San Francisco – Page 3 – Stuck in Customs
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May 2013 : Monday
filed under  California, San Francisco, Travel

Google Glass Giveaway!

The Giant PhotoWalk Event

This will be an amazing PhotoWalk event in San Francisco soon! It’s officially sanctioned by Google and everything, and yes, I’ll be giving away Glass to one lucky person! It all takes place on May 14 in San Francisco. Sign up here on the the Official Google+ Event Page!

Just announced on the Live Show!

Join me and Thomas Hawk on the 14th. We talk more about it here when we first announced it…

How to Watch

You can watch the embedded player magically appear here live on StuckInCustoms.com just before the show goes live. You can also engage in the live chat, but join early because it maxes out quickly!

Time to Watch

Check your local time in the Google+ Event. Or, of you’re in the US, it starts tonight (Monday) at 7 PM PT, 10 PM ET.

Are you going to miss the live event because of a time commitment?

No worries. These Hangouts are recorded automatically to YouTube. It will show up on this YouTube channel.

Thanks to Chris Chabot for taking this photo! I think I look at little smarmy in it… but that’s how he made me pose.

Magical Fog in San Francisco over the Golden Gate BridgeI recently drove across the bridge and up this little mountain road to try to find this shot. I started driving up a road I knew well, but it was closed. Closed! So I parked, got out my tripod, and hiked about a mile up this hill to get to this spot. It was a very cool night, but there was some strange inversion happening. Almost anywhere I stood on the side of the hill was a stead hotel-room 72-degrees. And there was zero wind. It was a perfect night, and just when I arrived, the fog really started pouring over the bridge, so I set up for this shot...- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

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12
Jan 2013 : Saturday
filed under  California, San Francisco, San Jose, Travel

The New Facebook HQ

Updated Drobo Review

I’ve been playing with one of the New Drobos — the much faster Thunderbolt version, and they are very good! I have since updated my Drobo Review here on the site for you to enjoy.

Daily Photo – The New Facebook HQ

I had a fun afternoon walking around the new Facebook campus when I was recently there. Here’s a quick one! 🙂

The New Facebook HQ

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2012-09-11 17:36:59
  • CameraNIKON D800
  • Camera MakeNikon
  • Exposure Time1/125
  • Aperture5.6
  • ISO100
  • Focal Length14.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
  • Exposure Bias+2

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Nov 2012 : Thursday
filed under  California, San Francisco, Travel

San Francisco in the Fog

Thanks Thomas Hawk!

I found this spot in Stuck on Earth thanks to Thomas Hawk’s Top 50 Secret Spots in San Francisco. More are getting added all the time, and especially more soon with the upcoming release of Stuck on Earth 3.0!

Daily Photo – San Francisco in the Fog

SF would not be the same without the fog, would it? It’s part of the city, like the wind in Chicago. But the wind in Chicago kinda sucks, so I guess that is a bad analogy. Maybe a better one is it’s like the water in Venice or the neon in Vegas.

I took this photo from the top of Twin Peaks with a 28-300mm lens. I think it’s probably the best spot to take this photo because of the black background behind the bridge. If you shoot it from the other side, then you get the city behind it. Of course, that can be cool too – it’s just a different sort of shot.

San Francisco in the Fog

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2012-04-20 06:33:07
  • CameraNIKON D800
  • Camera MakeNikon
  • Exposure Time15
  • Aperture5.6
  • ISO200
  • Focal Length300.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
  • Exposure Bias+2

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Sep 2012 : Wednesday
filed under  California, San Francisco, Travel

Why Flatbooks will make the world a better place

New Flatbooks Available! Big World Little Lens

New from Justin Balog – Big World Little Lens – The Complete Guide to iPhone Photography will teach you everything you need to know about taking great photos with your iPhone.

  1. Amaze all your Facebook friends with your new found creativity
  2. Turn your iPhone into a loyal creative companion and never miss a moment again
  3. Learn ten tips and tricks to easily enhance all your iPhone images
  4. Be inspired by iPhone images from around the world, annotated with the apps that were used to make them

Why Flatbooks will make the world a better place

Here’s an article from Justin at Hossedia he wrote about Flatbooks – enjoy!

Daily Photo – Inside the San Francisco Hyatt

Here is one from our San Francisco PhotoWalk when we made a surprise move and ducked into the Hyatt hotel. As you can imagine, I was not too excited about leaving the vibrant city to go into a hotel, but the people I was with assured me it was really cool inside. And it is! I was pleasantly surprised at the art and architecture on the inside… it was very complex and busy, but it proved to be a fun and challenging situation for composition.

Inside the San Francisco Hyatt

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2012-05-21 20:51:17
  • CameraNIKON D800
  • Camera MakeNikon
  • Exposure Time4
  • Aperture8
  • ISO100
  • Focal Length14.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
  • Exposure Bias

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Sep 2012 : Saturday
filed under  California, Nikon D800, Photography Tips, San Francisco

Eat at Facebook

Interview with Astrum People Part 1

Here’s part 1 of the interview below – enjoy!

Daily Photo – Eat at Facebook

Last week I spent the day at Facebook and got a private photo-tour of the campus. They just moved to their new HQ, so it was interesting to see how everything was spread out.

I was first escorted by a private security guy. He was ex-Marine and kind of a bad-ass. I asked if there were a lot of ex-Marines now hired at Facebook and he said there were quite a few… I figured they were the ones that were most badass.

I took a ton of photos, and I don’t know why I am sharing this one first, but here it is anyway. There are many cafeterias all over the campus, and I thought that this one was kinda cool…

Eat at Facebook

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2012-09-11 17:50:48
  • CameraNIKON D800
  • Camera MakeNikon
  • Exposure Time4
  • Aperture11
  • ISO100
  • Focal Length14.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
  • Exposure Bias+1

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Sep 2012 : Wednesday
filed under  California, Nikon D800, San Francisco, Sony NEX-7, Travel

A Fun Day At Pinterest

Pinteresting!

A few days ago I went to Pinterest to give a talk about The Future of Photography (and various other things), and I hung around after the event to snap a few photos. You can see me there (Trey Ratcliff on Pinterest). I had a great time getting to know people around there. I took a ton of photos and I only put a few below. To see all of them, see my Pinterest Board on Pinterest.

Why Photographers Should Stop Complaining and Embrace…

If you missed the article I wrote a few months ago about Pinterest and Copyright and Photographers, click that link and hold on!

Photos of Pinterest

Here are just a few of the photos. You can see all of them on my Pinterest Board on Pinterest.

This is what you see upon entrance to the Pinterest offices in the trendy SOMA area of San Francisco.

This is what you see upon entrance to the Pinterest offices in the trendy SOMA area of San Francisco.

 

Ben Silbermann, CEO of Pinterest, is just as nice of a guy as that smile would indicate…

 

One of the Pinterest employees works away, after seemingly emerging from a shampoo commercial. She is a person of Pinterest.

 

Corner Room with a View… this is next door in the area for future expansion…

Corner Room with a View… this is next door in the area for future expansion…
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Sep 2012 : Saturday
filed under  California, Nikon D800, Photography Tips, San Francisco, Travel

In the Park in San Francisco

The Google+ Photographer’s Conference

Right after I did this photo, the conference began. In case you missed it, here is the finale of the event when I did an on-stage interview with Kelby…. enjoy! 🙂

(Jump past the first 10 mins or so… the encode quality of that video came out bad… that is available elsewhere on YouTube)

Daily Photo – In the Park in San Francisco

Our PhotoWalk in San Francisco ended in this spot. At first, I thought the photowalk would just take a few hours, but I think it ended up taking four or five! That’s okay, we had a good time and only got kicked out of one place… we ended up here in this fantastic park… the sun was shining and it was perfect to round things off 🙂

In the Park in San Francisco

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2012-05-21 21:56:34
  • CameraNIKON D800
  • Camera MakeNikon
  • Exposure Time1/250
  • Aperture8
  • ISO100
  • Focal Length14.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
  • Exposure Bias+2

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Sep 2012 : Sunday
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Baker Beach and the Golden Gate Bridge

Thanks Stuck On Earth!

It was thanks to Stuck On Earth that I was able to talk myself into finally getting over here! I saw so many interesting photos from this angle that I wanted to come over to see if I could do something a little different…

Daily Photo – Baker Beach and the Golden Gate Bridge

This beach is not the easiest to get to if you don’t have a car. It’s at kind of a dead-end place, and getting a taxi to wait for you can get expensive. That’s one reason it took me many trips to finally get over here, but I’m glad I did. I was able to see a few scenes that were new to me!

Baker Beach and the Golden Gate Bridge

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2012-04-19 23:40:58
  • CameraNEX-7
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1/40
  • Aperture4.5
  • ISO100
  • Focal Length33.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramProgram AE
  • Exposure Bias+0.3

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Aug 2012 : Tuesday
filed under  California, San Francisco, Travel

Exploring San Francisco from Above

Great Prizes at the NYC PhotoWalk from Adorama!

The PhotoWalk is tonight! 🙂 We have some prizes to announce from Adorama:

First, we’ll be giving away 5 gift cards for Adorama valued at $100 each! Second, we’ll be giving away Think Tank Retrospective 5 Shoulder Bags! After the event is over, put your photos in the Google+ or Facebook event below and tag them with #TRNewYorkPhotowalk – we’ll pick random people both! It doesn’t matter if you post 1 or 20 photos… you still have an equal chance of winning! 🙂

PhotoWalk Event Details: Google+ Event / Facebook Event.

San Francisco Soon….

After I go to New York then LA then Burning Man, I’ll be coming to San Francisco for a bit. I’m not sure what I’m doing yet, but i do always love the city… we’ll see!

Daily Photo – Exploring San Francisco from Above

From on top of Twin Peaks in San Francisco, a good zoom lens when the fog rolls in can get a little crazy! The fog glows orange-red with all the lights and it feels a bit… apocalyptic. I took about 20 shots of this, and the fog would creep around this way and that. They all looked interesting, but in the end, I liked this one the best.

Exploring San Francisco from Above

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2012-04-20 06:15:46
  • CameraNIKON D800
  • Camera MakeNikon
  • Exposure Time4
  • Aperture5.6
  • ISO200
  • Focal Length300.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
  • Exposure Bias

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Aug 2012 : Friday
filed under  California, Photography Tips, San Francisco, Travel

Giants Stadium and an Interview with Forbes

Interview with Forbes

I did an interview with Forbes Magazine a few days ago, and the highlights of the video are there on the right. There’s also a longer article by Michael Humphrey after the link there. I talk about how being “Human” can become intensified with the internet and technology.

Daily Photo – Giants Stadium

When I spent the evening at the Giants game in San Francisco, we had carte blanche to go anywhere and shoot anything, so that was pretty awesome. Tom and I had the number of the PR guy in our pocket in case anyone gave us any trouble… but no one did. We spent most of the night roaming around the stadium, taking photos from many vantage points. No one ever bothered us about the tripods and stuff, so that was a welcome delight!

This was shot with the Nikon 14-24 lens… as usual, all the EXIF info is there if you click through to SmugMug! 🙂

Giants Stadium

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2012-04-19 00:08:22
  • CameraNIKON D800
  • Camera MakeNikon
  • Exposure Time0.5
  • Aperture16
  • ISO200
  • Focal Length16.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
  • Exposure Bias

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