Contrasts.

The contrasts between old and new architecture have always fascinated me, never more so than in America’s great cities.

Quite Shocking, really.

Whether it’s Elsa Schiaparelli’s ‘Shocking Pink’, Kay Thompson’s show stopping number ‘Think Pink’ in Funny Face or Victoria’s Secret latest underwear line, pink will always get your attention.

G1, kit lens, ISO 400

Al fresco.

iPhone (second gen) snap. Processed in Lightroom 2.

Snapped at the local coffee shop in lovely late afternoon sun. The teacher is holding a plectrum in his teeth while demonstrating fingering to his pupil.

I’m using iPhone software 3.1.2 which assures me that the GPS coordinates for this snap can be found here – well, close. They weren’t in the middle of the road ….

No telling what she’s thinking ….

G1, kit lens, ISO 400

Spotted in San Francisco.

A duty, not a crime.

G1, kit lens @ 18mm, f/3.9, 1/125, ISO 100

The sign on his truck says “Assaulting a parking control officer is a crime. We will prosecute”.

Interesting choice. May be worth it.

A poor motorist was being berated for parking at a meter with a yellow cap in Chinatwown which, as I learned from this fellow, means it’s for commercial vehicles only. More rules than you can shake a stick at has the modern American city.

Spotted in Chinatown, San Francisco.