Niles Canyon Stroll & Roll (Sept. 22nd, 2019) - Cellphone Shots

On September 22nd, 2019, I attended the 2019 Niles Canyon Stroll & Roll event where Niles Canyon Road, the part of State Route 84 traveling through Fremont, CA, Union City, CA, and Sunol, CA, is closed down for most of one day a year for bikers and pedestrians to travel on. I took photos on my cellphone and my Olympus mirrorless camera. This post is photos I shot on my cellphone. The photos from my mirrorless camera will come out later. I hope you enjoy viewing these photos!

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These are the photos I took on my cellphone at the event.

Message From The Photographer: If you've been following me on social media, you'd know I've been dealing with vision impairment and gradual vision loss since August 2018. The conditions are neurological, so my vision isn't impaired the same amount on a daily basis, but overall it seems to be going down hill. It has slowed down and made taking photos, processing photos, using computers, etc... very challenging and somewhat depressing. Some days it is impossible for me to take photos or process them. I know these photos are from a very long time ago, but I'm only just starting to get around in processing them as I'm only able to work on them at a very slow pace. I hope you can understand, and I hope you enjoy viewing these photos.

Scenery photo of Niles Canyon Road (SR-84) in Sunol, CA.

Two portrait photos of me on Niles Canyon Road (SR-84) in Sunol, CA.

Scenery photos of Niles Canyon Road (SR-84) in Sunol, CA.

Scenery photo of Niles Canyon Road (SR-84) in Fremont, CA.

Scenery photos of Niles Canyon Road (SR-84) in Union City, CA.

Scenery photo of Alamedia Creek and Niles Canyon Road (SR-84) in Union City, CA.

Scenery photo of Niles Canyon Road (SR-84) shot towards Union City, CA. Photo shot in Fremont, CA.

Scenery photo of train tracks shot from Niles Canyon Road (SR-84) in Fremont, CA.

Scenery photo of train tracks shot from Niles Canyon Road (SR-84) in Fremont, CA.

Scenery photo of Alameda Creek shot from Niles Canyon Road (SR-84) in Fremont, CA.

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.

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Sunol Regional Wilderness - Sunol, CA (Cellphone Photos)

Today I took my first trip ever to Sunol Regional Wilderness in Sunol, CA. I have to say, this is my new favorite wilderness spot in the Bay Area! Really feels like I'm out in Yosemite. The photos and videos here were shot on my cellphone since my tripod ball head is still being repaired. I also shot vlog on this trip and it can be viewed here.

I also decided to make the high resolution photos from this trip public. You can view them here.

Roaring waters of a creek which is now a river from the recent mega storms.

Wilderness Scenery

Little Yosemite Area

The area is named for its similarity to the cascades in Yosemite National Park.

Little Yosemite Area

Wilderness Scenery

Roaring waters of Alameda Creek which is now a river from the recent mega storms.

Portrait of me next to Alameda Creek.

Portrait of me next to the W Tree.

Scenery of a creek. 

Roaring waters of a Alameda Creek which is now a river from the recent mega storms. 

Scenery of Alameda Creek. There were a few photographers taking photos.

Wilderness Scenery

Wilderness Scenery & Creek

Wild Flowers

Wilderness Scenery

Wilderness Scenery

Little Yosemite Area

Wilderness Scenery

This is all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed the photos! I also shot vlog on this trip and it can be viewed 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.

Shark Fin Cove & Bonny Doon Beach - Davenport/Santa Cruz, CA

Last month I took a trip to Shark Fin Cove in Davenport, CA and took a few photos of Bonny Doon Beach in Santa Cruz, CA before I left. After that, I visited Half Moon Bay (but the photos from that will be in the next blog post).

Shark Fin Cove is known for its iconic "Shark Tooth" or "Shark Fin" shaped rock that is slightly off the shore. While the beach is a big hard to get down to (pretty steep climb), it is worth it once you get down there. Some other names this beach goes by is Shark Tooth Beach, Shark Tooth Cove, Shark Fin Beach, and Davenport Cove. I didn't actually go down to the beach this time, but I did a few years back (you can view the photos here). On this trip, I mainly just took photos and videos with my DSLR and quadcopter. You can view those with the following links: DSLR video, aerial video, aerial photos, and vlog.

I took the trip on August 15th, 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.

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 photos from the Santa Cruz area, use this link. To see all of my photos from this trip, use this link.

Scenery photo of Shark Fin Cove. The rock in the middle is what gave the cove its name. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 00 24 N 122 11 20 W

Black and white process of the photo above. 

Scenery photo of Shark Fin Cove.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 00 17 N 122 11 14 W

 Black and white process of the photo above.

White Water Cress (Nasturtium officinale)

Sea Figs (Carpobrotus chilensis)

 Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum)

Scenery photo of Shark Fin Cove.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 00 17 N 122 11 06 W

Black and white process of the photo above. 

Scenery photo of Shark Fin Cove. There were 2 artists painting on the other side.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 00 15 N 122 11 05 W

 Black and white process of the photo above.

I felt the boat and the artist together in one shot made a good composition.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 00 14 N 122 11 06 W

Black and white process of the photo above. 

A photo of one of the artists on the other side.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 00 14 N 122 11 06 W

Black and white process of the photo above. 

A photo of one of the artists on the other side.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 00 14 N 122 11 06 W

 Black and white process of the photo above.

Scenery photo of Shark Fin Cove.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 00 10 N 122 11 08 W

Black and white process of the photo above. 

Scenery photo near Shark Fin Cove.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 00 10 N 122 11 08 W

 Black and white process of the photo above.

Right before I left, I decided to walk around a bit and spotted a place to get a scenery shot of Bonny Doon Beach in Santa Cruz, CA. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 00 08 N 122 11 07 W

Black and white process of the photo above.

These are all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing them. If you want to see my Half Moon Bay, CA photos, you can do so here. Again, if you want to see the other things I shot at this location, you can view those with the following links: DSLR video, aerial video, aerial photos, and vlog. 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.