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.

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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Briones Overlook Staging Area - Part 2 (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 begin my sunset photos from the park. Photos will include Briones Reservoir and Little John Cove.

Sunset at Briones Reservoir. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 54 46 N 122 12 14 W 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

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 51 N 122 12 09 W 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

 HDR composition of the trail and forest in the park. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 54 52 N 122 12 07 W

Sunset 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. 

Sunset at Briones Reservoir. Photo shot at the same spot as the photo above. 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

HDR composition of sunset in the park. I felt the sunlight back lighting the tree would make an awesome abstract shot. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 54 50 N 122 12 12 W 

This is all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing the photos! In the next part, I will post the rest of my sunset photos from the park. 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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Briones Overlook Staging Area - Part 1 (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.

Parts 1 | 2 | 3 |

The photos for today will be scenery photos from the park, scenery photos of Briones Reservoir, and bird photos.

A photo of high voltage power lines running through the park. I took a photo of them because I think having the tower split the image in half would look awesome. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 54 45 N 122 12 15 W 

Black and white process of the photo above.

Two photos of a female Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) shot on Oursan Trail. There were quite a lot of birds flying through the park, but I only managed to get a photo of this one.

A scenery photo of Briones Reservoir from Oursan Trail. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 54 40 N 122 12 19 W

Black and white process of the photo above.

A photo down the dam at the reservoir shot from Oursan Trail. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 54 42 N 122 12 24 W

Black and white process of the photo above.

A scenery photo of Briones Reservoir from the dam on Oursan Trail. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 54 42 N 122 12 24 W

Black and white process of the photo above.

Scenery photo of Briones Reservoir from Oursan Trail.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 54 47 N 122 12 30 W

Black and white process of the photo above.

A photo of the mountains that can be seen from Oursan Trail. This was shot nearing sunset.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 54 47 N 122 12 30 W

Black and white process of the photo above.

A photo of Oursan Trail. On the left is Briones Reservoir. Photo was shot nearing sunset. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 54 48 N 122 12 31 W

Black and white process of the photo above.

Scenery photo of Briones Reservoir from Oursan Trail. Photo was shot nearing sunset. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 54 52 N 122 12 39 W

Black and white process of the photo above.

This is all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing the photos! In the next part, I will begin my sunset photos from the park. 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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