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Weekend Photos: Grey Like This

August 13, 2010 eugenia Leave a comment

TGIF and everything, but tomorrow is a real celebration here at Muni Diaries. Why? I’ll tell you tomorrow afternoon. Sorry to be such a tease! Meanwhile, Jeff’s away from the helm and I’m woman-ing the ship for a few days. In Muni news this week:

Clock error leads to Muni ticketing mistake, 510 tickets will be refunded (ABC7)
Muni fare sweeps returning (SF Examiner)
Brazen Diaper Theft on Bus (SF Weekly)
N-Judah Chronicles launches the Muni Rider Voter Guide
BART Sees $4 Million Budget Surplus at End of This Fiscal Year (StreetsblogSF)
Transbay Terminal Groundbreaking (SF Citizen)
Weekend traffic advisory — third street stop moves, Outside Lands, and Nihonmachi Street Fair (SFAppeal)

By now complaints about our freezing grey summer probably sounds like a broken record. You know what might chase the cold away, though? A fun night at Edinburgh Castle, hosted by The Tenderblog. The Tenderbloggers are hosting their first TenderNight next Wednesday at 8 p.m. as an ode to their ‘hood. It’s an open-mic competition so if you’ve got stories to tell (especially ones involving the bus, for my obvious selfish reasons), make sure you go prepared!

Enjoy your weekend and these photos.

Photo by Flickr user telmo32

Photo by Flickr user Kanaka Menehune

Photo by Flickr user Paul Sullivan

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Fast Pass Time Travel

August 12, 2010 eugenia Leave a comment

I’m not gonna lie: 1988 was a terrific year. My friends and I permed our hair and fell in love with Tom Hanks in Big. Ah, good times.

You know what else was totally rad? This great photo by Octoferret of Fast Passes from 1987 and 1988, found in our Flickr pool.

Category: Photos Tags: muni time capsule

Unbelievably Crafty: Embroidered Muni Transfer

August 10, 2010 eugenia 3 comments

Flickr user tweetsweet dropped off a photo of the Muni transfer she embroidered last October. Because I can barely cut straight or mend a button, I am doubly impressed with her skills.

Has Muni inspired you to create something crafty? Show it off here!

Category: diaries, Photos Tags: photo

Where in the Muni?

August 9, 2010 jeff 7 comments

Last week, I posted a photo by bhautik joshi and asked you guys to weigh on where in San Francisco you thought the photo was taken. True to your form, you guys rocked the photo-locator. Hulka was first, but many of you correctly identified it as the Muni yard over on Presidio at Post.

So, over the weekend, I found myself in a pretty obscure location, by my standards at least. I spotted what to me was a random-ass Muni stop. I snapped a couple of photos, and decided to try this again.

So, where is the photo (above and below)?

Category: diaries, Photos Tags: photo

Muni Photog Brandon Doran: Capturing the Grit of SF

August 9, 2010 eugenia Leave a comment

We’ve been admiring Brandon Doran‘s photographs almost all year. For someone who is new to photography, Brandon certainly could have fooled us. We talk to Brandon about what he loves best about photographing Muni.

Tell us a little about yourself and how you got into photography.
I got into photography about 6 months ago when I bought a DSLR for the birth of my daughter. The idea of photography always sounded interesting to me but I never took the step to research the gear or learn basic techniques. Since then I have become obsessed with photography and I rarely go anywhere without my camera. I find I am more observant now, always looking for something that would make an interesting photo. San Francisco is an amazing place to shoot. It’s really a photographers paradise.

What is it about Muni that inspires you to take photos there?
San Francisco has so many postcard shots but there’s also a lot of grit. Both are great to photograph. Muni encompasses both the grit, with lines like the 38 and 14 and the postcard, with the cable cars and street cars. I like to find interesting photos in the common everyday situations and Muni is a great example of that.

Got a favorite Muni line?
My favorite Muni line would have to be the 38/38L. This is my daily commute. It’s never a dull ride. An incident that stands out in my mind occurred on the 38 when a homeless man decided he wanted off and proceeded to climb out of one of the top, side windows of the moving bus.

You can see more of Brandon’s photos on his Flickr page. Want more interviews of photographers whose images of Muni inspire us? Check out our interviews of Brian Brooks and Kristen Holden. And don’t forget to add your Muni photos to our Muni Flickr pool.

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