San Francisco Carnaval Parade in the Mission: Photo Gallery 1 (2012) - Stan Fran

San Francisco Carnaval Parade in the Mission: Photo Gallery 1 (2012) - Stan Fran

By the divine grace of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence: An Easter Sunday Photo Extravaganza - Stan Fran

By the divine grace of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence: An Easter Sunday Photo Extravaganza - Stan Fran

Funky Jesus takes the crown at the Hunky Jesus Contest: photos - Stan Fran

Funky Jesus takes the crown at the Hunky Jesus Contest: photos - Stan Fran: There was Barista Jesus, a Bloody Jesus, an Occupy Jesus, a To Be Named Jesus, a Jewsus, a Santa Cruz Jesus, a Toddler Jesus, a Monkey Jesus, an MLK Jesus, a Grindr Jesus, a Led Zeppelin Jesus, a Toddler Jesus, even an Apeshit Jesus. There was a Lebowski Jesus who said he had a message for "the" Jesus: "That's just, like, your opinion, man."

But in the end, there was only one savior at the 2012 Hunky Jesus Contest put on at San Francisco's Dolores Park by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence: Funky Jesus. 

NYTimes.com wants you to pay your $120 contribution to Janet Robinson's $24Mil severance package (Breningstall.com)

NYTimes.com wants you to pay your $120 contribution to Janet Robinson's $24Mil severance package (Breningstall.com)

Story summary: In an effort to coax occasional readers into contributing dollars, the New York Times announced today that it will now only be offering ten free articles a month instead of 20. The cheapest annual digital subscription is $120/year (iPad app not included). I don't have a problem with the New York Times paying its hard-working journalists but I have a feeling that 200,000 of those digital subscriptions will be going to pay outgoing CEO Janet Robinson, who just left with a $24 million severance package...

Bruce Springsteen at SXSW: Keynote Address (full video) (Breningstall.com)

Bruce Springsteen at SXSW: Keynote Address (full video)

Hamline University Gymnastics: Floor Exercise (Photo Gallery) (Breningstall.com)

Hamline University Gymnastics: Floor Exercise (Photo Gallery) (Breningstall.com)

Hands on with the Canon 5D Mark III: Review (Breningstall.com)

Hands on with the Canon 5D Mark III: Review

Price on the Nikon D700 falls $500 to $2,199 (Breningstall.com)

Price on the Nikon D700 falls $500 to $2,199

Hamline University Gymnastics: Floor Exercise (Photo Gallery) (Breningstall.com)

Hamline University Gymnastics: Floor Exercise (Photo Gallery) (Breningstall.com): Hamline University's women's gymnastics team competed against Winona State University on Sunday. Winona State University won the event over the Pipers, but Hamline gymnast Courtney Benson took first place in two events, including the floor exercise (and the all-around title).

Photos taken with a Canon 5D Mark II 135mm f/2L and Canon 7D 50mm f/1.4.

Canon 5D Mark III Rumor Parody (Breningstall.com)

Canon 5D Mark III Rumor Parody

Minnesota State Gymnastics Meet

Minnesota high school gymnastics state meet at the University of Minnesota: photo highlights

Mitt Romney's plan to raise taxes on the poor | Reuters (Breningstall.com)

Mitt Romney's plan to raise taxes on the poor | Reuters : Unsatisfied with America's current state of inequality, Republicans like Mitt Romney are planning to raise taxes on the poorest Americans. In Romney's case, the poorest 40% of Americans would actually get a tax hike under his proposed budget plan, while the upper tax brackets would get a considerable decrease. This is not a joke

In Memoriam: Barney Rosset, Grove Press Publisher (Breningstall.com)

In Memoriam: Barney Rosset, Grove Press Publisher (Breningstall.com): Barney Rosset, one of the most important publishers in American history, passed away Tuesday. Rosset bought Grove Press in 1951 for $3,000 and managed it for 35 years, steering the publishing house through some of the nation's key literary publications and legal trials, including Lady Chatterley's Lover, Tropic of Cancer and Naked Lunch.

SanFranPhotographer.com

Jeremy Breningstall: SanFranPhotographer.com in San Francisco: Jeremy Breningstall will be available for editorial and commercial assignments in San Francisco in April 2012. In the meantime, feel free to view his portfolio of previous editorial work at http://documentarypictures.com.

Nikon D800: successor to the Nikon D700, successor to the Nikon D3X or megapixels gone wild? (Breningstall.com)

Nikon D800: successor to the Nikon D700, successor to the Nikon D3X or megapixels gone wild? (Breningstall.com): The 36-megapixel full-frame Nikon D800 has been announced, sending relief to Nikon users envious of the Canon 5D Mark II and consternation to photographers wishing for a natural successor to the D700- basically, a D4 Lite. Reviews on this camera have not been conducted yet, but this post will include specifications, a summary of analysis from around the web, pre-order information for anyone set to buy the camera, sample videos, and a brief summary of my own thoughts, with the caveat that I and many people writing about this camera haven't used it yet, so throw in ample grains of salt.