SF Pride, Berkeley, New Nitecore Flashlight - June 2016 Vlog (Part 3)

I was very active during the month of June and recorded a ton of video. I decided to split the videos into 3 parts. Here are the links to the other 2 parts: 

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | 

Here are the rest of the stuff I've done this month! Main things through out this video is I went to San Francisco Pride Parade and Celebration, took photos out in Berkeley, CA, and got a new Nitecore EC4S Flashlight.

In this vlog:

• Oakland Chinatown
• San Francisco Pride Parade and Celebration. 
• My new maxi dress I got at Forever21 in San Francisco. 
• Berkeley Pier and Berkeley Marina. 
• My new Nitecore EC4S Flashlight bundled with Nitecore NL189 batteries and a Nitecore UM20 USB battery charger. 
• Some initial testing of my new Nitecore flashlight. 

Links:

• Berkeley, CA (Blog Post)
• CES Las Vegas 2015 (Blog Post)
• CES Las Vegas 2015 Vlog
• Nitecore TM16 Flashlight Overview/Beam Shots (Video)
• San Francisco Pride (Blog Post)
• Truckee/Tahoe Vlog (with Nitecore TM16 Beam Shots)

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Yerba Buena Gardens/Market St./Chinatown - San Francisco, CA (Part 2)

I recently took two trips to San Francisco, CA visiting different places and taking photos. I went to many tourist attraction areas, some lesser known places, and took quite some street photography. I am here to share with you the photos that I took on these trips. The photos I took will be split across 7 blog posts. Day 1 of my trip in San Francisco took place on 1/27/2016, and day 2 of my trip in San Francisco took place on 2/1/2016.

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Parts: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 

Today I have photos from Yerba Buena Gardens, street photography from Market Street, a flower photo from Union Square, and street photography from Chinatown. These photos are from Day 1 shot on 1/27/2016.

View from Yerba Buena Gardens. The orange building on the right is SF MOMA (Modern Art Museum). 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 47 04 N 122 24 09 W  

Black and white process of the photo above.  

The artificial waterfall at Yerba Buena Gardens. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 47 05 N 122 24 08 W  

Black and white process of the photo above.  

At this moment, I would like to share an experience about Yerba Buena Gardens that makes me never want to go back there again. When I got there, I saw a few homeless people (not that I mind them, I understand they need a place to stay) and drug addicts in the park (and I'm guessing 1-2 was probably both), but that wasn't really the shitty experience (although the drug addicts doing drugs does contribute to part of it). Let me get this out there first though... This park does have some nice views for a photographer and an artificial waterfall which is beautiful (as you can see from my photos).

What really pissed me off was this. I was standing right outside the waterfall taking a small break to catch my breath and update my Instagram with my live feed. Some security guard came over and was asking me what I was doing. So I told her oh, I'm just taking photos. She was like, for a school project? I told her no, just as a hobby, I don't sell my photos and stuff. She then was like, well you look too professional, fold up your tripod, your camera is fine, or you need permission. Let me just say here, while it does say on their website no tripods unless you get a permit (I found out afterwards after I got home), I did not see any easily spotted signs (actually, I didn't see any signs at all) that said no tripods or professional photography when I entered the park and this is a public park. I'm sure the law says if you don't want someone doing this, you have to have it clearly posted at the location.

Also one minute before she (the security guard) came, some guy had a blunt in his hand passed me, go back behind the waterfall, and decided to "take his time" looking at the articles on the wall behind the artificial waterfall (while it is clear he just went to smoke his marijuana without anyone seeing him). At first I thought maybe I saw a cigarette, until I smelled the lingering marijuana smoke. He was still there when the security guard came over to hassle me (and you can still clearly smell the marijuanna!). Yeah, come hassle the harmless photographer, but leave the drug addicts smoking pot alone in a park where people take their kids. Sounds like the security personnels are pretty well educated and trained! (Note the sarcasm)

Either way, this experience has made me give this park a 1 star review on both Yelp and Google Reviews.

Another photo of the artificial waterfall at Yerba Buena Gardens.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 47 05 N 122 24 08 W

A photo of the view at Yerba Buena Gardens. The orange building to the right is SF MOMA (Modern Art Museum).
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 47 06 N 122 24 07 W 

 Black and white process of the photo above. 

A street photography scenery shot from Market Street shot near the Powell Street BART Station. As you can see on the right, there are paper lanterns hanging on the trees decorated for the Lunar New Year (aka Chinese New Year).
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 47 05 N 122 24 25 W 

Black and white process of the photo above.  

A closer up street photography shot of the paper lanterns hanging on trees in celebration of Lunar New Year (aka Chinese New Year). Photo from Market Street near the Powell Street BART Station.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 47 05 N 122 24 26 W

A photo of an Angel's Trumpet Flower shot at Union Square.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 47 17 N 122 24 26 W 

Black and white process of the photo above.  

A street photography shot from Chinatown (Grant Avenue). This photo was shot at a food and herb store. The photo is of (from left to right, top to bottom) pickled cabbage, dried dates, dried chestnuts, dried haw (I think), and dry salted daikon radish.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 47 47 N 122 24 26 W 

Another street photography shot of an herb and food store in Chinatown (Grand Avenue).
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 47 47 N 122 24 25 W 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

This is all the photos for today! I hope you have enjoyed the photos! Next time I will have photos of sunset along the Embarcadero and some night photography. 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.

Parts: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 

San Francisco, CA 1-25-2014

On 1-25-2014, I joined a photowalk in San Francisco, CA with Chris Chabot and took many photos. I am here to show you the photos I took on the trip. I shot photos in Chinatown, Grace Cathedral, and other places in San Francisco. These are my first photos of 2014.

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Message From the Photographer: I decided to take a small break from my SF Bay Area to Vancouver, BC road trip photos as these photos are more recent and Chinese New Year was recently celebrated. I hope you enjoy viewing the photos.

Getting ready for Chinese New Year. Here is a photo of paper lanterns in Union Square Park. 

Starting the walk toward Chinatown, here is a photo shot at Post Street and Grant Avenue. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 47 20 N 122 24 20 W  

A Huqin player on Grant Avenue in Chinatown. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 47 33 N 122 24 21 W  

Black and white process of the photo above.

Now I get to St. Mary's Square in Chinatown where I think they were practicing for the annual Chinese New Year parade. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 47 32 N 122 24 19 W  

Chinese drums at St. Mary's Square. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 47 32 N 122 24 19 W  

A portrait shot of the drum. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 47 32 N 122 24 20 W  

There was a very big flea market for Chinese New Year on Grant Avenue. This photo was shot at the Clay Street intersection. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 47 39 N 122 24 23 W

Next I come up to a lion dance performance on Washington Street. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 47 43 N 122 24 22 W

After Chris Chabot and a few others left, the remaining photographers decided to head to Grace Cathedral for a photo shoot. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 47 30 N 122 24 47 W  

The rows of chairs in the church. 

The stained glass windows.

Long exposure inside the church. 

The reflection of the stained glass on the ground. 

Another photo of the stained glass in the church. 

A photo shot right outside of Grace Cathedral facing Huntington Park. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 47 31 N 122 24 44 W  

These are all the photos from my San Francisco trip. I hope you have enjoyed them. Next time I continue my road trip photos traveling from the SF Bay Area to Victoria, BC, Canada. 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 Google+. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

Chinatown/Downtown Sunset/Night - Victoria, BC (Part 6)

From 7/17/2013 to 8/2/2013, I took a road trip from the SF Bay Area to Vancouver, BC, Canada. Half of the trip was spent driving up the west coast. On my trip, I visited many famous places such as Seattle, Butchart Gardens, Mount Rainier, and much more. Obviously I got many coastal shots and many places that isn't as famous. The reason I am posting it now is because the high amount of photos I took equaled a high amount of processing time. I took a bit over 2000 photos on the trip. After stitching the panoramas, compositing the HDRs, and picking out photos from the repeats, I have a bit over 1000 photos to show you guys. The photos will be split into parts. I will link you to the previous and next parts on each post just like I did with my Death Valley National Park photos and my Yellowstone/Grand Teton National Park photos. Hope you enjoy viewing this chain of posts!

Full Resolution Photos and Prints: If you want to see full resolution photos or buy prints of any of the photos you see, they are up on my portfolio for viewing. To view my best sunset and night time Victoria photos from this trip, use this link. To view all of my day 6 photos, use this link.

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Today I return to Victoria, BC. Here is part 5 of Victoria, BC, Canada. The photos will include sunset photos and night photography from Chinatown and Downtown Victoria.

I first start off with a few shots from Chinatown in Victoria, BC. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 25 41 N 123 21 52 W  

Chinese Public School

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 25 46 N 123 21 56 W  

Big Pearl

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 25 45 N 123 22 00 W  

 Giant gate in Chinatown.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 25 45 N 123 22 01 W

After eating dinner in Chinatown, I headed back to Downtown Victoria for some sunset and night photos. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 25 33 N 123 22 12 W  

Long exposures at dusk.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 25 33 N 123 22 12 W  

 Another sunset photo. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 25 32 N 123 22 12 W 

 Long exposure at dusk near a Microsoft store. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 25 30 N 123 22 11 W

Long exposure facing the British Columbia Legislature Building which is off in the distance. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 25 27 N 123 22 11 W 

Another sunset shot. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 25 24 N 123 22 10 W  

Deeper into downtown, a photo of the Fairmont Empress Hotel. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 25 22 N 123 22 09 W  

Long exposure facing the British Columbia Legislature Building. Photo shot from same position as above. 

These are all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing them. Next time I will have more night photography from Victoria, BC, Canada. 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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San Francisco, CA (Part 2)

I recently visited San Francisco because I had something to do there. I also brought my camera that trip. So I am here to show you what I got. I visited the Mission District (1 photo) and the rest of my photos are from the Powell Street area and Chinatown. All the photos (except for the Mission District one which I just hand held) where stabilized using the Joby Gorillapod Focus.

Full Resolution Photos and Prints: If you want to see full resolution photos or buy prints of any of the photos you see, they are up on my portfolio for viewing. To see my best daytime work of 2013 in San Francisco, use this link. To see all of the photos from this trip to San Francisco, use this link.

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Message from the Photographer: Sorry for the delay in the San Francisco photos! I posted the 1st part and the rest of the photos totally escaped my mind! It's been quite a hectic few weeks. I've been working non-stop setting up my new portfolio. I am now done and you can view it here. If there is a photo you really want to hang up on your wall that is on my blog, you can now purchase prints of most of the photos on my portfolio now! Also as a website opening promotion, all my prices are set low for the first month! Now is the best time to buy. If I make great sales this first month, I may extend the promotion. Order your prints now because prices may never be this low again! :)

Street photography in Chinatown on Grant Avenue.  

Black and white process of the photo above. 

Shooting down Stockton Street.  

 Intersection of California Street and Stockton Street.

 A photo of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Stockton Street. 

 Black and white process of the photo above. 

Shooting down Stockton Street.   

  Black and white process of the photo above.

Shooting down Stockton Street.  

 Black and white process of the photo above.  

Powell Street. 

These are all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing them.  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 Google+. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

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