After 7 years, I had finally decided to upgrade my Nikon D700 to something more modern. First, I considered just upgrading to the D800, but the price differential between the D700 and D800 was big enough for me to consider switching brands and consolidating lenses. With all the options in the market at this time,…
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Burlingame Criterium
Waking up at 4AM for anything isn’t easy, but it was a good chance to volunteer for Pen Velo and the Burlingame Community. Pen Velo hosts a cycling race every year called the Burlingame Criterium and Ryan’s Ride (a memorial ride). It requires a ton of people to set up and due to restrictions from the…
Highlights from Macau and Hong Kong
Macau Casinos – The influx of capital into Macau has grown the city immensely even since the last time I was there in 2008. A lot of the people we saw at the casinos were mainland Chinese people with tons of money… which continue to fuel the economy. We enjoyed a dragon show, an art display…
Highlights from Taiwan
Elephant Mountain (Xiangshan) – This was an “unexpected journey”… meaning we had a little time to kill and looked up a place to go. Needless to say, climbing tons of steps wasn’t in the plan and wearing jeans didn’t make it all too comfortable. The view was worth it, and it would definitely be worth it…
Top Eats From Taiwan, Macau and Hong Kong
After finally getting back from Asia and getting over my sickness, here’s a short post on my favorite eats from Taiwan, Macau and Hong Kong. #1 – Fresh Seafood – stone crab aka “meaty crab”, mantis shrimp, razor clams and a special shrimp with an extra body section. This was off the beaten path…
Cycling – Photoshoot with Vamovo
Two Thursday’s ago, I was asked by a few former colleagues to do a photoshoot for their new site Vamovo. Vamovo is a new platform where athletes can earn rewards on high-quality products by achieving goals. Right now, they’re focused on cycling mileage, but I assume they’ll be continuing to grow and expand on different…
Sequoia National Park – Presidents Day Weekend
This past Presidents Day, we decided to tag along with our friend Ansen to Sequoia National Park. Sequoia National Park is approximately 4.5hrs South East from the Bay and is on the Western side of the Sierra Mountains. We drove down on Friday afternoon to beat some of the rush traffic and to have…
Sneak Peek: Sequoia National Park
Presidents Day was filled with great scenery, hikes and friends. We saw everything from fog, snow, snowballs, burnt trees and much much more! We spent three days and nights at Wuksachi Lodge in Sequoia National Park and enjoyed an uncharacteristically warm winter. We saw temps from the high 60’s down to the low 30’s. Here’s…
Mount Tam & Muir Woods Hike
Some of you may have seen Betty’s post on her Muir Woods Adventure, but I wanted to share my take on it and the photography challenge I took on. I set out with my Nikon D700 and 85mm f/1.8 to this hike to limit my zoom and focus on smaller details on the hike….
Death Valley Finale – Dirt Roads, Hiking and a Sunset
The final day and a half at Death Valley included some of the most interesting and diverse environments and views that we would experience all trip. As the rest of the trip went… our motel stay was marred by other travelers creating a ruckus at all hours of the night and morning. We left…
Death Valley – Day 3… Sand in My Shoe?
This is how we started day 3 in Death Valley. Hiking up the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes was no joke! The highest dune in the flat was about 10 stories tall (130-140ft) but it was probably 2 miles into the dunes. Plus, walking in soft sand isn’t particularly easy with a ton of elevation change…
Death Valley – Day 2
Day 2 started with a hike at the Golden Canyon. Our breakfast was light – PB&J, an orange, some water and we were off. Our sleep the previous night was terrible as the building that we were sleeping in had this inconsistent loud banging sound. Imagine a entryway door constantly slamming but throughout all hours…
Telling My Story - Andrew Wong 