Flowers, Weed, and Arroyo Del Valle Creek - Pleasanton, CA

On March 12th, 2017, I took a walk along Arroyo Del Valle Trail in Pleasanton, CA and took some photos of flowers, weeds, and the creek. The Arroyo Del Valle Creek was really swollen from the recent San Francisco Bay Area mega storms. The creek was pretty much running like a river. Here are the flower, weed, and creek photos I shot that day. A travel vlog was shot during March too and it can be viewed here.

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Peach Tree Blossoms 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

Peach Tree Blossoms 

 Black and white process of the photo above.

Weeds 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

Weeds 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

Weeds 

 Black and white process of the photo above.

The swollen Arroyo Del Valle Creek from the recent San Francisco Bay Area mega storms. The creek is running like a river. I thought the rapids would make a nice photo. 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

The swollen Arroyo Del Valle Creek from the recent San Francisco Bay Area mega storms. The creek is running like a river. I thought the rapids would make a nice photo. 

Black and white process of the photo above.

This is all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed the photos! A travel vlog was shot during March too 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.

Quarry Lakes Regional Park

Today I am here to share with you some photos I took at Quarry Lakes Regional Park located in Fremont, CA. If you followed me before, you'd know I have a lot of photos from there. Now I don't go to the park as much because I've moved away from the area. Sometimes I still go back there to take photos as there are a lot of animals and  plants in the park. I hope you enjoy viewing these photos. :)

American Coot (Fulica americana)

Dried up weed growing in the park.

Mallard Ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) flying. Orange glow cast by the setting sun.

Mallard Ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) flying. Orange glow cast by the setting sun.

Now I begin the HDR compositions of the sunset. Here is a photo facing away from the sun.  

Sun almost gone!

Sun below the horizon. Casts an orange glow near the horizon. 

I hope you have enjoyed viewing these Quarry Lakes Regional Park photos! If you live around the area, it is a great place to take walks and take photos. :) There are lot's of animals and plants there. 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.

Augustin Bernal Park HDR Landscapes

This was my first time trying out HDR photography, and I know some of the results are not that good. :) But I hope you enjoy the photos! The photos were taken in RAW and later combined using Photoshop. In the photos you will be looking at an overhead view of Pleasanton/Dublin. Augustin Bernal Park is located in Pleasanton, California.

I hiked all the way up to the peak of the mountain to take photos of this. It's good exercise. LOL But it was so windy that day! There were like 30 MPH winds on the peak. :/ And I stayed there for 10 minutes taking photos. I got a slight cold afterwards. Oh well, I hope you enjoy the photos.

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Almost up on the peak, there is a giant flat area filled with weed and trees.  

A tree and a picnic bench on the peak of the mountain. There are some what I believe is cell towers on the higher peak.

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Another view of the flat area. (Heading down due to the wind.)

Landscape of Pleasanton/Dublin. Pleasanton is closer, Dublin is off in the distance (I think). 

Another landscape shot from a different angle.  

This photo took me the most time in Photoshop as the trees in the foreground did not turn out so well. Took me a long time to mask and brighten it up. :/ I went hiking a bit late that day so the lighting was not that good either. 

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