Monday, December 22, 2008

Fade to White


Fade to White
Originally uploaded by stshank
Natural posterization courtesy the atmospherics of Point Lobos.

Stalking Egret


Stalking Egret
Originally uploaded by stshank
A great egret found delectables on a floating mat of seaweed at Point Lobos, south of Monterey.

Friday, December 19, 2008

Spinning LED Toy


Spinning LED Toy
Originally uploaded by stshank
Levi loves his cheap plastic LED fan that Grandma Becky got him. Alas it's pretty cheap and has broken three times. Granddad Tom fixed it twice, but it's back in the shop after a trip down the stairs yesterday.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Tesla joyride


Tesla joyride-8
Originally uploaded by stshank
Xan gets a ride in a Tesla Roadster.

Monday, December 15, 2008

Levi's Lego ornaments


Levi's Lego ornaments
Originally uploaded by stshank
Levi hangs one ornament up high. When we told Levi we didn't have any ornaments, he immediately suggested making them out of Lego and set to it. that's a polar bear hand puppet on top, which he happily called an angel.

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Foam and Sand


Foam and Sand
Originally uploaded by stshank
along Big Sur coastline.

Friday, December 12, 2008

Halley's Comet


Halley's Comet
Originally uploaded by stshank
More astronomy by Levi. Thanks Adobe for the graph paper, pilfered from Adobe Max conference guide.

Sunday, December 07, 2008

Northern Harrier


Northern Harrier
Originally uploaded by stshank
At Elkhorn Slough

Sunday, November 30, 2008

On the Ropes


On the Ropes
Originally uploaded by stshank
At the newly revamped Balboa Park

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Levi on Climbing Wall


Levi on Climbing Wall
Originally uploaded by stshank
At the newly revamped Balboa Park.

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Ferris Wheel


Ferris Wheel
Originally uploaded by stshank
Levi's rendition of a ferris wheel.

Saturday, November 01, 2008

Levi Halloween pumpkin suit


Levi Halloween pumpkin suit
Originally uploaded by stshank
Levi trick-or-treating in Grosse Pointe Park for Halloween. Levi was quite perplexed about trick-or-treating during the day.

Friday, October 31, 2008

Telescopic Transamerica


Telescopic Transamerica
Originally uploaded by stshank
A heat-wave-blurred view of the Transamerica Pyramid shot through a Celestron telescope from Twin Peaks. The vignetting is from the telescopic lens. Berkeley is in the background.

Monday, October 20, 2008

Bee Close-up


Bee Close-up
Originally uploaded by stshank
A bee that was cleaning its legs and antennae at the playground.

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Turkey Vulture


Turkey Vulture
Originally uploaded by stshank
Are you dead yet? Well hurry up, I'm hungry. This in Tomales.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Sand in the Eyes


Sand in the Eyes
Originally uploaded by stshank
Levi tries to clean some sand out of his eyes at the beach.

Monday, September 29, 2008

spiderman


truck park-15
Originally uploaded by stshank
Levi at the Truck Park.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Josh *is* the Internet


Josh *is* the Internet
Originally uploaded by stshank
My amusing coworker Josh donned this shirt to cover up the coffee stains on his other T-shirt. If anybody in the newsroom is the Internet, it's Josh. He seriously taxes the company's bandwidth.

Monday, September 15, 2008

Jack-o-Lantern for Great-Uncle Tom

Upper left says "Tom"; signed "Levi." Uncle Tom and Aunt MaryAnn have a big pumpkin party every October and Levi wants to go.

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Wacky Seven-Person Tricycle


Wacky Seven-Person Tricycle
Originally uploaded by stshank
Seen on Embarcadero, which was closed to traffic for a few hours.

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Vincent and his pet beard


Vincent and his pet beard
Originally uploaded by stshank
Former CNET News.com's Vincent Tremblay came through the office to wow us all. I might have the follicles, but I don't have the guts for a beard like that. Props!

Friday, August 08, 2008

Slid


Slid
Originally uploaded by stshank
Levi at Golden Gate Park.

Monday, August 04, 2008

Levi in Lego


Levi in Lego
Originally uploaded by stshank
Levi wrote his name using Lego bricks. No prompting whatsoever. I was doubly pleased.

Levi amid the ropes


Levi amid the ropes
Originally uploaded by stshank
Levi at Golden Gate Park. I call him Monkey Man now that he's taken a liking to climbing.

Saturday, July 19, 2008

testing video blog feature from Flickr


Snow on Joshua Trees
Originally uploaded by Vu Bui
I'm a desert rat who had snow during the winter, so this is my kind of video. (I didn't take it.)

Charismatic Megathistle


Charismatic Megathistle
Originally uploaded by stshank
A large thistle in Tilden Park.

Croquet John


Croquet John
Originally uploaded by stshank
Meanie John whacks Lisa's ball far away.

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Alcatraz Cell


Alcatraz Cell
Originally uploaded by stshank
Grim, no? Each cell is 5 feet wide, 9 feet deep, and 7 feet tall.

Friday, June 27, 2008

Eye of the Gull


Eye of the Gull
Originally uploaded by stshank
A semi-fearless western gull stood guard near its nest on Alcatraz. This was shot with a 70-200mm lens and cropped.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Sailing


Sailing
Originally uploaded by stshank
A view east from Alcatraz.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

A Peacock With Circles in His Tail

A Peacock With Circles in His Tail. Levi, 2/27/2008

Monday, February 25, 2008

gibbous moon shot with the Olympus E-3


gibbous moon E-3
Originally uploaded by stshank
Taken with a monopod using the Olympus E-3 I'm trying. Too bad the weather wasn't this good the night before during the lunar eclipse.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Lunar Eclipse sliver in San Francisco murk

The Feb. 20, 2008 lunar eclipse, as viewed through a brief half-clearing of the San Francisco fog.

Sunday, February 17, 2008

I beg to differ


I beg to differ
Originally uploaded by stshank
Levi isn't always a big fan of oral hygiene.

Sunday, February 10, 2008

pre-preschool


pre-preschool-19
Originally uploaded by stshank
Levi slides at Glen Park, where he's enrolled in prep school for preschool. Sort of.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Mt. Lassen moonrise


Mt Lassen moonrise
Originally uploaded by stshank
Blogged by popular demand. I wish I had a gnarly 400mm lens, though.

Self-portrait in Bubble


Self-portrait in Bubble
Originally uploaded by stshank
Here I am, with my head right in the center of the universe, as is fitting for my egocentric worldview.

Saturday, January 05, 2008

Berries galore


Berries galore
Originally uploaded by stshank
A festive moment in an otherwise gray and overcast visit to Grosse Pointe Park.

Friday, January 04, 2008

Gramma Pal


Gramma Pal
Originally uploaded by stshank
In the hexagonal chair.

Thursday, January 03, 2008

high-end dog food


high-end dog food
Originally uploaded by stshank
High-margin gourmet dog food in Grosse Pointe Park.