A gorgeous day in San Francisco

Chinese city, Chinese owner, Chinese dog.

Union Square, San Francisco. 5D, 24-105mm @ 70mm, 1/160, f/6.7, ISO 400

Though fashionably attired for the nippy weather, this poor pug was pretty dehydrated, what with all the Christmas shopping, but his loving owner came prepared.

This year an ice skating rink has been installed in Union Square so I braved the rabid shoppers in Macy’s on the way to the top floor to snap this:

The ice rink. 5D, 24-105mm @ 28mm, 1/6000, f/5.6, ISO 400

Some are less fortunate than others, and even busy Union Square can be an awfully lonely place.

Mendicant. 5D, 24-105mm @ 35mm, 1/4000, f/6.7, ISO 400

Others disregard the hue and cry and do a quiet bit of computing.

Laptop guy. 5D, 24-105mm @ 50mm, 1/1000, f/6.7, ISO 400

After all that trudging about, nothing beats a corned beef on rye at Lefty O’Doul’s.

Lunch at Lefty’s. 5D, 24-105mm @ 24mm, 1/20, f/5.6, ISO 3200

And finally, vanity dictates a self portrait.

On Maiden Lane. 5D, 24-105mm @ 99mm, 1/90, f/6.7, ISO 400

Is that 24-105mm L zoom a corker or what?