Highly Subjective

Location: San Francisco, CA - LoveFest Parade

This weekend I had an opportunity to spend a little time at the San Francisco LoveFest Parade. While it's pretty common for any public party or parade here in San Francisco to include some naked people, this guy took things a little further than normal. He had a hard time (no pun intended) keeping his hands off of himself.

It's always interesting watching people react to public nakedness. Some can't look away, while others seem not to notice.

Photographers:
Anne Marie, Erik, Paul, Stephanie

Here’s the photos from our seventh weekly photo assignment. The subject for this one is, "Discarded". Click the photographer’s names (above) to view the images.

If you're not sure what this weekly assignment thing is, check out assignment #1 for a little explanation.

Remember... comments, critiques, and constructive criticism are always welcome.

Location: San Francisco, CA - Swig (it's a bar)

Location: Chicago, IL - Millennium Park

One of the big attractions at Chicago's Millennium Park is the Cloud Gate. If you're unfamiliar with Cloud Gate, here's a description from the official site:

Cloud Gate is British artist Anish Kapoor's first public outdoor work installed in the United States. The 110-ton elliptical sculpture is forged of a seamless series of highly polished stainless steel plates, which reflect the city's famous skyline and the clouds above. A 12-foot-high arch provides a "gate" to the concave chamber beneath the sculpture, inviting visitors to touch its mirror-like surface and see their image reflected back from a variety of perspectives.

Inspired by liquid mercury, the sculpture is among the largest of its kind in the world, measuring 66-feet long by 33-feet high. Cloud Gate sits upon the At&T Plaza, which was made possible by a gift from AT&T.

"What I wanted to do in Millennium Park is make something that would engage the Chicago skyline…so that one will see the clouds kind of floating in, with those very tall buildings reflected in the work. And then, since it is in the form of a gate, the participant, the viewer, will be able to enter into this very deep chamber that does, in a way, the same thing to one's reflection as the exterior of the piece is doing to the reflection of the city around." -Anish Kapoor

These newlyweds were doing some pictures on the day we were there.

Location: Chicago, IL - Millennium Park

Another shot from Crown Fountain, in Millennium Park, in Chicago.

Location: Chicago, IL

On our recent trip to the Midwest, this was where we stayed and ate breakfast on our first night. It wasn't the most glamorous of settings, but it was fine, with exception of being directly in the flight path of O'Hare Airport.

Location: Alameda, CA - Forbidden Island

Photographers:
Erik, Paul, Robert, Stephanie

After several weeks we're finally returning to our weekly photo assignments. Not everyone could participate, but it's a start. The subject for this one is, "Albino". Click the photographer's names (above) to view the images.

If you're not sure what this weekly assignment thing is, check out assignment #1 for a little explanation.

Remember... comments, critiques, and constructive criticism are always welcome.

Location: Wisconsin

This was next door to a gas station we stopped at just off highway 94, East of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was out in the middle of nowhere.

Location: Chicago, IL - Millennium Park

This is Crown Fountain, in Millennium Park, in Chicago. The kids (and some adults) just love to play in the water.