Bolinas, CA

Last month, I took a trip to Mt. Tamalpais State Park in Marin County, CA and Bolinas, CA (on the way back home). The photos will be split into 2 parts. I also shot vlog (view here) and aerial photos (view here) on the trip.

I took the trip on August 10th, 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.

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Today, I will be sharing the rest of my photos from this trip from Bolinas, CA. If you want to see my Mt. Tamalpais State Park photos, you can do so in the previous blog post. The photos for today are shot on the side of State Route 1 near Wilkins Gulch.

A scenery photo of Bolinas Lagoon. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 56 03 N 122 41 46 W 

A black and white process of the photo above.

A scenery photo of State Route 1 and Bolinas Lagoon.  

A black and white process of the photo above.

This is all the photos for today. Again, if you want to see my Mt. Tamalpais State Park photos, you can do so 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.

Arroyo Del Valle Trail (Part 2) - Pleasanton, CA

Hello guys! If you followed me here in the past, you would know I used to walk on Arroyo Del Valle Trail in Pleasanton, CA all the time, but I've neglected to do so for at least a year or two now. I have went back walking on that trail on a new segment I have never been before, so I hope you enjoy the shots! As for new guys, Arroyo Del Valle Trail is a really long walking trail here in Pleasanton, CA that stretches a great distance. Many locals go there to exercise and take daily walks. It is also a trail filled with photographic opportunities as you will see in the coming blog posts. The photos will be split into several blog posts, and will also be split into scenery and bird photos. I have also shot many bird photos while on this walk. I really hope you enjoy.

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Arroyo Del Valle Trail Scenery: Part 1 | Part 2 | 
Birds on Arroyo Del Valle Trail: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | 

The blog post for today will all be sunset photos. A few photos are long exposure shots.

This is a sunset long exposure photo shot under the overpass of East Las Positas Blvd. You can see I-680 right in front.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 40 42 N 121 54 46 W  

Black and white process of the photo above.  

Another sunset long exposure photo of the overpass shot from the same spot. I thought the bridge made a really nice subject. 

 Black and white process of the photo above.

A sunset scenery photo from Arroyo Del Valle trail.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 40 44 N 121 54 47 W  

Black and white process of the photo above.  

Another sunset long exposure photo of the East Las Positas Blvd overpass shot from further away. You can also see I-680 in the photo.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 40 45 N 121 54 47 W  

Black and white process of the photo above.  

Another sunset long exposure photo of the overpass and the highway.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 40 46 N 121 54 48 W   

 Black and white process of the photo above.

Another sunset scenery shot of Arroyo Del Valle Trail with I-680 to the left.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 40 46 N 121 54 48 W  

Black and white process of the photo above. 

Another sunset scenery shot of Arroyo Del Valle trail. This was toward the direction of Pleasanton Tennis & Community Park.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 40 20 N 121 54 36 W   

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 trail. 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.

Arroyo Del Valle Trail Scenery: Part 1 | Part 2 | 
Birds on Arroyo Del Valle Trail: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | 

Sequoia National Forest (Part 14) - Sequoia & King's Canyon NP (2014)

I recently took a trip to Sequoia and King's Canyon National Park (the two parks are connected). I had a great time photographing many scenery and enjoying the beauty of nature both inside the two national parks and out in Sequoia National Forest. Through this chain of blog posts, I will be showing photos of natural scenery, mountains, meadows, forests, wildlife, and the wonderful trees of the parks. I will also be giving some travel advice into the park as I know some of you viewers are probably looking at this to try to plan a trip to the parks. In these parks, is one of the world's largest species of trees, the Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum). I will also have a few photos of the world's most massive tree the General Sherman Tree in blog posts to come. I hope you enjoy viewing this chain of blog 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 photos from this trip, use this link. To see all of my photos from this trip, use this link.

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Today I continue with my photos from day three. The photos for today are from Sequoia National Forest shot along SR-180 as I drove to the other part of King's Canyon National Park. You may or may not know this, but King's Canyon National Park is split into two sections with Sequoia National Forest in between. In this blog post, you are seeing photos from that section of SR-180.

 A photo of the curvy highway. The smoke was still pretty heavy. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 49 21 N 118 50 07 W  

A black and white process of the photo above.  

A photo of the rocky canyon wall on the other side of the canyon. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 49 22 N 118 50 06 W   

 A black and white process of the photo above.

 A photo of canyon wall on the other side of the canyon. Photo shot at the same spot as above but with the camera angled up to see the peak.

A black and white process of the photo above.  

This shot is angled down looking at the King's River which flows at the bottom of the canyon. This photo was also shot at the same turnout as above. 

Same spot, but now leveled the camera for a scenery shot of the highway and the canyon.  

 A black and white process of the photo above.

Further down the highway, got a few photos in the middle of King's River. You should never take a cheap tripod down into a flowing river because the current will push it over! My professional tripod can take some water and is heavy enough to take some current. If you do try this, make sure you have a good grip on your equipment! Don't want your set up falling in. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 49 04 N 118 49 22 W   

A black and white process of the photo above.  

 The water was very refreshing. After shooting photos, I played for a bit in the water. It was fun. :) Photo shot from the same spot as above. 

 A black and white process of the photo above.

Now further down the highway. There were some people playing this section of the King's River. 

 Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 48 10 N 118 44 32 W   

Another photo of King's River shot from the same spot as above. Just my luck... Half naked dude on the left. LOL

These are all the photos for today. Next time I continue with photos from the other part of King's Canyon National 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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On The Road (Part 1) - Sequoia & King's Canyon NP (2014)

I recently took a trip to Sequoia and King's Canyon National Park (the two parks are connected). I had a great time photographing many scenery and enjoying the beauty of nature both inside the two national parks and out in Sequoia National Forest. Through this chain of blog posts, I will be showing photos of natural scenery, mountains, meadows, forests, wildlife, and the wonderful trees of the parks. I will also be giving some travel advice into the park as I know some of you viewers are probably looking at this to try to plan a trip to the parks. In these parks, is one of the world's largest species of trees, the Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum). I will also have a few photos of the world's most massive tree the General Sherman Tree in blog posts to come. I hope you enjoy viewing this chain of blog 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 photos from this trip, use this link. To see all of my photos from this trip, use this link.

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Today I show you photos from day one. These photos will include some shots on my drive to the park, and some photos from Three Rivers, CA (as that is where I stayed for the night). I have photos of farms, Lake Kaweah, one photo from inside Sequoia National Park, and cacti. 

First photo is shot on SR-245 in Exeter, CA. I thought the long highway looked very nice with farm fields on both sides. 

 Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 21 31 N 119 06 45 W  

A black and white process of the photo above.  

 This next shot was shot in Woodlake, CA. I thought the rock formations on the mountain side looked very nice. I would have crossed the highway to frame the highway out of the photo, but those trees in the field were too high for me to do that. I also thought the rural house and barn in the distance looked very nice. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 24 42 N 119 03 47 W

These next few photos were shot at approximately the same location is of Lake Kaweah in Lemon Cove, CA. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 24 26 N 118 59 47 W  

Another photo of Lake Kaweah. 

 If you take a close look, you can see that California is in serious drought right now. You can see where the water level used to be, and on the far left, you can see the orange floating thing that they keep in lakes, but now half of the devices is on dry land. The dry lake also seems to have turned an island on the far shoreline into a peninsula.

Here is a photo inside Sequoia National Park at a turnout on Generals Highway (SR-198). I then headed back out to Three Rivers, CA because my parents wanted to check out a less traveled area of the park (Mineral King Road). The view on that road was okay. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 29 53 N 118 49 09 W

So back out of the park in Three Rivers, CA, as I drove up Mineral King Road, saw a lot of species of cacti planted outside a home. I decided to stop for some photos as they were pretty. 

 Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 28 15 N 118 51 25 W

Another cactus photo.

More photos of the cacti. 

These are all the photos for today. Next time I have more photos from Mineral King Road, the rest of my photos from day 1. 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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Arch Cape, Seaside - Oregon Coast

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!

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Today I continue my photos along Oregon's Coast. The photos for today are from Arch Cape and Seaside.

First photo was shot in Arch Cape, Oregon as I drove out of Wheeler and continued my trip up north. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 45 49 52 N 123 57 39 W 

Another photo from Arch Cape.  

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 45 49 51 N 123 57 37 W

 A photo of the Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) from the same location as above.

Now I get to Seaside, Oregon. 

 Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 45 59 40 N 123 55 35 W

Another photo from the location above.  

 Now I move onto the beach in Seaside, Oregon. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 45 59 38 N 123 55 50 W

A few more photos from that beach. 

These are all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing them. Next time I have more photos from Oregon's Coast. 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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