RV Show (NOT RECOMMENDED) - Alameda County Fairgrounds

Today, on 26 January 2023, my dad wanted to go see the RV show at the Alameda County Fairgrounds. I went with him and took a few photos.

I do not recommend going to the show or any Alameda County Fairground events. Parking is $15, and entry is $20. Today happened to be 2 for 1 so my dad and I both got in for a total of $20. The food and concession stands inside are also heavily overpriced.

First, there is only a small amount of RVs on display. The show is very small. That alone, in my opinion, already makes it not worth it, but that wasn't the worst part of it.

Secondly, no one (including females) can bring Mace onto the property, not even a small bottle used for self defence I always keep on me. The security personnel was a black woman who clearly hated her job. She is impatient, irritable, and transphobic. She b***hed at me, purposely misgendered me, and then told me to go put it back in my vehicle. I did end up putting it back in our car.

Finally, we got in, and you'd think the problems are over. Apparently not. It is perfectly fine for the vendors to smoke weed in the outdoor exhibit areas, fill the outdoor exhibit areas with that foul smelling odour, go into their truck, and drive off while high. You'd probably think, hold on, maybe Alameda County Fairgrounds personnel doesn't know it is happening. You'd be wrong. I saw the fairgrounds security guard chatting and laughing with the vendor committing the DUI as if nothing is going on.

Glad to see Alameda County Fairgrounds has safety and security as a priority! This was not my first horrible experience with an event at the Alameda County Fairgrounds, which is why I recommend you skip over any event that takes place here.

With that out of the way, here are the 3 cellphone photos I took at the show.

Airstream BaseCamp 20X Trailer with Overlanding Capability

Airstream BaseCamp 20X Trailer with Overlanding Capability

OPUS Air Camper

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CES 2015 - Las Vegas, NV (Part 2)

I went to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, NV this year! There was so much cool electronic gadgets to see. I went on the last two days of the convention (Thursday and Friday). I obviously didn't get through all of the exhibits. I got so carried away looking and playing with the cool electronics, that I forgot to vlog and take photos for a lot of the stuff at the convention. Even with that, I still have a pretty good collection of shots to show you that I took at the convention. I hope you enjoy viewing the photos. The photos will be split into four blog posts. If you haven't watched my vlog yet, you can do so here. In the vlog, you can see some of the products in the photos here in action. Obviously, I can't animate a photo! :)

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Here is part 2 of the photos from the event. Coming up in this blog post: Nikon exhibit, Polaroid exhibit, Canon exhibit, Sony Exhibit, and much more!

Intel exhibit. Long exposure indoors achieved using a Gorillapod Focus.  

Next up, the Nikon exhibit. This is where I got that NFC wristband that I showed in my vlog. They were giving them out for the 360° stop motion thing. Nikon had a bunch of cameras set up in a circle, and they took a photo of you when you jumped with all of the cameras at the same time to do a stop motion animation thing. I wanted to get one done, but the line was too long. Either way, I got what I wanted. the NFC wristband is great for unlocking my phone. 

 Nikon camera demo with live music. 

 Up next, I went to the Polaroid booth. My friend took a photo of me with one of the cameras. 

 These cameras have a mini printer on them, so you can print out the photo you just took. Here is a photo of the device printing out a photo of me. 

 There is a small issue with the printer though. Photo falls out once it is done printing. Polaroid should fix this. 

Up next, the Canon exhibit.  

Here is a demo of a Canon EOS 1D with Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4X Lens.  

Next up is the Sony exhibit. This is their thinnest TV. Please note the transparent glass on the left is not the TV. The TV is the thin thing to the right.  

Here is another photo of the TV from a slightly different angle.  

 This is Sony's wireless camera. The "lens" itself is a camera. It can hook up to your phone wirelessly, and it also has a holder on the camera to hold your phone. 

I thought this sign was funny. LOL :) There is a reflection of me taking the photo with my Gorillapod Focus. 

Black and white process of the photo above.  

A photo of the Samsung exhibit.

Not sure where this was, but... I thought the deejay looked really cool so I got a portrait shot of him.

Black and white process of the photo above.

Beginning the photos from the 2nd day at CES 2015. This is a product called Mother. It is suppose to be some sort of habit tracker and warning system to alert you when you forgot something. It does something like that. I have to say, this looks like something that is gonna come alive at night and attack me. LOL Nice concept, but maybe fix the design? The whole thing looks a bit creepy.

My friend was interested in the health technology section so I spent some time with him there. Here is some shots of some of the exhibits there.  

Here I am at an exhibit for the company Masimo. They had Dotsie Bausch there to promote their product. I think they said she is an Olympic silver medalist and seven time USA cycling national champion. As you can see, I don't know anything about sports, and I am quite the couch potato. My friend wanted to see, so I spent a bit of time there and took some photos. Anyways, I think Masimo was trying to promote their new mini bio-monitor which can detect pulse rate and blood oxygen saturation.

Here is another shot at the Masimo exhibit with Dotsie Bausch.

These are all the photos for today. I have more CES 2015 photos next time (robotics, toys, etc...). 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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Grouse Mountain - North Vancouver, BC (Part 1)

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 will start my photos from Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver, BC, Canada. Grouse Mountain is a ski resort in North Vancouver, that is also open as a tourist attraction when there is no snow. When there is now snow, they have several shows, a wildlife conservation habitat, and a wind energy display called "Eye of the Wind" for tourists to observe.

Photo of Grouse Mountain from the bottom of the mountain. First up is my gondola ride up. Would hike up, but we had limited time there. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 49 22 20 N 123 05 57 W 

Waiting for the gondola. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 49 22 21 N 123 05 56 W 

Gondola ride up. View of Grouse Mountain. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 49 22 27 N 123 05 44 W

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 49 22 35 N 123 05 26 W 

Another photo from the gondola ride up. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 49 22 42 N 123 05 11 W 

Now at the top, here is a photo of the gondola we were riding. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 49 22 46 N 123 05 00 W 

The main area of Grouse mountain. There is a guy in a lumberjack costume taking photos with visitors on the bottom right. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 49 22 47 N 123 05 00 W

Another few photos of the gondola that I rode up the mountain in. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 49 22 45 N 123 05 01 W 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 49 22 45 N 123 05 02 W 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 49 22 45 N 123 05 03 W

Wooden statues carved using chainsaws. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 49 22 47 N 123 04 55 W 

Photo of the zipline adventures at Grouse Mountain. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 49 22 49 N 123 04 54 W

Photo of the Lumberjack Show. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 49 22 52 N 123 04 47 W 

Kids taking a field trip there. There is the guy in the lumberjack costume taking photos with the tourists. Photo shot at the same location as above. 

Photo of grouse mountain. The lumberjack show was still going on. Location same as above. 

These are all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing them. Next time I will continue my photos from Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver, BC, Canada. I have photos from the Grizzly Refuge and Birds in Motion show for next time. 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 Google+. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

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