San Francisco, A California.
Costume for the chain dancers of Chinese New Year.
San Francisco, California.
Graceful Japanese dancers
float on stage ahead of theatrical performers.
San Francisco, California.
In Karnaval, predecessor of The Gay Pride Parade, they provided the most imaginative if not gaudy costumes. Gays in San Francisco were the most innovative entreprenuers, neccessitated by being in the closet for so long.
San Francisco, California.
Although they were only represented by a pair, they gave an impressive performance, pausing only when they saw me.
I was shooting with a Linhof 220 Camera.
San Francisco, California.
A Taoist priest lights incense in a ritual opening the first day at
Union Square.
San Francisco, California.
In 1980, Karnaval celebrated the multi-ethnicity of San Francisco in a parade on Castro Street.
San Francisco, California.
A group of boys who may be cub scouts dragging what could be a Japanese version of Humpty Dumpy.
San Francisco, California. 1979.
Greeting motorists at Park Presidio Avemue (Also known as Highway 1 and 101), his was a dangerous preoccupation, but The Bay Area has always been known for characters, from Jack London, to Emperor Norton.
Stuttgart, Germany.
The first Porsche sportscaar.
Stuttgart, Germany.
There is an elegance even in this military vehicle.
Carl Kuntze has been a member since 5 April 2008 and goes by Kuntze.
I'm a craggy 76 year old traveler photographer whose contributions has been published in Asian English language periodicals, very few the past two years because I was passed over by digital technology. I have since obtained a Canon EOS XTi digital camera, which I am still learning to use. As soon as I memorize all the buttons in the controls,
I expect to get reoriented.