where to go for street photography in SF?

[bob338]

i would have to agree that the 'Loin is to be avoided for an out-of-towner. on my second trip to San Francisco, i was staying in a hotel on geary and jones(or thereabouts) after being told on the phone it was 'right off of union square.' there was a lot of 'business' going on in the hallway because all of the rooms were in use! the guy at the desk downstairs didn't seem to mind and i was stuck in my room until the next morning.
it's not an especially friendly place to take pictures of local street life either. there are a lot of people there that will not take kindly to being photographed by anyone. and with the recent rash of laptops, cameras and cel phones being grabbed off of people, it might even be a little dangerous.
on a positive note, this is supposedly the number 1 toursit city in the US, so you'll definitely not be bored. the haight is interesting once, golden gate park is nice, fisherman's wharf is interesting once, you can take a ferry to alcatraz or sausalito, or you can take a bay cruise for $25 or something that'll take you out underneath the Gate. if you have a car, check out the marin headlands, almost every famous picture of the golden gate bridge was taken from up there(bring a nice long lens though.) and if you walk across the bridge, bring a jacket, it gets cold and windy up there.

good luck...

bob

 

[ferider]

Most of the physical confrontations I've seen both in Tenderloin and the 'Point have been between 'friends' or 'business associates'. Fairly safe if you treat everyone with respect, and steer wide of folks with headphones on and an M8 around his neck at 3 AM.

Two M8s. Be careful in particular if you carry a 35/1.2 or Noctilux, and he offers you a smoke 🙂

Roland.

 

[speanut]

Thank you again folks, I wasn't aware that many people would recognize M8, Noctilux and so on. I'm thinking carrying M7, M8 and Noctilux for night shot but
I keep those advice in mind. Street photography isn't easy, is it?

 

[cmogi10]

Most of the physical confrontations I've seen both in Tenderloin and the 'Point have been between 'friends' or 'business associates'. Fairly safe if you treat everyone with respect, and steer wide of folks with headphones on and an M8 around his neck at 3 AM.

M8 usually tucked under my arm under a jacket. never dangles.
But the sunglasses are usually a dead giveaway. 😎

 

[MikeL]

Two M8s. Be careful in particular if you carry a 35/1.2 or Noctilux, and he offers you a smoke 🙂

Roland.

He has 2 M8s, and no 35mm f1.2 Nokton? I think he's been buying and using a little too much of the local TL 'produce'. 😉

P.S. Time for a get together after T-bird day? I've been wanting to get Robert drunk to steal his Trix-xTol formula.

 

[cmogi10]

He has 2 M8s, and no 35mm f1.2 Nokton? I think he's been buying and using a little too much of the local TL 'produce'. 😉

P.S. Time for a get together after T-bird day? I've been wanting to get Robert drunk to steal his Trix-xTol formula.

😀😀😀😀
1 M8 these days. blame an overzealous highway patrolman somewhere in Illinois. A real winner...

And that sounds like a damn good idea.

And if anyone has a 35 nokton for me it be appreciated as well.

 

[MikeL]

M8 usually tucked under my arm under a jacket. never dangles.
But the sunglasses are usually a dead giveaway. 😎

We'll keep and eye out for you Carl, here: Taylor St.

(There's an article in the local rag on the site)

 

[cmogi10]

O That's cool. I should go stand out his window and wave.
Hah!