Continuing to do some work in the evening, I took another Night Photography class with Tim Baskerville last week, this time exploring San Francisco’s Chinatown for a couple of hours after the sun set one evening last week. Here are my favorites from the group:

These first three (above) were fired off fairly quickly and have relatively short exposures (about 2 1/2 seconds), capturing the fading daylight and some cars and taxis speeding by.

I really like these for the subtle color differentiation between building materials and the backdrop of the darkening twilight sky. Interesting color palate emerges. Folks walking by were curious about what I was shooting; they looked at me funny when they realized there was nothing happening.

These three shots all have a sinister mood that all good alleys and dark street corners posess, especially when faceless passersby wander through.

I’m always fascinated by what light is doing within a scene; combining with the architecture or objects on the street to create something that would not otherwise exist. Also looking at scenes/moods created by a single color (Grant St corner) or collection of colors (trash can street).

Red, White, Blue, Green, and Chinatown all over.

A few black and whites.

And a few experiments with masking in Photoshop.