Thrift Store Camera by Eric Tabora

Found this old Canon A1 at a thrift store last week. I threw in a new battery and some Fujifilm Superia X-tra 400 and went to town. 

Found this old Canon A1 at a thrift store last week. I threw in a new battery and some Fujifilm Superia X-tra 400 and went to town. 

These cops were sitting idle near a Pro-Palestine rally.

These cops were sitting idle near a Pro-Palestine rally.

Kid holding a Palestinian flag. 

Kid holding a Palestinian flag. 

A couple of girls crossing the street in Berkeley.

A couple of girls crossing the street in Berkeley.

Chelsea at Philz in Berkeley. 

Chelsea at Philz in Berkeley. 

This dude.

This dude.

Hipster pinwheel.

Hipster pinwheel.

Hipster bicycle seats.

Hipster bicycle seats.

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A Chevy Impala underneath the last supper. 

A Chevy Impala underneath the last supper. 

Janelle Monae by Eric Tabora

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From the Embarcadero in San Francisco 3/7/2014

From the Embarcadero in San Francisco 3/7/2014

Found out an hour before the show that Janelle Monae was playing a free concert at the Justin Herman plaza for the 15th year anniversary of the company Sales Force. Janelle Monae was amazing. Best of all, the lighting was near perfect.

For the tech nerds, I took these shots with a 90mm Leica Elmarit at f5.6 iso 100 + canon 5dmk2.

Bolinas Ridge hike with a budget camera. by Eric Tabora

Instead of toting along my clunky DSLR, today I decided to shoot on my Panasonic Lumix, a camera I purchased back in 2006 for $150. This particular camera is not known for it image quality, but with creative composition and a tiny bit of post processing I was able to come up with these photos. 

“Inherently, we all know that an image isn’t measured by its resolution, dynamic range, or anything technical. It’s measured by the simple—sometimes profound, other times absurd or humorous or whimsical—effect that it can have upon us. If you can see it, it can move you.” Chase Jarvis - Author of The Best Camera Is The One That Is With You. http://www.chasejarvis.com/