffe78a0f.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz Ah, here you go. This was a .6 second exposure, #ICM swinging in an upward direction. (f16, ISO 100, and an ND filter). Two white cranes and two dark ones, at Heron's Head Park. What I was surprised to see - although in hindsight I shouldn't have been surprised - is the color when the blue sky blurred into the golden grass and created a very distinct block of green. Makes sense. I just didn't expect that on my first time out in the literal field. https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/813/404/183/055/908/original/e2968d378447d128.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz Roger that. Failure is my normal state :) I did learn two things the other day while doing ICM with .6 and .8 second exposures. 1) For a completely smooth blur, I needed to start the swing and then press the shutter. If I tried to press the shutter exactly at the moment I started the swing, l ended up with a frozen image with some added blur but not really. It looked more like a double exposure than a blur. It's weird. I need to play with this more. 2) Hang on... I have a picture to dig up. It involves color blending. npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz I like these, Steve... *especially the second one* !!! And that got me thinking why that one in particular. I think it is because of two things. First, the face emerges from the blur with some clarity. And second, the background is less busy and therefore less of a distraction. That might the key: the background. You are probably shooting with a tiny aperture to limit light and not blow out the picture. So you can't use bokeh to soften the background. This suggests picking a plain backdrop - one without any hot points of light - to let the streaks and motion of the person jump out. I think you've got the shutter speed right. Also not surprised the hit rate is low. These have to be hard! Will be doing likewise over the next few weeks to see if I can get something. npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz Yes yes, we know. Traffic control is a bit different here in San Francisco. #ThrowbackThursday, June 30th, 2013. Also #photography #StreetPhotography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/808/560/335/175/199/original/00f16a404036e431.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz Isleton, California. Pop. 782. I'm going to stop doing anything for a few hours and digest the news. There's a lot it today. #photography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/791/617/055/969/650/original/6cb4c87518d0e94c.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz I know everyone is saying they see beauty. Yes, and I have to add strength to that. Even without reading your text, your inner determination shines through. I like this photo of you a lot. npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz Guys, I've done it!!! You all can pack up your shitty cameras and go home. *chuckles* Yesterday I took a fresh pack of monochrome film out to Islais Creek and Pier 90 to shoot a really cool set of silos and loading cranes... and this is what the Polaroid Now+ coughed up. Okay, to be fair, the grey industrial storage silos had about the same luminosity as the blue sky behind it but wow. It's as if a sketch artist started to draw something and then said nah, I'm hungry, I'll finish this another day. Add: there's a light leak up and down the right edge of the photo. A LIGHT LEAK ON A PHOTO THAT IS ALREADY WASHED OUT! Bonus points for that, i suppose. #ShittyCameraChallenge #polaroid #photography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/779/452/366/426/654/original/e514382882dde879.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz #Fensterfreitag #WindowFriday #photography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/774/387/285/898/552/original/4482c5352a61122d.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz That ride in the previous photo is a rarity nowadays. The switch to LED lighting has made night shooting much harsher. I really, really like old incandescents. They were so much softer and more beautifully hued than modern, primary-colored LEDs. And they burned out regularly, making rides and marquees look neglected and creepy: which was a good thing. This is what a proper carnival ride should look like, IMHO: #photography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/769/312/721/716/289/original/3045ac1d0b3b5aeb.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz Whiplash. Which is what it feels like when I decide I don't like what I recently posted and decide to go in a completely different direction. I'm having one of those days. #photography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/769/255/960/688/036/original/90880d74986b7835.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz OMG this is wonderful news! I'm so happy for you! npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz Oy. My first attempt at using the polaroid as a birding camera. This is going to be challenging... 🙄 #photography #polaroid #ShittyCameraChallenge https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/762/830/029/413/690/original/5dc27eb1025fa587.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz "shit, now we lost tommy" #photography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/757/250/092/355/540/original/585930c846616cf2.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz Thanks, Steven. Like impressionism, but without cataracts. I didn't know what to expect. It wasn't the usual "shoot streams of water and waterfalls" kind of outing with the filters. npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz Second up... this shot was actually my very first attempt at using the ND filter. It is almost straight out of the camera. Taken at Heron's Head Park, this is a picture of tall dried grass and little flags marking places where the park caretakers have planted seedlings. The result is surprisingly painterly. There are two things going on here: there's high wind blowing the tall grass around during the 0.8 second exposure... and a short downward pan of the camera. #photography #ICM #BlurryShit https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/751/601/587/049/267/original/ec2ae0e0d74e28d1.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz Second up... this shot was actually my very first attempt at using the ND filter. It is almost straight out of the camera. Taken at Heron's Head Park, this is a picture of tall dried grass and little flags marking places where the park caretakers have planted seedlings. The result is surprisingly painterly. There are two things going on here: there's high wind blowing the tall grass around during the 0.8 second exposure... and a short downward pan of the camera. #photography #ICM #BlurryShit https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/751/601/587/049/267/original/ec2ae0e0d74e28d1.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz Ok, something different for today: intentional camera movement (ICM). I took my variable ND filter (2-10 stops) out for the first time yesterday. Man, what a steep learning curve and low hit rate. I ended up with maybe 3 decent shots out of dozens of attempts. First up: the garbage recycling facility at Heron's Head Park, here looking kinda bullet-trainy. This was a 1 second exposure, with manual focus and exposure, handheld, swinging left to right. Happy to share my thoughts in the replies if anyone is interested. #photography #ICM #BlurryShit https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/751/388/690/767/462/original/0ac8e1ab8bfe1359.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz Very nicely taken... and beautiful! npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz That is a really unique way to present a video. 3 views. Wonderful! npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz #SilentSunday #photography #StreetPhotography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/745/791/848/189/462/original/289d72d8e526dbef.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz The tidal rock bed at the J V Fitzgerald Marine Reserve. Add: three crabs on that rock, trying their best to look like snails. Moss Beach, California. #photography #IAmRockPhotographer https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/740/910/766/995/058/original/6731326c5213c655.jpg https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/740/973/098/949/105/original/671a915379c5ec77.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz Current mood. #photography #NatureyCrap https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/717/702/463/606/758/original/26f69958e28c4bb6.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz Sanchez Street. #photography #NoeValley #StreetPhotography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/700/937/002/386/340/original/761090b394a04742.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz yay nobody home #photography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/690/749/100/772/753/original/018cf21a87d66e6b.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz While I regroup and rework things here, here is a throwback to the most searched or viewed photo I've ever posted. According to Google Analytics, this picture, on Flickr, scored tens of thousands of hits every week. Why? Because I posted the picture with the title "Men Love Sexy Women In Glasses." And because you people are searching the internet for sexy women in glasses, ya dirty dogs 😄 #photography #ThrowbackThursday https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/689/681/090/758/244/original/97b7e7fba8ced252.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz Your cross-processing looks great. I don't know why I enjoy it so much when you and others do it, yet I have doubts when I take the leap myself. npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz IT FEELS LIKE A POSTER FROM TARGET OR WORLD MARKET, EDDIE. FROM THE AISLE WHERE THEY ALSO SELL SCENTED CANDLES AND DRIED FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH RIBBON BOWS. There, I said it. I could not contain my feelings about this picture any longer. npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz FYI, this was exactly when I knew I had jumped the shark. Or sheep. I will probably delete this later. To paraphrase Dorothy Parker, "This is not a work to be taken lightly. It should be thrown with great force." #photography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/678/356/475/602/794/original/e843976423818746.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz One day, many years ago, a famous Viking explorer returned home from a voyage and found his name missing from the town register. His wife complained to the local civic official... who apologized profusely, saying "oof, I must have taken Leif off my census." I, too, have taken leave of my senses. Four days into this mini-crisis, I'm still not happy with what I'm doing to my photos. I'm getting tired of the overly grungy filters and heavy tints. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I love photography too much to go completely in this direction. I have other ideas. So thanks, stick around, I'll be here all week. Try the veal. #photography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/678/304/938/000/404/original/dc7b22a9246848f6.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz The Central Freeway, at night. Two minutes worth of pixels. #photography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/677/738/582/617/346/original/8ef3aa8cd43e37b1.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz Helen Putnam Regional Park. The last time I was in nature. #photography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/672/501/479/634/486/original/05b61877ea4c3e68.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz #SilentSunday #photography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/666/420/775/770/089/original/f5cd38f229606bb5.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz So maybe more of this in the future: #photography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/662/536/306/602/023/original/36834c4a84523f84.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz I think I'm burning out. Seriously. I've been up since 4am, thinking about photography and what I've been doing... or more precisely, NOT doing. I look at other photographers and it's obvious: the best of the best have a style. They don't just take good pictures, they make art, with mood and shadows and glare and softness and splotches of color and tiny glimpses of their surroundings. I'm tired of spinning the roulette wheel and having a million different styles where nothing fits together. I'm tired of shooting blue skies and animals at the zoo. I live in a city. I want to photograph it like Gotham. Fewer colors. Darker. Broody. Weird and blurry and filtered. So at 6am I started deleting photos I didn't like and then I broke Mastodon. It won't let me delete more than 20 pics today. So I calmed down and posted a picture of a cat because everyone loves cats. Add: I can't change things I've already taken and still want to share, but I'm going to try something new over the next few months. #photography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/661/720/179/213/541/original/48a620574b4d57db.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz 6:53 am, Commercial and Kearny Street, on the edge of Chinatown. Warning: I'm ordering new ND filters today so expect more blurry shit in the future. But uh not so early in the morning. #photography #StreetPhotography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/655/163/065/364/637/original/c8a94fb50ad597b1.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz "Quick Bob, hop on the truck. There's no time to explain but we have to hurry." #photography #StreetPhotography #Carnaval https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/632/726/286/018/701/original/6b623fb4af654bf0.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz Okay how about some dead branches with the remains of flower clusters to start your week? #photography #NatureyCrap https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/632/593/318/962/191/original/e5cb6f9e99907e78.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz Aerospace Highway, Mojave, California. Population 3865. Gas stations, motels, fast food places... and emptiness. To my eye, strangely attractive in a retro sort of way. #photography #StreetPhotography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/604/445/212/718/044/original/326c288ee079690f.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz The Coast Guard, looking for miscreants. #photography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/593/082/005/206/442/original/241674ac491ab5cf.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz THESE TWO!!! Sometimes, when you are out shooting, you come across people you just have to photograph. These two are wonderful in so many ways. #photography #StreetPortrait #StreetPhotography #Carnaval https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/587/930/110/467/093/original/34ccf823d3564a73.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz #Fensterfreitag #WindowFriday #photography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/576/086/960/971/026/original/418f8740da84eb15.jpeg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz One of the greatest songs of my youth. From Petula Clark. ------ When you're alone and life is making you lonely You can always go - downtown. When you've got worries all the noise and the hurry Seems to help I know - downtown. Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty How can you lose? The lights are much brighter there you can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares so go downtown Things will be great when you're downtown No finer place for sure downtown Everything's waiting for you. ------ #photography #cityscape https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/564/584/411/819/665/original/55b16191296cee3a.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz #SilentSunday #photography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/547/839/015/370/837/original/e35c0865979bfb8e.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz The Frog King #photography #Carnaval #TheMission https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/509/745/922/174/109/original/62c01ec4d63adc18.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz #SilentSunday #photography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/507/985/398/428/225/original/1f50686deb2c5cd7.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz Abandonned military barracks: a seven minute exposure on an extremely dark night on Mare Island... with some friends and some lights. #photography #LongExposure https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/486/169/675/092/374/original/54252a9b8dbedb1d.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz #SilentSunday #photography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/468/372/337/630/998/original/87246836ee85dbe3.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz Going through my archives, I found one of my favorite portraits. Taken in the Castro a dozen years ago. #photography #portrait https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/446/221/501/406/952/original/44b940668714b50c.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz #photography #SilentSunsday https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/429/289/631/579/455/original/31c362bb7c3e50f3.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz This is how I feel about the suburbs. npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz I don't think I ever posted this here before. It is from a decade ago, at a Carnaval celebration in the Mission. Anyway, these two ladies are wonderful. #photography #StreetPortrait https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/366/427/379/173/696/original/e067426eb8f6a730.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz 2/ Four other views of the same bridge, with different perspectives, different weather, different cameras, and - me being me - different ways to shamelessly and stupidly post-process the pixels. #photography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/355/401/207/380/450/original/5052426130d9ec0f.jpg https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/355/401/297/243/679/original/81abf09e3f4032d5.jpg https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/355/401/380/794/526/original/a43ad3e7d1a1eea8.jpg https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/355/401/457/205/991/original/af504362e13abbc8.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz 1/ Yesterday, at Heron's Head Park. I've posted pictures of this pedestrian bridge a half-dozen times before, with different lenses and cameras. This time I let the phone do a panorama stitch... with striking results. #photography #cellphone_photography https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/355/316/907/113/050/original/735ce3c52c6f8121.jpg npub1qxf4uj73el7yjjqcee6d5xfp56fl996hfahxxllh9wrvnh38z7jsa9dmnr Bob Horowitz The prophet. #photography #Fensterfreitag #WindowFriday https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/338/102/336/429/206/original/7f1c7ce2d482fd5f.jpg