Valle Vista Staging Area - 1/17/2017 (EBMUD Park) - Moraga, CA

I went up to a East Bay MUD Park at Valle Vista Staging Area in Moraga, CA and Redwood Regional Park in Oakland, CA on January 17th, 2017. My original plan was to hike only in the East Bay MUD Park that day, however that hike was cut short when I came across a giant tree that fell over and blocked the hiking trail. The photos from Redwood Regional Park can be viewed here. If you have been watching the news lately, you'll know the San Francisco Bay Area has been hit with several mega storms recently. I've been out hiking and taking photos of the aftermath of the storms. In this blog post, I will share with you the photos I took at the East Bay MUD Park. I hope you enjoy viewing these photos. I also shot vlog on this trip, you can view it here.

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A scenery photo from the East Bay MUD Park. It was a very smoggy day that day. That is why the visibility isn't so good in the photo. 

 Black and white process of the photo above.

Another scenery photo from the East Bay MUD Park.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 49 17 N 122 08 24 W 

Black and white process of the photo above.

This is all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing the photos! The photos from Redwood Regional Park can be viewed here. If you want to see my vlog of this trip, you can view it here. 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.

Briones Overlook Staging Area - 1/15/2017 (EBMUD Park) - Orinda, CA

I went up to a East Bay MUD Park at Briones Overlook Staging Area in Orinda, CA on January 15th, 2017 to take photos of Briones Reservoir and other scenery. If you have been watching the news lately, you'll know the San Francisco Bay Area has been hit with several mega storms recently. I wanted to see the effects of the mega storms on the reservoir. In this blog post, I will share with you the photos I took. I hope you enjoy viewing these photos. I also shot vlog on this trip, you can view it here.

Full Resolution Photos: If you want to see full resolution photos of any of the photos you see here, use the following links. If you wish to purchase prints of any of the photos, please contact me here. To view my best East Bay MUD Parks photos, use this link. To see my best monochrome and abstract photos for 2017, use this link. To see all of my photos from this trip, use this link.

Scenery photo of Briones Reservoir shot on Oursan Trail.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 54 53 N 122 12 44 W

Black and white process of the photo above.  

Scenery photo of Briones Reservoir.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 55 09 N 122 12 49 W 

 Black and white process of the photo above. 

Scenery photo of high voltage power lines and hills shot on Oursan Trail.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 55 04 N 122 12 55 W 

Black and white process of the photo above.  

Scenery photo of Briones Reservoir.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 55 09 N 122 12 52 W 

 Black and white process of the photo above. 

Scenery photo of high voltage power lines and hills shot on Oursan Trail.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 55 17 N 122 12 57 W 

Black and white process of the photo above.  

Scenery photo of Briones Reservoir shot on Oursan Trail.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 55 21 N 122 12 51 W 

 Black and white process of the photo above. 

Abstract scenery photo of high voltage power lines and hills shot on Oursan Trail.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 55 22 N 122 12 51 W 

Black and white process of the photo above.  

Scenery photo of high voltage power lines and hills shot on Oursan Trail. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 55 23 N 122 12 50 W

Abstract scenery photo of high voltage power lines and mountains shot on Oursan Trail. Photo was shot close to sunset.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 55 25 N 122 12 48 W 

Black and white process of the photo above.  

Sunset scenery photo of Briones Reservoir.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 55 01 N 122 12 46 W 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

This is all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing 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.

East Bay & EBMUD Park Trips - January 2016 Vlog (Part 3)

January 2017 was a very active month. I decided to split the vlog content into 3 parts. The other 2 parts is here:

• Berg The Bunny (Part 1)
• SF Bay Mega Storm & Nitecore Haul (Part 2)

San Francisco Bay Area was hit with a giant mega storm that lasted weeks. I did visit some East Bay Regional Parks and EBMUD Parks on the days it wasn't raining though. In this vlog, I show you the effects the mega storm and some scenery from the parks. 

In this vlog:

• Redwood Regional Park in Oakland, CA. 
• I test out my Sawyer PointOne Squeeze Water Filter.
• Briones Reservoir in Moraga, CA (EBMUD). 
• Upper San Leandro Reservoir at the part at Valle Vista Staging Area in Valle Vista, CA (EBMUD). This hiking trip was cut short because a giant tree fell in the middle of the hiking trail.
• More from Redwood Regional Park in Oakland, CA. 
• Lake Chabot Regional Park in Castro Valley, CA. 

Blog posts from these trips:

• Redwood Regional Park (1/13/2017)
• Briones Reservoir (1/15/2017)
• Valle Vista Staging Area (1/17/2017)
• Redwood Regional Park (1/17/2017)

2016 Blog Posts/Vlogs:

• Briones Reservoir (Vlog)
• Briones Reservoir (Blog Post)
• Valle Vista Staging Area (Blog Post)

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Lafayette Reservoir & Las Trampas Regional Wilderness - SF Bay Area, CA

Last month I took a trip to Lafayette Reservoir in Lafayette, CA with a friend and dropped by Las Trampas Regional Wilderness in Contra Costa County, CA on the way back. I took quite some scenery and wildlife photos at these 2 locations. Today, I will be sharing the photos I took over there with you.

I took the trip on August 8th, 2016. I took quite a lot of trips/photo shoots in the month of August, so I didn't have much time to work on my photos. Then in September, I experienced several viral infections (my immune system is horrible) which delayed my photo processing even further. This is why I'm only getting around to posting these photos now. I hope you enjoy.

Full Resolution Photos: If you want to see full resolution photos of any of the photos you see here, use the following links. If you wish to purchase prints of any of the photos, please contact me here.

• My best East Bay MUD Parks photos, use this link. 
• My best Las Trampas Regional Wilderness photos, use this link. 
• My best monochrome and abstract photos for 2016, use this link. 
• All of my photos from East Bay MUD Parks, use this link. 
• All of my photos from Las Trampas Regional Wilderness, use this link. 

A photo of the watch tower and Lafayette Reservoir. Photo shot on Shore Trail. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 52 60 N 122 08 31 W

Black and white process of the photo above.

A photo of Lafayette Reservoir and mountains shot from Shore Trail. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 52 45 N 122 08 54 W

A photo of Lafayette Reservoir shot from Shore Trail.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 52 41 N 122 08 41 W

A photo of the watch tower and Lafayette Reservoir. Photo shot on Shore Trail. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 52 50 N 122 08 18 W

Black and white process of the photo above.

Photos of turkeys shot at Lafayette Reservoir. A flash was used for lighting on these photos. 

A photo of the scenery from the parking lot of Lafayette Reservoir. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 53 08 N 122 08 25 W

Black and white process of the photo above.

A scenery photo shot on Rocky Ridge Road in Las Trampas Regional Wilderness in Contra Costa County, CA. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 48 59 N 122 03 06 W

Black and white process of the photo above.

This is all the photos for today. 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.

Briones Overlook Staging Area - Part 3 (EBMUD Park) - Orinda, CA

I went up to a East Bay MUD Park at Briones Overlook Staging Area on May 28, 2016 to take photos. After visiting the East Bay MUD Park at Valle Vista Staging Area in Moraga, CA (you can view my photos from that park here), I visited Briones Overlook Staging Area. At this park, I took scenery photos, wildlife photos, and many sunset photos. I am here to share with you the photos I took in the park. Since I took many photos, I am splitting the photos into 3 blog posts. I hope you enjoy viewing these photos.

Full Resolution Photos: If you want to see full resolution photos of any of the photos you see here, use the following links. If you wish to purchase prints of any of the photos, please contact me here. To view my best East Bay MUD Parks photos, use this link. To see my best monochrome and abstract photos for 2016, use this link. To see all of my photos from this trip, use this link.

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In this blog post, I show you the rest of my sunset photos from the park. Photos will include Briones Reservoir and Little John Cove.

Sunset scenery photo from Little John Cove in Briones Reservoir. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 54 53 N 122 12 06 W 

Black and white process of the photo above.  

Sunset scenery photo from Little John Cove in Briones Reservoir. Photo shot at the same spot as the photo above. 

 Black and white process of the photo above.

Sunset scenery photo from Little John Cove in Briones Reservoir. The rest of the photos from Little John Cove is shot in around the same spot. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 54 54 N 122 12 06 W 

Black and white process of the photo above.  

Sunset scenery photo from Little John Cove in Briones Reservoir.  

 Black and white process of the photo above.

Sunset scenery photo from Little John Cove in Briones Reservoir.  

Black and white process of the photo above.  

Sunset scenery photo from Little John Cove in Briones Reservoir.  

 Black and white process of the photo above.

Sunset scenery photo from Little John Cove in Briones Reservoir.  

Black and white process of the photo above.  

Sunset and dusk at Briones Reservoir. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 54 49 N 122 12 16 W 

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 viewing 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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