Saturday, November 28, 2015

Anker Powercore+ 10050 Power Bank Review (Video)


In video I review the Anker Powercore+ 10050 Power Bank. This is a Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 enabled 10000 mAh power bank from Anker. It is their first QC 2.0 power bank Anker has ever released. I highly recommend you get one if you have a QC 2.0 device!

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Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Walk Across The Golden Gate Bridge (Part 3) - San Francisco/Sausalito, CA

I recently visited San Francisco, visited some spots in San Francisco, and then took another trip over the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito, CA. To see my photos from my last trip over the bridge, you can see them here. Photos from this chain of blog posts will include places such as the Wave Organ, Crissy Field, Fort Point, and the Golden Gate Bridge.

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Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | 

Photos for today are sunset and night long exposures shot from my walk across the Golden Gate Bridge. Photos will be from both San Francisco and Sausalito, CA.

Sunset photo shot from the San Francisco side of the Golden Gate Bridge facing San Francisco, CA. On the right is San Francisco, CA and on the left is Alcatraz Island. 
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 48 48 N 122 28 40 W

A photo of the Golden Gate Bridge shot during sunset from the first pillar of the bridge (on the San Francisco, CA side). 
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 48 51 N 122 28 40 W

A sunset photo facing San Francisco, CA shot from the Sausalito side of the Golden Gate Bridge. On the left is Alcatraz Island and on the right is San Francisco, CA. 
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 49 45 N 122 28 46 W


Before I get started on the long exposures I shot at dusk and night, I would like to tell you about a photography tool I used to help me shoot all of these long exposures you see in the following of this blog post. It is called the Polaroid Selfie Disc. While the name suggests it is a device only helps you shoot selfies, the devices does a lot more than that! The device is pretty much a quarter sized dongle that you hang from your DSLR that will allow your phone to act as a Bluetooth wireless remote trigger for your DSLR. After clipping the device to your DSLR and hooking it up to your phone, you can wirelessly trigger your camera shutter from your phone (which is an obvious feature you'd expect), but the app on the phone will also help you do bulb and time lapse shots! You can definitely just use a regular intervalometer or a wireless shutter release, but it adds extra bulk to your carry. This small dongle is about the size of a quarter and hooks up directly to your phone (which you would be carrying either way). I definitely recommend you check out the Polaroid Selfie Disc if you take a lot of photos or are a professional photographer. It is a must have for your photo bag!

A long exposure photo shot at dusk of the Golden Gate Bridge. Photo shot from the Golden Gate Bridge Vista Point on the Sausalito, CA side of the bridge. 
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 49 56 N 122 28 48 W

A black and white process of the photo above. 

A long exposure night photo shot of the Golden Gate Bridge from the Sausalito, CA side of the Golden Gate Bridge. 
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 49 53 N 122 28 48 W


A long exposure night photo shot of San Francisco, CA from the Sausalito side of the Golden Gate Bridge. On the left is Alcatraz Island and on the right is San Francisco, CA. 
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 49 56 N 122 28 46 W

A long exposure photo of the pillar of the Golden Gate Bridge on the Sausalito, CA side of the bridge. 
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 49 37 N 122 28 46 W


A long exposure photo from the toll plaza for the Golden Gate Bridge (shot in San Francisco, CA). 
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 48 29 N 122 28 35 W

Another long exposure photo from the toll plaza for the Golden Gate Bridge (shot in San Francisco, CA).
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 48 28 N 122 28 34 W

On my way back down to the parking lot near Torpedo Wharf, I did one last night photography shot of the Golden Gate Bridge from Presidio. It looks a bit grainy because I was tired and cold and didn't want to wait too long for the exposure, so I used ISO 1600 for this shot. 
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 48 30 N 122 28 21 W

A black and white process of the photo above. 

This is all the photos for today and for this chain of blog posts! I hope you have enjoyed the photos! Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

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