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as the sun set, twilight enveloped the scene and eventually total darkness set in. The darker it got the more I enjoyed the result- ing photos (although compositions would be greatly enhanced if a pesky “no parking” sign were removed from the scene). After dark I moved up to my favorite three blocks of transit anywhere in the U.S. — the area around the Ferry Building where The Em- barcadero and Market Street come togeth- er. Here I tried shots of moving streetcars as they worked their way past the iconic clock tower. Satisfied with that, I headed over to
AT&T Park to look for angles of streetcars passing the ballpark. Alas, I couldn’t find an angle I liked, so I packed up and headed for the motel (after a stop for a double-double and animal fires at the Millbrae In-N-Out, of course). Looking back, I don’t think I pushed my
camera to its limits with these photographs. I’m still a bit leery of high ISO’s and the re- sulting noise, so I didn’t quite squeeze every- thing I could out of these shots. I probably could have added another stop or two by pushing the ISO higher. A subsequent trip to photograph lighthouses in March found me using ISO’s as high as 5000, but the combi- nation of the Nikon D7000 camera and Adobe Lightroom’s excellent noise reduction capabilities yielded some very nice shots. Next year when I get back to San Francisco, I’m going to try this again, pushing the cam- era’s limits even further. I like a good chal- lenge. Plus, there are many, many more pho- tos that are influenced by Christian Goepel (and others) that I need to try. Market Street remains unexplored after dark, and I also
want to try the area around the Twin Peaks tunnel.— S.B.
Meet Christian Goepel Christian Goepel is a San Francisco State University graduate and a long-time pho- tographer, writer, and transportation histo- rian. His interest in public transit, urban ar- chaeology, and sociology developed in his native Chicago and spread to San Francisco, where he lived for 13 years. Goepel combines his photojournalism skills with a penchant for social documentary and street photogra- phy genres to document the cultural land- scape surrounding railroads, transit, high- ways, and ports. He currently lives in Omaha and is employed as a railroad ana- lyst and planner. Christian Goepel’s approach to document-
ing transit and the surrounding cultural landscape in San Francisco through photo- graphs is attributed to his urban roots, pho- tojournalistic training, and passion for soci- ology and history: “Shed all preconceived notions and rules of photography and simply roam off the beaten path like a tireless pho- tojournalist. Be open-minded and respon- sive to the urban environment, human inter- action, and all lighting situations encountered. Anticipate any opportunity to document the true essence of the overall ex- perience, and capture it as quickly, natural- ly, and precisely as you can. Challenge your assumptions. Take risks – there will be few- er rewards if you follow the easier and safer path – and always stay one step ahead of the wrecking ball.” Goepel counts photogra- phers John Gruber, Mel Patrick, and Robert Frank as influences.
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