Wow, my first chipotle burrito in quite some time. Super long lines today at the chipotle on gilman in Berkeley because the bike to work day crowd was cashing in on their buy one get one free coupons.
Month: May 2010
oakland panoramas
I used the excellent hugin to stitch together a few panoramas of Oakland, looking east and west. I tried the automate/photomerge option in photoshop CS2 but wasn’t satisfied with the results. photoshop was much faster. hugin can be pretty fast once you get the hang of clicking on the control points.
Oakland, looking west:
Click on the image for a larger version.
Oakland, looking east:
Once again, click on the image for a larger version. I took the photos with the GF1 and the 20mm f/1.7 lens.
cyclists shot in LA while trying to prevent bike theft
While looking up information for a friend who just had his bike stolen, I found a link to this story in the LA times:
The shooting occurred about 3 a.m. April 4 when the two cyclists stopped at a catering truck at Pico Boulevard and Westmoreland Avenue and left their bicycles nearby. Two young men in their late teens walked up and grabbed the bicycles.
The two cyclists gave chase, and a struggle for the bikes ensued. Bopp said one of the robbers pulled out a handgun and shot one of the victims. The second robber managed to fight off the other cyclist.
As the two thieves rode off, the one with the gun turned and shot the second cyclist in the shoulder, Bopp said. “He shot even though he’d already got away,” Bopp said.
holy crap is right!