Little did I know Capsule SF was going on right in my own 'hood today. Good thing I have a digital camera!




I kind of ran out of steam at this point, but if you put the last two pictures together, you can see the Capsule Street Festival for Design was happening right next to this park in my neighborhood.

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But in the end, I decided to take the easy way and and video tape it.

Above three photos sure signs you're in the mission.


It would be very easy to miss Clarion Alley. But there's a lot going on here today.








The Tamale Lady!


And my tamale.

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It's easier to capture it in a movie.
(I have to apologize that I shot this movie holding my camera the wrong way. I rotated it in QuickTime Pro, but exporting it for estrip it got stretched again. D'oh!)

Today was pretty insane. Three street fairs (that I know of), two within a short walk of my house. Guess it's the last blow-out before the rainy season.

I hit this one fairly early, since it's a short walk from my house. It's still pretty mellow.
























Took the opportunity to get a picture of this house around the corner from me. I need to start thinking about paint colors for my exterior.

Decided to try the Postcard Row shot during the day time. Got a late start, so it's kind of hot and hazy already. Grabbed a few more shots along the way.


Fall color


Fillmore Street


Drum practice in the park


Hazy.


You can see the dome of City Hall, and I can pick out the Bay Bridge too in the distance too, but didn't really capture it here.

Since it was so hazy I decided to grab some shots in the shoe garden.

Well, the jury is still out. But let's see how these look online.

Keep in mind, by the time I got the thing home and charged the battery, the fantastic light from earlier today was fading fast. So these are mostly in much lower than optimum lighting, especially if you haven't read the manual yet.


If I had more time I could frame this right. Check out the ordinary citizens exercizing their dogs off-leash in front of City Hall. Don't forget to scoop!


I'll have to try this shot again. Was hoping for more detail.


Civic center buildings are still impressive, nevertheless.


This is not my container garden.


Folks enjoying the California "summer" weather at Moma Toby's, down the street from me.


Even in this light you can see why they call this Postcard Row. If I added 5 stories to my house, this would be the view from the top floor, haha. In the meantime, I have to walk four blocks uphill to see it.

These photos are not really "wowing" me, but I have 10 days to work on my technique and decide. Although I'm afraid to take the manual out of the shrinkwrap in case that won't count as returning it in it's original packaging. D'oh!

(Photos all shot between 6:10-6:50PM within walking distance of my house using the Canon PowerShot SD700.)