San Francisco Love – From Up Above

Aerial video – San Francisco from Jason Lam on Vimeo.

I ran across this awesome video on a blog I recently discovered – Spots Unknown.

Jeff Diehl (the blog’s author) tells us about this video:

With the ability to fly super close to the ground and surrounding objects, this really does provide a unique feel, like a free-floating crane or steady-cam. Pretty hot.

Jason Lam makes these videos for a company called SkyShutter, using “a camera equipped with ‘gyro-stabilized remote-controlled gimbals,’ along with a live streaming video connection.”

I thought it was an awesome way to fall in love with San Francisco all over again on a Monday morning.

Enjoy!

And if you have any pics, video, or links about San Francisco, real estate related or not, shoot me a tip.  I love to hear from readers.

The Newest (and possibly best) San Francisco Photo Club

www.Caliber.com

I’ve been a huge fan of local blogger and photographer Plug1 of the photo blog WhatI’mSeeing.com.

You can imagine my nervousness when I read the tweet that WhatI’mSeeing.com was expiring soon. 

Who was going to bring me local photos that have progressively gotten better and better over the last few years?  Who was going to chase girafas around the City?  Who was going to wax poetic in a way that was reminiscent of the late great Herb Caen?

Well – my fears were quelled with the the announcement that Plug1, now officially Troy Holden, was joining a few other amazing local photographers in a collaborative photo club of sorts, Caliber.

So far, the few photos that are up are amazing – and I am not only put at ease, but pretty damn stoked to see the images to come.  Hopefully Troy Holden waxes as poetic as he did when he was Plug1.

From their first welcome post:

Hello, and welcome to Caliber: a group of four San Francisco/Bay Area photographers: Brad Evans, Stuart Dixon, Julie Michelle, and Troy Holden.

Our subject matter will focus on The City and its surrounding cities, with the occasional trek across state and international borders.

We hope you’ll take a look around and like what you are seeing. We’ve back-filled a couple of pages of images curated from our personal favorites, along with a little bit of insight behind each shot.

Make sure to check back daily, bookmark and/or RSS us — we will be updating this site more often than not.

If you’re like me and love San Francisco photography, San Francisco moments from the past and present captured in time and San Francisco in general, I’m sure you’ll enjoy Caliber as much as I’m sure I will.

Good luck on the project guys!  I’ll be watching!

One Rincon – Design Above All 2009

I’m at the Design Above All event at One Rincon and of course, forgot my “good” camera – but tell me you wouldn’t mind waking up to this view! You can, for $3.4M. And it’s worth EVERY penny. One caveat – the carpets in the bathrooms in unit 5302 have to go. (It looks pretty from a design standpoint – but even in a $3.4. condo, your toilet might overflow – just sayin’!!!)

Stay tuned for a more in-depth update on this breathtaking event…

SF Snapshots: San Francisco Living

Wet Dogs, originally uploaded on by LubaSF  

It’s Photo Friday again here on Luba’s San Francisco Real Estate Blog! 

The week has been crazy because it seems that the San Francisco real estate market is picking up steam!  But somewhere between writing offers and preparing listings for the market, I managed to stop by the beach and catch a glimpse of the Doggie Diner heads.  Unfortunately, they were there as part of the memorial service for the artist Tom Kennedy that recently drowned at Ocean Beach.  He was extremely talented and I know he’ll be missed. 

Don’t forget to check back next week for another glimpse of San Francisco as seen through the eyes of Flickr’s photogs.

And if you’d like to throw your photos into the pool of candidates for my SF Photo Friday collection, tag your SF Photos from Flickr with LubaSF.

Happy Friday!

SF Snapshots: San Francisco Living

originally uploaded on by Leiflet  

It’s Photo Friday again here on Luba’s San Francisco Real Estate Blog! 

I’m not sure which pier this is, but I’m guessing Pier 7?  It’s just another of those random little glimpses of the City that make me fall in love with it over and over again.  Whether I’m seeing the City through my eyes, or through someone elses, I know I’ll never love another City more than I love San Francisco.   

Don’t forget to check back next week for another glimpse of San Francisco as seen through the eyes of Flickr’s photogs.

And if you’d like to throw your photos into the pool of candidates for my SF Photo Friday collection, tag your SF Photos from Flickr with LubaSF.

Happy Friday!

March 2009 San Francisco Home Sales Data is Here!

Yet again, Luba’s San Francisco Real Estate Blog brings you latest San Francisco Real Estate market report here. (You can also view previous market updates by selecting the archives on the upper right portion of the screen).

Heres’s a little glimpse of the report:

Read on for full details.

SF Snapshots: San Francisco Living

Carriage Entrance of the Palace Hotel, originally uploaded on by Bennet Hall

It’s Photo Friday again here on Luba’s San Francisco Real Estate Blog! 

This photo is sort of a early-days shot of valet service.  According to SF Images “the Carriage Entrance of the Palace Hotel was used for grand entrances upon its opening in 1876. The area was renovated to become a restaurant due to guests’ complaints over the smell of manure.”

I’ve had bad valet service before, but never did the valets smell like manure.

This week’s photo was brought to you by Bennet Hall but if you love the image, or a variety of other historical SF Images, you can get them yourself, in a variety of sizes, to hang on your very own wall.   

Don’t forget to check back next week for another glimpse of San Francisco.

And if you’d like to throw your photos into the pool of candidates for my SF Photo Friday collection, tag your SF Photos from Flickr with LubaSF.

Happy Friday!

SF Snapshots: San Francisco Living

Space Invaders, originally uploaded on by LubaSF 

It’s Photo Friday again here on Luba’s San Francisco Real Estate Blog! 

I spent two weeks on a pseudo-vacation in Lake County, CA.  The photo above, though, has nothing to do it – it just makes me smile.    (Check out www.sfcameraphone.com to see a few of the silly photos I shot with my cameraphone while I WAS on vacation.)  I say “pseudo-vacation” because I still worked just about every day, including driving back to the City for a day to take care of a client in the midst of a real estate transaction.  It was inspection day, and I HATE to miss inspection day!  Yes, I am that dedicated. 

This weekend, I’ll be being just as dedicated.  As usual, I’ll be working.  Though, there’s a good chance I’ll be spending a night out on the town with some girldfriends on Saturday night.  If you happen to see us out and about in the City, don’t be afraid to say “hi.”  

Don’t forget to check back next week for another glimpse of San Francisco as seen through the eyes of Flickr’s photogs.

And if you’d like to throw your photos into the pool of candidates for my SF Photo Friday collection, tag your SF Photos from Flickr with LubaSF.

Happy Friday!

SF Snapshots: San Francisco Living

San Francisco, CA, originally uploaded on by heprice  

It’s Photo Friday again here on Luba’s San Francisco Real Estate Blog! 

Last week, I put you all up to a challenge, and I haven’t gotten a correct response yet!  Common folks!  Put on your thinking caps!  Remember the first right answer get tix for 4 to the San Francisco Zoo!!!

In the meantime, thought I’d pick back up on my San Francisco photos.  I love the angle of the shot above…. reminds me of the way I first see a house as I’m fumbling with the keys to open up the gate show it to a client. 

This weekend, it’ll be more of the same – looking at houses with clients, two property inspections and maybe, just maybe, after all of my hard work this weekend, there may be a little getaway planned.  In fact, I am taking a little unofficial time off, so expect postings to be light the next two weeks.  

But I won’t forget you next week so don’t forget to check back for another glimpse of San Francisco as seen through the eyes of Flickr’s photogs.

And if you’d like to throw your photos into the pool of candidates for my SF Photo Friday collection, tag your SF Photos from Flickr with LubaSF.

Happy Friday!

SF Snapshots: San Francisco Living

(Mystery Photo) originally uploaded on by Bennett Hall

Fridays, I like to do a little something I call SF Snapshots.  It’s a little break from real estate that gives you a glimpse into life in San Francisco.  I usually get the photos from Flickr.

But this week, I thought I’d try something a little different!

It’s (drumroll) … a MYSTERY PHOTO!

This week’s photos comes to you from Bennett Hall.  A little background on Bennett:

Bennett has been a photographer in San Francisco since 1972.  He’s native born, a graduate of SF State, ran a gallery at Market and Powell for 10 years and co-founded an organization that became the first Business Improvement District in San Francisco, originally in the City Center Partnership. 

Along with taking his own snapshots, Bennett has digitally remastered quite a collection of historical San Francisco photos and has them for sale at his site, www.sfimages.com. 

His historical photos have been on display all over San Francisco including Momo’s, Hills Plaza, San Francisco Bay Club and the United States District Court. 

He and his company product art programs for businesses, hotels and hospitals and operate the first custom framing studio that is dedicated to “green practices.”

Now, back to the Mystery Photo!

I’ll be revealing where this photo was taken from next Friday.  If you’d like to take a stab at the vantage point, shoot me an email with your best guess.

Winner will get 4 free passes to The San Francisco Zoo.

Oh, and there can only be one winner – so first right answer takes the prize!

Don’t forget to check back next week for another awesome San Francisco photo. 

And if you’d like to throw your photos into the pool of candidates for my SF Photo Friday collection, tag your SF Photos from Flickr with LubaSF.

Happy Friday!