Pier 57/Olympic Sculpture Park - Seattle, WA

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. I hope you enjoy viewing the photos.

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Today I have photos from Pier 57 and the Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle, WA. I hope you enjoy viewing the photos.

Early morning, I head out to Seattle, WA. Here is a photo from Pier 57. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 47 36 19 N 122 20 31 W   

Another shot from Pier 57. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 47 36 20 N 122 20 30 W   

The giant ferris wheel at Pier 57. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 47 36 23 N 122 20 32 W   

Photography Tip: When shooting a photo against a white background, make sure you exposure compensate (+1) as the white background will throw off your camera's exposure meter causing it to underexpose. This works almost the same way as the "greying effect" you get while photographing in snow. More info on the "greying effect" here.

Landscape shot from Pier 57. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 47 36 23 N 122 20 33 W 

Another photo of the giant ferris wheel at Pier 57. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 47 36 23 N 122 20 34 W  

Now in front of Pier 57 looking down the street. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 47 36 22 N 122 20 27 W

I now arrive at the Olympic Sculpture Park. While writing this blog post, for the first time, I realize there is half of a person in my photo on the right. Funny how these things are so hard to see right? 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 47 36 59 N 122 21 17 W  

First sculpture up is Wake by Richard Serra. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 47 36 59 N 122 21 17 W  

Next up is Sky Landscape I by Louise Nevelson

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 47 37 02 N 122 21 22 W  

Perre's Ventaglio III by Beverly Pepper

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 47 37 01 N 122 21 21 W

A photo of the Seattle Space Needle off in the distance from the Olympic Sculpture Park.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 47 37 01 N 122 21 21 W  

A photo of a road underneath the park with The Eagle by Alexander Calder on the right. Also on the right is a person walking his dog. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 47 37 01 N 122 21 22 W  

Black and white process of the photo above. 

Perre's Ventaglio III by Beverly Pepper

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 47 37 01 N 122 21 23 W

The Eagle by Alexander Calder

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 47 37 00 N 122 21 22 W  

A relatively new piece of artwork, so I didn't find the person who designed it. I think it is called Half House, designed to well look like half of a house. I did a long exposure to wipe out the tourists who were climbing it. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 47 36 59 N 122 21 22 W  

Another photo of the Seattle Space Needle from the Olympic Sculpture Park. I too this photo as the clouds in the sky cleared a bit letting patches of the blue sky to show through. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 47 36 59 N 122 21 22 W  

Black and white process of the photo above.

Stinger by Tony Smith

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 47 36 56 N 122 21 18 W  

A long exposure of Father and Son by Louise Bourgeois

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 47 36 54 N 122 21 19 W  

Right outside of the Olympic Sculpture Park shot near the sculpture above. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 47 36 54 N 122 21 18 W  

The stairs leading up to the Olympic Sculpture Park. A sign for Seattle Art Museum. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 47 36 54 N 122 21 19 W  

These are all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed them. Next time I will continue with photos from Downtown Seattle, WA. 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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Alameda County Fair 2013 (Part 1)

Every year, Alameda County here in California hosts a fair from mid-June to mid-July on the fair grounds in Pleasanton, CA. While I am not a big fan of fair/amusement part rides, I thought it would be a great place for some photography, plus a few of my friends kind of dragged me along (a few of them requested I don't post photos of them online, therefore I took care not to include them in any of my shots). So, here I will be sharing with you the photos I took at the fair. The photos will include the rides and games in the fair, the Freestyle Motorcross, All Alaskan Pig Racing, Model Railroad, and some other stuff. I took a little over 200 photos, and will be splitting them into several parts. I hope you enjoy viewing the photos.

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This post will be on the photos of the rides, games, and some random "street photography" type shots I did at the fair. Also, scroll down if you want to read about my age discrimination encounter with Kitchen Craft.

A shot I took walking in. The photo is of some random people at the fair. It was a nice and sunny day and I managed to achieve this with no polarizing filter. I didn't bring one with me as I didn't want to carry a big bulky tripod with me to the fair. 

More photos of random people at the fair. Photo of one of the snack booths setup in the fair. 

The Ferris wheel setup in the fair. 

A photo of a kid ride in the fair. 

A booth setup detailing the times of concerts at the fair. 

Inside the building they had these demo booth setup demoing stuff. Funny thing. You see that lady on the right side on the 2nd image? She's apparently the "gate-keeper" for this booth. Seeing how my friends and I are "young adults" that probably won't buy anything from them, decided to shoo us off and told us to leave! We weren't even in their booth "fenced off" area either and wasn't even planning on sitting down there. We were on the outside. How rude. Well guess what, 2 pictures, story shared with the world. Do not recommend the "Kitchen Craft" brand of product. The company obviously practices in age discrimination. I bet the "gate-keeper" had no clue I have over 11K+ followers (at the time of writing) on Google+ did she. Well, you just did the company you work for a huge dishonor. 

The carnival people really wanted you to play. Many even offered me a few free tries. Even after saying no, they still ask. Anyways, with this shot of the basketball game, guess what the catch is? One of the signs (far right) says "Sharp Shooter Rims, Not regulation size or shape". I didn't play any carnival games because I know all of the are rigged in some way, plus all of them were way overpriced. For a basketball game like this, usually, the hoops are oval shaped, the grid to mess with your perspective, and over-inflated extra bouncy balls. 

The whole fair was setup on a giant parking lot I guess. 

A photo of the swing ride thingy. 

Another photo of the swing ride thingy. I got the idea for this perspective from commercials I saw on TV. I forgot what commercial it is though. 

These are all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing them. Next time, I will be posting more ride photos, and general "street photography" inside the fair. 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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