Mar 06
Taking a break
2008 at 06.21 am posted by Veerle Pieters
You may have noticed already but I am taking a break at the moment. Today we just arrived in Austin, Texas for SXSWi. The previous days I got the opportunity to spend some quality time with my best friend Cindy in San Francisco.
The city by the bay
It was more than a year ago since we last had a real break. The weather was gorgeous, blue skies from the day we arrived. This also provided me with the opportunity to visit two of my clients that operates from San Francisco and meet them face to face for the first time. The rest of the trip consisted of shopping, visiting Muir Woods and working a bit from the Ma.gnolia HQ. Thanks again Larry :)
A photographic tour
San Francisco is an amazing city where there is always something going on. I guess you could call it nerd central. Hope you can enjoy some of the pictures I toke.
Twin Peaks
San Francisco
Muir Woods
Mailboxes
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Amazing photos!
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Wow. The pictures look great!
I love the warm colors. I assume they were a little photoshopped ?:D
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Wow, great photos :)
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Very nices pictures, i love the mailboxes
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I always knew you were a tree-hugger!
Enjoy the holiday!
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Beautiful pictures of a beautiful city. I just visited San Francisco for the first time a few months back visiting one of my clients and had a wonderful time walking the city for 6 hours.
I hope you can check out one of my favorite bands… ‘The Black Angels’ from Austin, TX who are performing during SXSWi. (The name is a reference to a Velvet Underground song)
Thanks for your wonderful Blog, which I just found tonight while googling for ‘CSS tables’.
Cheers from Seattle!
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The mailbox pictures are my favourite. Very Graphical.
What kind of camera do you use?
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Got some real nice shots there, what kind of camera was used? Enjoy your break!
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Hi Veerle,
I hope you are enjoying your break… :)
I’m liking all of your photographs but the one that stands out for me is this one
It must be the contract of the green against the brown or something, but it’s wonderful.
Stephen x
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How lovely! The pyramidal building is just perfect, you took beautiful pics :)
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Oh I love San Francisco! I went there to spent my holiday last summer. I hope I can return witin the next few years to go study. The SFMOMA is one of my favourite places. You took some beautiful pictures out there.
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Amazing photos :)
Have fun in the sun - the weather back in Europe is lousy at the moment.
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i’ve been to San Fransisco to, some years ago….it is really a lovely and great city. A bit a European city!
Have fun and make a lot of pictures :)
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Wow, beautiful pictures, I so want to visit the States in the near future!
Will you keep us posted on SXSW this year as well?
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Amazing photos Veerle, love the strong shadows on the buildings.
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i think i need that break too…
I like the pictures alot. My one week holiday will be spend in berlin so… busy that city
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Some of your pictures are pretty cool! Keep em coming…
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You’re an awesome photographer Veerle. Lovely rich colours.
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I’m smiling! My wife and I took our honeymoon in San Francisco almost 25 years ago (October 28, 1983). Your photos are incredible and make me want to return for our 2nd! Enjoy your visit!
- Tom
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Hi V! Are you speaking a SXSWi by any chance? I would love to hear a panel by you. Keep up the good work and enough my little big city :-)
If you want a great brunch, btw, head to the Counter Cafe on 6th & Lamar. It’s a little hole in the wall that uses all local organic ingredients. Cheers
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Hi Veerle,
Nice pictures. Just wondering though. What camera have you used to take them. Was it an SLR or a digital camera?
I only ask as a few of the images have a color cast on them so was thinking this was either the camera or you have been altering them in Photoshop?
Nice images though.
Best wishes,
Mark
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Excellent pics, Veerle! I took a break before SXSW too. It was the bad kind though. Look forward to seeing you and Geert again in Austin soon. I fly out there tomorrow.
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Derek Russell, Stephanie, Mark Bowen said:
I’m using a Nikon D50 with the 18-55mm kit lens and I warmed up the pictures a bit in Photoshop.
Mark said:
I’ll try if I find the time to do a blog post. It’s always a bit hectic during the conference :)
Jon Bolden said:
I’m invited on a panel but I still have to confirm and find out what day it is.
@ all others: Thanks for the compliments :)
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Great Pics! odd question, but: where you on a the 6:05pm flight from Chicago to Dallas? If so I am kicking myself for not saying hello. Enjoy Austin, its the best of Texas!
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Aha! Thought they had been PSd a little bit!! ;-)
Best wishes,
Mark
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I love San Francisco, and spent my summer vacation out in California this past year, too. Hope you enjoy yourself at SXSW. One of my favorite stores in San Franciso is Gump’s - it is a block or two beyond Union Square.
Like your pictures from Muir woods.
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Fabulous looking photos, hoping your having a good time while in Texas.
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Can you make that clover shot big enough for wallpaper? I would love to look at it all day long.
Have fun at SXSWi!!
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Break is very important in freelancers life. So enjoy it and take more fotos like this (looks great, if i have better camera hmm…)
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Beautiful shots of a beautiful part of the world. I agree with the other commenter - the clover shot stands out for me!
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This morning I received the book I won: thanks again Veerle! Enjoy your break ;)
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wow amazing photos! San Francisco is magic…
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Amazing photos. Looking forward to more of them. Hope to see some from SXSW.
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Wonferful pics!
Enjoy it!
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nice shots..
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Wow!How beautifull they are!It is special feeling to understand America’culture and custom.Thank you!Enjoy yourself.
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Great photo’s, I really like those mailboxes.
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Did you take all those? Great job!
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i’m at sxsw, hope to run into to you! you and zeldman are my sherpas!
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Enjoy your breakt while we are enjoying your great pictures!
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the picture No. 5 i like most ;)
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hi Veerle, i’m your fan, i love you!, beautiful pictures, enjoy that time, thank you for your blog and your nice and beautiful work :)
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nics pics, but hurry back.
We need some more tutorials.
:-)
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V_EE_rle rocks! I saw your new cp… molto bello cara!
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Looks like you’re having a great time down there, great pictures!
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Damn, nice pics !
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Your site is amazing!!!! I’m a graphic design student and eager for any tutorials I can find on illustrator, yours are amazing!!! So helpful! Thanks!!
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Wow, again, very nice pictures. I carefully wrote down the name of the camera and the lenses you say you were using. Do you mind if I also ask how you “warmed up” the photos in Photoshop? You didn’t use the “Photo filter” did you?
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Beautiful photos!
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I normally like to do photo shoot only in natural sun light for the best result
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I was also in San Francisco / Berkeley the last summer and took many pictures of this town (less beautiful than yours).
Maybe one of them can interest you : http://flickr.com/photos/xethorn/878947047/in/set-72157600969111120/ (in Berkeley). Hope you enjoy to be there !
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I just found this blog, and there is some killer stuff here! Some great tutorials that i’m going to have to go through.
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Enjoyed very much your shots. You really have some stunning pictures. Will be back when I have time to enjoy.
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