Sycamore Valley Regional Preserve (Cellphone Photos) - Danville, CA

On 28 May 2023, my mom and I took a hike in Sycamore Valley Regional Open Space Preserve in Danville, CA. I took photos with my cellphone. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

Message from the Photographer: I have actually been struggling with a pretty nasty viral infection for the past 10 days. I don't know what it is, but it was probably the cold or the flu. 😂 I have been feeling very claustrophobic from the whole ordeal as I was mostly in bed the entire time. My energy didn't completely recover, but I had to get out of the house, hence this short hiking trip. 

A scenery photo of flowers, clouds, grass, trees, and hills. The photo was shot on Sand Hill Trail.

The flowers in the photo are Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) and Yellow Mustard Flowers.

A scenery photo of flowers, clouds, grass, trees, and hills. The photo was shot on Sand Hill Trail.

The flowers in the photo are Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) and Yellow Mustard Flowers.

A scenery photo of Mt. Diablo, Danville, clouds, houses, trees, and hills. The photo was shot on Short Ridge Trail.

The flowers in the photo are Yellow Mustard Flowers.

A scenery photo of Danville, clouds, and mountains. The photo was shot on Short Ridge Trail.

A scenery photo of Danville, clouds, and mountains. The photo was shot on Short Ridge Trail.

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 Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

Lake Chabot Regional Park - Castro Valley, CA (Part 2)

From 7/16/2016 to 7/28/2016, I hit up three separate East Bay Regional Parks here in the San Francisco Bay Area. I visited Redwood Regional Park in Oakland, CA, Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont, CA, and Lake Chabot Regional Park in Castro Valley, CA. I have an annual pass this year, so I do plan on taking more photography trips to these parks. I want to exercise and get fit so I can do a camping trip up in the Sierras here in California sometime. I've been thinking about a trip like that for a while now. Not to mention, I really need to loose some weight. Enough about me though, I am here to share the photos I took at the parks with you guys. I will be splitting the photos into several parts. I also shot video on my East Bay Park trips. You can view my vlog with the videos here. I hope you enjoy.

Full Resolution Photos: If you want to see full resolution photos of any of the photos you see here, use the following links. If you wish to purchase prints of any of the photos, please contact me here. To view my best East Bay Regional Park photos, use this link. To see my best monochrome and abstract photos for 2016, use this link. To see all of my photos from Lake Chabot Regional Park, use this link.

Parts:

• Redwood Regional Park - Oakland, CA
• Coyote Hills Regional Park - Fremont, CA
• Lake Chabot Regional Park - Castro Valley, CA: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | 

I took a total of 3 trips during July to Lake Chabot Regional Park. I will be splitting my photos from the trips into 3 blog posts. In this blog post, I will show you the rest of my scenery, flower, and close up photos from Lake Chabot Regional Park in Castro Valley, CA that was shot on 7/19/2016.

A scenery photo of the vegetation and Lake Chabot shot from West Shore Trail. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 43 29 N 122 06 38 W 

A scenery photo of Lake Chabot shot from West Shore Trail. 

A photo of Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) shot from West Shore Trail.  

 Black and white process of the photo above.

 A photo of weed shot from West Shore Trail. 

Photography Tip: The reason the background looks so dark is because the shot was underexposed and compensated with flash to isolate the subject. The light from your flash will fall off much faster so objects closer to your flash will get more light than objects further away. By doing this, your subject will be lit and the background will be darkened. The more distance between the subject and the background, the stronger the effect. I normally expose the shot manually (Manual Mode or M) and have the flash power on auto (E-TTL). 

Black and white process of the photo above.

A photo of weed shot from West Shore Trail.

 Black and white process of the photo above.

A photo of acorns shot from West Shore Trail. 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

 A photo of acorns shot from West Shore Trail. 

A photo of wild blackberry flowers on a wild blackberry bush. 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

A photo of wild blackberry leaves on a wild blackberry bush. 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

 A photo of wild blackberry on a wild blackberry bush. I did try a few and I saw some other visitors collecting and eating some too. These wild blackberries tend to be more sour and tiny (on occasion, you do get a sweet one) and the bush is covered in thorns. Also, wild blackberries have more of a laxative effect than domesticated blackberries. If you do go eat them, pay attention to how many you're eating!

A photo of a fallen tree and weed shot on East Shore Trail. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 43 07 N 122 06 16 W 

A photo of flowers shot along East Shore Trail. I couldn't identify what flowers these are. If you know, please comment below.  

Black and white process of the photo above. 

A long exposure forest photo from East Shore Trail. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 43 12 N 122 06 12 W 

Black and white process of the photo above.

This is all the photos for today. Next time, I will post the rest of my photos from Lake Chabot Regional Park in Castro Valley, CA. 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.

Parts:

• Redwood Regional Park - Oakland, CA
• Coyote Hills Regional Park - Fremont, CA
• Lake Chabot Regional Park - Castro Valley, CA: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | 

Redwood Regional Park - Oakland, CA

From 7/16/2016 to 7/28/2016, I hit up three separate East Bay Regional Parks here in the San Francisco Bay Area. I visited Redwood Regional Park in Oakland, CA, Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont, CA, and Lake Chabot Regional Park in Castro Valley, CA. I have an annual pass this year, so I do plan on taking more photography trips to these parks. I want to exercise and get fit so I can do a camping trip up in the Sierras here in California sometime. I've been thinking about a trip like that for a while now. Not to mention, I really need to loose some weight. Enough about me though, I am here to share the photos I took at the parks with you guys. I will be splitting the photos into several parts. I also shot video on my East Bay Park trips. You can view my vlog with the videos here. I hope you enjoy.

Full Resolution Photos: If you want to see full resolution photos of any of the photos you see here, use the following links. If you wish to purchase prints of any of the photos, please contact me here. To view my best East Bay Regional Park photos, use this link. To see my best monochrome and abstract photos for 2016, use this link. To see all of my photos from Redwood Regional Park, use this link.

Parts:

• Redwood Regional Park - Oakland, CA
• Coyote Hills Regional Park - Fremont, CA
• Lake Chabot Regional Park - Castro Valley, CA: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | (Coming Soon)

In this blog post, I will show you my photos from Redwood Regional Park in Oakland, CA. I took this hiking trip on 7/16/2016. I have photos of flowers, the forest, and Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens).

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Black and white process of the photo above.  

A photo of the forest at Redwood Regional Park. The big trees you see are the Coast Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens). 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 48 28 N 122 09 01 W 

A photo of the forest and trail at Redwood Regional Park. The big tree you see on the left is the Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens).  

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 48 29 N 122 09 02 W

A photo of the forest at Redwood Regional Park shot from Stream Trail. The big trees you see are the Coast Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens). 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 48 55 N 122 09 42 W 

A photo of the forest and Mill Trail at Redwood Regional Park. The big trees you see are the Coast Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens). 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 49 08 N 122 09 57 W 

Black and white process of the photo above.  

A photo of Turkey Tail Mushroom (Trametes versicolor) shot on French Trail in Redwood Regional Park.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 49 04 N 122 09 56 W

A photo of Common Soap Plant (Chlorogalum pomeridianum) shot on French Trail in Redwood Regional Park.

Black and white process of the photo above.  

A photo of Common Soap Plant (Chlorogalum pomeridianum) shot on French Trail in Redwood Regional Park. 

 Black and white process of the photo above.

A photo of the forest at Redwood Regional Park shot from French Trail. The trees you see are the Coast Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens).

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 48 59 N 122 10 05 W 

Black and white process of the photo above.  

A photo of the forest at Redwood Regional Park shot from French Trail. The trees you see are the Coast Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens). 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 48 59 N 122 09 59 W

A photo of the forest and Stream Trail at Redwood Regional Park. The straight trees you see are the Coast Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens).

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 48 59 N 122 09 46 W 

Black and white process of the photo above.  

A photo of the forest at Redwood Regional Park shot from Stream Trail. The straight trees in the background you see are the Coast Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens). 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 48 59 N 122 09 45 W 

A photo of the forest at Redwood Regional Park shot from Stream Trail. The trees you see are the Coast Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens). 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 48 42 N 122 09 24 W 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

This is all the photos for today. Next time, I will have photos from Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont, CA. 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.

Parts:

• Redwood Regional Park - Oakland, CA
• Coyote Hills Regional Park - Fremont, CA
• Lake Chabot Regional Park - Castro Valley, CA: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | (Coming Soon)