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Stranger 1 of 100: Bridgette, Aussie Traveler This is Bridgette. I met her while riding the Powell-Hyde cable car in San Francisco. Bridgette is from Melbourne, Australia and was visiting San Francisco while on holiday. Actually, this was the first leg of a year long trip. She originally planned to start the year expedition in Mexico City - she has a college friend there - but decided to spend a week in San Francisco first. She had a couple more days in SF and then she's off to Mexico for a month. From there, she'll meet her boyfriend in England and they will spend the rest of the year traveling throughout Europe. I had such a pleasure talking and sharing travel stories as well as some some scary moments she had while walking through the Tenderloin at night by herself. I hope she made OK through the remainder of her stay in SF.
Stranger 2 of 100: Vince, Friendly Neighborhood Cable-Car Conductor I met Vince while taking a ride down to Fisherman's Wharf in SF. He is a conductor of one the Hyde & Powell cable-cars, although on this day he was collecting fares. He approached me to ask why I was carrying two cameras - I had my D700 and D300 bodies. The former with a normal zoom and the latter with an ultra wide angle. We discussed the reason for the two different lenses and that I carried to bodies so I don't have to switch lenses. He explained that he recently bought his first DSLR and asked a few different questions about lens aperture and why the lenses I had are so much more expensive that the kit lenses that came with his body. Vince has been working the cable-cars for 11 years. What struck me about him is that he was so happy and seemed to love his job. He told me that he used to drive a bus and he had a very different attitude then. He never spoke to any of his patrons. Later while working the cable-car, he realized how much better he felt when he engaged with people and found that most are very friendly. He also said that many of his customers are visitors to San Francisco and he feels a responsibility to make a good impression on them. It was a joy talking to Vince and he made the ride on his cable-car a nice experience. Thank you Vince for letting me take your portrait and post it on 100 Strangers. I hope you like it!
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