Flowers (Part 2) - Pleasanton, CA

Spring is here, and flowers are blooming, earlier in California compared to the rest of the US due to the higher temperatures this year. I went shooting photos of flowers around Pleasanton, CA on my walks. Here are the photos I've taken on these walks. These photos are shot during March. The flower photos will be split into a total of 3 parts.

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Photos for today will include shots of Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) blossoms, roses, Bermuda Buttercup (Oxalis pes-caprae), and Marigold (Calendula officinalis).

Marigold (Calendula officinalis) 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

 Bermuda Buttercup (Oxalis pes-caprae)

Rose 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) Blossoms 

 Black and white process of the photo above.

Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) Blossoms 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) Blossoms 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) Blossoms

These are all the photos for today. Next time I will have more photos of flowers from Pleasanton, CA. 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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Huntington Library (Part 4) - Southern California 2014 (Part 11)

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 my day 3 photos from Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, CA. I will call the park Huntington Library for short. The photos from Huntington Library will be split into 4 parts, this is part 4 of the photos from Huntington Library, however it is also part 11 of the photos from my Southern California trip.

Most of the photos for today are shot at the Desert Garden in Huntington Library. Here is the photos photo from the garden. I think the above is called a Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia).

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 34 07 31 N 118 06 38 W 

Black and white process of the photo above.

More photos of cacti at the Desert Garden. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 34 07 31 N 118 06 38 W 

Black and white process of the photo above.

More photos of cacti. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 34 07 32 N 118 06 37 W 

Black and white process of the photo above.

A top down shot of some cacti. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 34 07 31 N 118 06 36 W 

Black and white process of the photo above.

Another top down shot of some cacti shot at almost the same location as above. 

Black and white process of the photo above.

A photo of more cacti. No location information on this photo as I had to put on a flash to fill in some of the shadows to compensate for the contrast of the scene. 

Black and white process of the photo above.

A close up photo of a cactus. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 34 07 30 N 118 06 37 W 

Black and white process of the photo above.

Last photo from Desert Garden. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 34 07 34 N 118 06 37 W 

A scenery shot of a fountain in Huntington Library. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 34 07 33 N 118 06 44 W 

A scenery shot of a building at Huntington Library. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 34 07 35 N 118 06 47 W 

Last photo from Huntington Library was shot during sunset in Rose Garden. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 34 07 35 N 118 06 51 W 

Black and white process of the photo above.

These are all the photos for today. Next time I will begin my day 4 photos from Del Mar, CA. 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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Butchart Gardens (Part 3) - Brentwood Bay, BC

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 have part 3 of Butchart Gardens in Brentwood Bay, BC, Canada. These will be the last of my photos from the Butchart Gardens. Since I took many many photos at this place, I split them into several blog posts.

Photo from the Concert, Lawn, and Stage area. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 33 53 N 123 28 17 W 

A photo of a tree at the Concert, Lawn, and Stage area.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 33 54 N 123 28 14 W 

A photo from the Rose Garden. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 33 56 N 123 28 12 W

Another photo from the Rose Garden. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 33 55 N 123 28 11 W 

A photo of a rose in the Rose Garden. 

Another photo of a rose in that garden. 

Black and white process of the above photo.

Another photo near the Rose Garden. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 33 57 N 123 28 09 W 

Now I arrive at the Japanese Garden. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 33 58 N 123 28 10 W 

Another photo from the Japanese Garden. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 33 59 N 123 28 10 W 

I say this looks a lot like Japan (although I've never been to Japan before.)

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 33 59 N 123 28 11 W 

Black and white process of the above photo.

Still in the Japanese Garden, this was a little path way. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 34 00 N 123 28 10 W 

A small pond in the Japanese Garden. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 34 00 N 123 28 10 W 

A tree in Japanese Garden. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 34 00 N 123 28 09 W

A pond in the Japanese Garden.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 33 59 N 123 28 08 W 

A photo of Star Pond in the Italian Garden. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 33 57 N 123 28 07 W 

A pathway in the Italian Garden. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 33 57 N 123 28 07 W 

Another photo from the Italian Garden.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 33 56 N 123 28 07 W 

A photo of the Show Greenhouse. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 33 54 N 123 28 04 W 

These are all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing them. Next time I will have sunset and 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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