Kodachrome and Velvia San Francisco No. 3 — a gala evening

I’ve somewhat inadvertently stumbled upon a when-the-sun-goes-down motif as I trip down San Francisco memory lane, so I’ll continue with that. (Part of this is because for some reason, it’s much easier to color-correct in Photoshop these nighttime shots).

These two photos were taken on February 20, 1995, of the AIDS benefit performance “Classical Action: A Concerted Effort Against AIDS” which featured Van Cliburn and Carol Burnett, among many others. Over $1,000,000 was raised that night. I most definitely did not attend, except from the outside. I was shooting outdated Kodachrome, which took the evening’s red lighting scheme and ran with it. The first shot is of the Davies Symphony Hall, while the bottom one is from the War Memorial Opera House across the street.