Showing posts with label sports. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sports. Show all posts

Monday, May 23, 2016

Fremont Central Park (Aerial Photography) - Fremont, CA

A friend of mine came back to the San Francisco Bay Area for summer break and wanted to see me fly my DJI Phantom 3 Professional Quadcopter. I have thought about doing an aerial photo shoot over Fremont Central Park and Lake Elizabeth in Fremont, CA for a while now, so I decided to demo my UAV for him at Fremont Central Park. Here are the aerial photos I shot on the photo shoot. The photos were shot last Tuesday on 5/17/2016.

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This is Duck Island in the middle of Lake Elizabeth.  

Black and white process of the photo above.   

A top down photo of Duck Island in the middle of Lake Elizabeth.  

 Black and white process of the photo above.  

An aerial scenery photo of Lake Elizabeth and Fremont Central Park. At the bottom is Aqua Adventure Fremont Water Park (right) and Fremont Skate Park (center). 

Black and white process of the photo above.   

Another aerial scenery photo of Lake Elizabeth and Fremont Central Park shot with the camera leveled (not facing down). At the bottom center is Fremont Skate Park. 

 Black and white process of the photo above.  

I then decided to get an aerial photo of Aqua Adventure Fremont Water Park (right) and Fremont Skate Park (left). I'll be honest, this is the first time I actually got to see inside of the water park. I've never been inside the water park before since the place finished construction back in 2009. 

Black and white process of the photo above.   

Aerial photo of the boat launch at Fremont Central Park and Lake Elizabeth.  

 Black and white process of the photo above.  

A photo of the sport fields on the other side of Fremont Central Park. In the middle of the photo, you can see four giant baseball fields.  

Black and white process of the photo above.   

I then began my flight back across the lake. Here is a photo of Lake Elizabeth and Fremont Central Park from my flight back. 

 Black and white process of the photo above.  

Top down photo of one of the playgrounds at Fremont Central Park. I felt the playground looked pretty cool contrasted against the grass patches around it. Before anyone calls me irresponsible flying my UAV over a children's playground, I did make sure there weren't a lot of people on the playground and I did my best to keep my flight time above the playground as short as possible. Please note it was very hot outside that day at 90°F. Also, it was little bit past noon on a Tuesday which is before most children got out of school. If it was a weekend or late afternoon, I would not have done this. 

Black and white process of the photo above.   

I started a slow descent on the playground to get a closer top down photo of it.  

Black and white process of the photo above.   

An even closer top down photo of the playground at Fremont Central Park.  

 Black and white process of the photo above.  

Another aerial scenery photo of Fremont Central Park and Lake Elizabeth with the playground I shot in the earlier photo in the center. On the right (a little bit cut off) is Duck Island. 

Black and white process of the photo above.   

 For the last photo from my photo shoot, I decided to get a low altitude photo of Duck Island in the middle of Lake Elizabeth. 

Black and white process of the photo above.  

This is all the photos for today! I hope you have enjoyed 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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Sunday, January 20, 2013

Mt. Rose - Lake Tahoe/Reno 2012 (Part 3)

If you live in the SF Bay Area, you probably know it never snows here. Many people like me who live in the SF Bay Area love snow. The nearest place that does get snow is in Lake Tahoe and Reno. Many of us go there in the winter to go ski and snowboard, but for me, I don't like any of that. I enjoy taking photos of snow and playing in it. :) Here are photos of Lake Tahoe and Reno I took during my trip in Christmas of 2012. I will be splitting them into several parts as I took a lot of photos there. Hope you enjoy.

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Parts: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 

Before I get started on today's blog post, I would like to tell you about a great product that I own. Let me ask you first: Do you have a device like the Canon EOS 7D that only takes Compact Flash cards? Hate the big prices on the Compact Flash Cards? What if I tell you that you can use your current SD cards lying around your house in these devices? Well you can with the SD-CF II: SD to CF Type II Adapter. This little adapter will adapt all your SD cards (SDHC and SDXC) into a CF card! Unlike other brands of adapters, I can shoot 1080p video on my camera with no breaks! Other cheaper adapters sometimes don't have the speed to support 1080p video, this adapter is not one of them. If you are tight on your photography budget and have a bunch of SD cards lying around, this adapter is definitely a must have for you!

Okay, now let's get started with today's photos. :) These photos are some of the photos I took on the 2nd day of my trip. Most of them are from on top of Mt. Rose (in the snowstorm) and from Mt. Rose Ski Resort. The photos I took at night that day will come on the next blog post.

 The snowstorm sure came in fast. See how it looks "foggy" in the distant mountain? That is the snowstorm starting. 

Here on the side of the highway up to Mt. Rose. 

 This photo and the next photo was only about a few seconds apart. See how the weather is changing? 



Snowstorm! Sure was cold! I was caught off guard without enough clothes. XD I toughed out the cold and took the photos for you guys to enjoy! :) Comments would really be appreciated. :P  

A car driving back down hill.  

 Another shot of the side of the highway. The snow pile on the side is taller than me! And I am a pretty tall person. So, a lot of snow this year. Kind of expected since last year was so dry! You can see my last year photos here. 



Here is Mt. Rose Ski Resort during the snowstorm. Obviously the lifts and the more advanced lanes are closed. The beginner lanes were open though. :P Not sure how fun it was for the people ski/snowboarding though. I was just there to take photos.  

Another photo of the ski resort during the snowstorm.  

 Giant patch of snow on the side with people sledding and playing. I just took a photo. Kind of hard getting all my equipment over the giant snow pile. So... Just raised my tripod up and took a shot. Plus I was freezing to death up there. ROFL



Guy doing Gangnam Style on the side? XD First thing that came to my mind. 

Pretty much on the peak of Mt. Rose. It was snowing big! Kids playing on the hills. I was taking photos and freezing. XD

Another shot during the snowstorm. The dots you see on the picture is of snow. Lucky for me, my UV filter has a coating that makes wiping it off a breeze. Well technically blowing with my Giottos Rocket Air Blaster. 

These are all the photos for today. Next time I will start on the photos I took that night. 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.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Canon's New EOS M Series Cameras

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Disclaimer: The author is not responsible for any incorrect or unclear information provided in this post. You read this article and follow the information at your own risk. Prices are subject to change over time. 

As you know camera companies, like Nikon, Sony, and Olympus, has started pushing out the new compact DSLR cameras. It has been promised these new compact cameras give near real DSLR quality photos, and is extremely compact and light weight due to the lack of mirror and viewfinder. The rest of the camera is pretty much the same as a big bulky DSLR as it has interchangeable lenses too with different mode switches and flash hot-shoes. Canon has now released their own compact DSLR line beginning the EOS M series cameras which is also compatible with both EF-S and EF mount lenses as long as an adapter is used. The camera is compatible with the new EF-M mount lenses with no adapter. This new camera is an 18 megapixel camera and has most of the functions a real Canon EOS DSLR would have. The new camera features a CMOS (APS-C) sensor, DIGIC 5 Image Processor, and an ISO range of 100 to 25600. Compared to a 35mm full frame sensor camera, this camera has a crop ratio of 1.6x. The new EOS M camera has all the modes a regular DSLR has (Auto, Creative Auto, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, Manual, and Bulb) plus lot's of creative "scene modes" including Portrait, Landscape, Close Up, Sports, Night Portrait, Hand-held Night Scene Mode, and HDR Backlight Control Mode. The camera also captures crystal clear 1080p video and offers full time auto focus during the take (use STM lens for quieter/smoother focusing during video). Videos and photos can be viewed on a TV via mini-HDMI. These are just some of the features of the new EOS M series cameras. If you have $800 to spare and hate carrying your big bulky DSLR everywhere you go, or you just want to do some amateur photography work, I would recommend you to buy and try one of these cameras! If you do, please use my link! Thank you for reading!

Accessories for the new camera.

Specifications:
  • Dimensions: Approx. 4.28 x 2.62 x 1.27 in./ 108.6 x 66.5 x 32.3mm
  • Weight: Approx. 9.2 oz. / 262g (body only)
  • Storage: SD, SDHC, SDXC cards
  • LCD: Touchscreen, fingerprint resistant, 3 inch screen
  • No viewfinder, LCD is used
  • No built in flash. Needs Speedlite 90EX or other flash. (Standard Hotshoe)
  • 18 MP CMOS Sensor (3:2 ratio photos)(1.6x crop ratio compared to 35mm full frame)
  • Photo Modes: JPEG, RAW, RAW+JPEG
  • Ultrasonic Sensor Cleaning and Dust Delete like the real DSLRs
  • Full 1080p video (stereo audio and auto focus during take), can be played back on TV via mini-HDMI
  • Features all DSLR Modes (Auto, Creative Auto, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, Manual, and Bulb)
  • Features scene modes like Portrait, Landscape, Close Up, Sports, Night Portrait, Hand-held Night Scene Mode, and HDR Backlight Control Mode