Coronado Island & Harbor Island - Southern California 2014 (Part 17)

At the end of 2014 (around Christmas time), I took a trip to Southern California and took a lot of great photos. I went to famous places such as the Los Angeles, San Diego, USS Midway Museum, Huntington Library, Hollywood Walk of Fame, etc... The photos from this road trip will be split into many parts. I hope you enjoy.

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Today I will continue with the last of my day 4 photos. Photos from today are shot from Coronado Tidelands Park in Coronado Island in Coronado, CA and Harbor Island in San Diego, CA. These are all long exposures shot at dusk and at night.

A photo shot of the Coronado Bridge at dusk from Coronado Tidelands Park in Coronado Island. The rest of these photos are shot about approximately the same location so I won't be writing more GPS location tags. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 32 41 24 N 117 09 52 W 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

Another photo shot at dusk of the Coronado Bridge.  

 Black and white process of the photo above.

A photo shot at a different angle looking at the city and Coronado Island. I did not notice the crane in the photo when I took the shot, but what I find interesting about this photo is that there is a sign that says "No landing between signs" but the crane is standing right there. A small joke I guess. :)

Black and white process of the photo above. 

A photo still shot from the park using my telephoto lens facing a ship on the shore across. Behind it Coronado Bridge. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 32 41 27 N 117 09 52 W 

 Black and white process of the photo above.

Next up, I go for dinner at Tom Ham's Lighthouse on Harbor Island in San Diego, CA. I shot these last 2 photos of the day from the restaurant. The streak of light you see is airplanes taking off. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 32 43 26 N 117 12 47 W 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

Another night time long exposure.  

Black and white process of the photo above.

These are all the photos for today. Next time I will begin my day 5 photos from my trip home. 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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USS Midway Museum (Part 3) - Southern California 2014 (Part 15)

At the end of 2014 (around Christmas time), I took a trip to Southern California and took a lot of great photos. I went to famous places such as the Los Angeles, San Diego, USS Midway Museum, Huntington Library, Hollywood Walk of Fame, etc... The photos from this road trip will be split into many parts. I hope you enjoy.

Full Resolution Photos and Prints: If you want to see full resolution photos of any of the photos here, they are up on my portfolio for viewing. To view my best Southern California 2014 photos, use this link. To see all of my Southern California 2014 photos, use this link.

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Today I will continue with my day 4 photos from USS Midway Museum in San Diego, CA. The photos from the USS Midway Museum will be split into 4 parts, this is part 3 of the photos from USS Midway Museum, however it is also part 15 of the photos from my Southern California trip.

A long exposure on the top deck of the USS Midway Museum of an aircraft.
Update 3/5/2015: One of my followers identified this plane. It is a Vought F-8 Crusader.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 32 42 49 N 117 10 33 W

Black and white process of the photo above.

A scenery photo from the USS Midway Museum. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 32 42 50 N 117 10 35 W

A scenery photo shot from the USS Midway facing Tuna Harbor Park and Coronado Bridge. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 32 42 50 N 117 10 30 W

Black and white process of the photo above.

A photo of some electronics on the aircraft carrier. 

A scenery photo from the USS Midway Museum. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 32 42 49 N 117 10 31 W

Black and white process of the photo above.

A room on the USS Midway Museum. I think this was for navigation. I kind of forgot. I was more on taking photos than listening to the tour. LOL

Black and white process of the photo above.

A control panel on the USS Midway. 

Another photo from the USS Midway Museum. 

Black and white process of the photo above.

Some electronics on the USS Midway. 

Black and white process of the photo above.

A photo of electronic equipment. 

Black and white process of the photo above.

A photo of some of the people on the tour. 

Black and white process of the photo above.

These are all the photos for today. Next time I will post the last of my photos from the USS Midway Museum. 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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USS Midway Museum (Part 2) - Southern California 2014 (Part 14)

At the end of 2014 (around Christmas time), I took a trip to Southern California and took a lot of great photos. I went to famous places such as the Los Angeles, San Diego, USS Midway Museum, Huntington Library, Hollywood Walk of Fame, etc... The photos from this road trip will be split into many parts. I hope you enjoy.

Full Resolution Photos and Prints: If you want to see full resolution photos of any of the photos here, they are up on my portfolio for viewing. To view my best Southern California 2014 photos, use this link. To see all of my Southern California 2014 photos, use this link.

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Today I will continue with my day 4 photos from USS Midway Museum in San Diego, CA. The photos from the USS Midway Museum will be split into 4 parts, this is part 2 of the photos from USS Midway Museum, however it is also part 14 of the photos from my Southern California trip.

A photo of some missiles mounted on an aircraft on display at the USS Midway Museum. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 32 42 50 N 117 10 28 W

Black and white process of the photo above.

A photo of the full view of the aircraft on display above. It is a Douglas A-1 Skyraider.

Black and white process of the photo above.

I scenery shot from the top deck on the aircraft carrier. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 32 42 50 N 117 10 29 W

Black and white process of the photo above.

A photo of some missiles mounted on an aircraft on display at the USS Midway. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 32 42 50 N 117 10 30 W

A photo of some electronic components in an aircraft on display. 

Black and white process of the photo above.

Another photo of some electronic components on an aircraft on display. 

Black and white process of the photo above.

A scenery photo from the USS Midway Museum of Tuna Harbor Park and the Coronado Bridge. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 32 42 48 N 117 10 31 W

Black and white process of the photo above.

A long exposure scenery shot on the top deck of the USS Midway Museum achieved using an ND filter. According to one of my followers this is a Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 32 42 49 N 117 10 31 W

Black and white process of the photo above.

Another scenery shot from the top deck of the USS Midway Museum. Photo shot around the same spot as the photo above. 

Black and white process of the photo above.

These are all the photos for today. Next time I will continue with more photos from the USS Midway Museum. 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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Southern California Vlog - USS Midway, Highway 1, Santa Monica Beach, Coronado Island

I recently took a road trip to to SoCal! Here just showing you parts of my vacation. I decided to document little bits of my trip for my followers to see.

In this vlog, you will get to see:

• Drive down Highway 1 (SR-1)
• The Bixby Creek Bridge and lots of views from California's coast
• Santa Monica Pier and State Beach
• USS Midway Museum (and a small rant on a shocking experience I had with the public restroom there...)
• Sunset in San Diego
• Sunset from the Coronado Bridge
• Dusk from Coronado Island

Link to the blog posts.

I was very hesitant about posting that little rant I had on the restrooms there because I know there are a lot of haters out here, but I decided I will. Other transgender individuals face the same hardships I do on a daily basis and I just want to show my support. I know how confused I was at the beginning, how lonely I felt, and feeling I was the only one with such feelings. I am posting this partially in hopes to get more people to come out and for more people to stop living in fear. I believe a lot of the hatred toward the group has to do with misunderstandings or having no understanding toward the LGBTQ community, so I wanted to just share a tiny bit of my personal experiences to get more people to try to understand. I want to put my follower base to good use. To help spread the word. This has been one of my goals all along. It wasn't completely about photography since the beginning. :) This is the Civil Rights Movement of this generation and I feel it is my responsibility to take part. I believe very strongly one day, we will have equal rights, and such discrimination will be abolished like with slavery and segregation! Feel free to share your experiences in the comments below.

Warning: Any anti-LGBTQ comments will be removed and you will be banned from commenting on my videos. You've been warned! I am sick and tired of idiots that do things like this.

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