October 2018

Practicing for Day of the Dead

By Eric|2018-10-22T18:27:24+00:00October 22nd, 2018|Uncategorized|

To practice for my trip to Oaxaca in a week, I went to a Day of the Dead celebration yesterday at the Oakland Museum. Lots of bright sun, which is great for the event, but not for people photography. I managed to either find people in the shade or maneuver them into it, which helped. [...]

Gloomy Weather on Mare Island

By Eric|2018-10-15T23:27:32+00:00October 15th, 2018|Uncategorized|

I arrived before sunrise at Mare Island in Vallejo on Sunday, hoping to get early morning light on the old buildings there. No such luck. It was overcast and stayed that way all morning. So I shot in monochrome. I've been there before and had a couple of subjects in mind, like St. Peter's Chapel, [...]