As you can see by the last few photos I’ve posted, I’ve been playing around with some of the sliders in Adobe Lighroom. The technique is based on this video tip from Lightroom Killer Tips. I recommend checking out the site if you’re a Lightroom user, it has a lot of great information and downloadable presets.
I’m sure this look doesn’t appeal to everyone, but I personally really like how these images came out. I had actually done this particular image as black and white first, and I’ve been going back and forth on which one I like better. You can see the two versions side-by-side here. Feel free to chime in with your opinion in the comments.
I was totally swamped with work this weekend, but we did manage to get out for a bit on Sunday, and go over to BYOBW. It stands for Bring Your Own Big Wheel. It’s an annual race event here in San Francisco. Like all things San Francisco, it involves getting dressed up in a costume and doing something wacky.
Basically, people get together and ride down Vermont Street on Big Wheels, tricycles, toy cars, trash cans, or anything else with wheels. It’s a lot of fun.
In past years, BYOBW went down Lombard Street, but after some complaints (and damage) last year, it moved to Vermont. The two streets are in competition for the title of, The Curviest Street in America.
It’s actually hard to tell from my picture, but these guys really pick up some speed on the way down, especially towards the end. At this point they were flying by me. Don’t believe me? Check out this video shot by Laughing Squid’s, Scott Beale, at about the mid-way point down the street…
