©2011 Kiffanie Stahle, Winter Summer II.

Another iPhone capture of things that catch my eye. This time: the gorgeous weather we have been experiencing as of late here in San Francisco. My roommate and I have begun calling it “Winter Summer.” On Sunday, I went for a walk from my house in the Mission up to the Haight to once again try to capture some interesting photos to submit for Round 3 of the 200 Yards project. The weather was perfect and as I was returning home I stumbled across this view, I love how this image perfectly summarizes the good parts of this City: the hills, the weather, Muni, and the old buildings.

©2010 Kiffanie Stahle, Raygun Gothic Rocketship

Another iPhone capture of things that catch my eye. This time: the Raygun Gothic Rocketship that has been installed on the Embarcadero since August. I love the retro-aspect of this sculpture and attempted to emphasize it with my iPhone processing.

©2011 Kiffanie Stahle, Dial.

This image was taken on the same walk to the SFMOMA as the iPhone photo I posted last week. True to my photographic fascination for old objects, signs are no exception. I loved the colors of this sign (which I admit I have enhanced via photoshop) against the sky. I also find it amusing that the crop I selected resulted in the sign stating “Dial.” As always I enjoy hearing your feedback about new images.

©2010 Kiffanie Stahle, Rattlesnake Grass

This image was taken over the summer while on a fantastic camping trip to San Simeon with some good friends. I played around with it a bit and wasn’t sure how I felt about the image. To me, it was a little random, which I thought was representative of California Annual Grasslands, but I wasn’t sure the random-ness created a good image. On the other hand, I really liked the curves of the rattlesnake grasses and the processing technique I used (it reminded me of a photo that had sat out in the sun for the afternoon). However, I wasn’t sure how the viewer would react to the image, because I was mixed about the photo.

At the beginning of July, I joined an online photo community, Weekly Shot. When I heard about Weekly Shot the concept really appealed to me. I was looking for an online photo community, where I could get feedback on my photos but I wanted that feedback to be done in a manner that was less about if they liked me and my style and more based on the image itself. Weekly Shot seemed to fit the bill.

Last week the theme for Weekly Shot was Ground Level. A few weeks back, I decided that I was going to submit images not in the hopes of getting “featured,” but shots that I really wanted feedback on how the image worked. Since this shot fit the theme, I submitted it. The feedback on the shot was mixed, but somehow it got featured. So now I open the shot up to a wider audience. Does it work?

P.S. It’s easy to leave comments on the new theme, just click on the comment link on the line right below the post.

©2010 Kiffanie Stahle, Jars and Canisters

Another iPhone capture of things that catch my eye. This time: the final shot from the Sebastopol Gravenstein Apple Fair. Near all the old machines they had this table of objects. I’ve been in a bit of a mason jar collecting phase as of late and I love the colors of the food canisters.

Another iPhone capture of things that catch my eye. This time: an awesome old truck that was parked just outside my alley.

Another iPhone capture of things that catch my eye. This time: this cute little mail slot that I pass on my walk to my summer internship.

String of Lights

This is the first image in the new “iPhone images” feature that is part of the new direction of my journal. All of these images will be shot and processed within my iPhone. The goal of these images is to take risks and to show you things that inspire me. I hope that you enjoy this new feature!

©2008 Kiffanie Sthale, Art.