Bob Horowitz

San Franciscan. Gay. Happy. Mouthy. Married. Snarky.

Sometimes smarter than my thermostat. Frequently not.

Disclaimer: Mr. Horowitz regularly enjoys his martini hour between 5 and 9 pm. Posts originating during this period may contain flagrant errors and injudicious comments ranging from the amusing to the quite frankly libelous. Neither Mastodon nor, sadly, Mr. Horowitz himself will accept any liability for any consequences, real or imagined, from any of Mr. Horowitz's posts.

2025-12-18

@mamzikorven I don't own any sweaters. Sweatshirts, yes. All black.

2025-12-17

@jeridansky Indeed.

This one is perfect for many reasons: it's you from the past, a lifetime experience, and a backdrop perfectly framed and ready to take your breath away.

2025-12-17

@jeridansky wonderful picture!

2025-12-17

@NorcalGma2 Excellent news to wake up to.

Stay warm and dry up there. We have a wet day... But the really damp stuff starts Friday and rain will be our norm through the end of the year.

2025-12-17

With only 8 days left until Christmas, Santa would like you to know he's...

#photography #SantaCon

Yes yes, my 2025 Christmas card has dropped. I know you've all been waiting for it. 

Taken at SantaCon in Union Square last week, this year's card features two of Santa's helpers in bright red and green Christmas sweaters - ugly sweaters, true, but worn by cute guys so that makes it okay. 

The helper in the center of the frame has turned towards the camera and flashed a big smile as I laugh and snap his picture. Why laugh? Because his sweater, emblasonned with a winking face of Santa, says, in bold letters JOLLY AS FUCK. 

Indeed.
2025-12-16
2025-12-16

@jimlindstrom @andre This is actually how the universe was formed: tiny bubble collisions 13 billion years ago.

The Little Pop Theory 👍

2025-12-16

@francoiscuenot Maybe they were just trying to save you from eating the pieces with coconut. True friends do that.

2025-12-16

@CStamp @breitensteinart Yes, the rink opened up in mid November.

2025-12-16

@CStamp @breitensteinart
The pigeon from 2 days ago thinks he's cooler. But yeah, this was not what I set out to shoot at SantaCon on Saturday.

2025-12-16

@frederic_edler Apricot Coconut Prosecco Punch, which I now wish to have.

2025-12-16

@bosak wow

2025-12-16

@mfennvt
More like baubles than bubbles.

2025-12-16

@soaproot Management indeed does regret this... and in the future will remove the offending tree.

2025-12-16

@smartmedj
You can almost hear the camera autofocus saying "knock it off, Bob. This shit makes me tired."

2025-12-16

@bbamok Yep 👍

I have captured trails of sparks from sparklers before, but I didn't expect to see bubbles bursting. Fun!

I have another shot I'll post later this week, with bubbles high in the air. No motion, just bubbles drifting above the buildings in Christmas tree in Union Square.

2025-12-16

Well this was interesting... and totally unexpected! The camera caught what my eye did not see: streaks of soap bubbles flying out of a bubble machine, shimmering, sparkling, and popping like champagne bubbles (but you can't call them that because they're not from the province of Champagne).

Cool, huh?

1/40th of a second. Union Square, December 13th, 1:20 p.m.

#photography

A few dozen bubbles fly through the air... bubbles with jewel tone colors and streaks of light trails created as their reflections travel quickly across the photo. Some of the bubbles have burst: you can see the water droplets splat - mini explosions without screams. This is what bubble warfare must be like.

And yes yes, there's a tree in the background of this photo. A palm tree. This is unusual for me to include a tree in a photograph. My apologies. I'll try not to do that again.
2025-12-16

@kraks @jon_ellis
Lolololololol 🤣

2025-12-15
2025-12-15

@frederic_edler I'm still laughing at this discovery I made last night. Someone had said they could recognize my photos instantly without knowing I was the photographer... So I looked for a tell, a common theme, because I thought every photo look different from the previous one.

The tell, apparently, is no trees.

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