Reflecting back on 2017, I had a few thoughts on how to continue to change and grow in 2018. But I’ll be using this post as a photo journey through the last year. I’ve divided it up into different themes – enjoy! Dogs Bleu was our first and is still our pup. This year she’s…
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Hawai’i – Hilo, Volcano, and Kona
Last Hawaii vacation, we were lucky enough to be escorted around by my brother in-laws future in-laws. They owned a place in Volcano and showed us parts of Hilo and Kona. We opted for the nature/historic sites as it seems the Big Island has a ton of great outdoors and is home to the largest…
Flashback to the Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam
With all this warm weather this year, I was thinking about the last time I had seen or felt some cooler weather. Tahoe this year had some snow, but not enough for it to feel like winter in Tahoe. So flashback about 18 months to Thanksgiving 2013, I was with Betty’s family on vacation…
Sutro Bath’s Sunset
Woo, it’s been over a month since I last posted. It’s been a crazy fall season both personally and at work. I’ll probably post an update on that stuff sometime in the future. But for this post, I wanted to do a quick Throwback Thursday (technically it’s still wednesday). Back 5 years ago when…
Sentimental Sunday – Oahu
I didn’t have a chance to do a “TBT” this week, so how about a Sentimental Sunday? Here’s an easy recap/flashback to some of the best parts of my trip to Oahu in 2012! Tonkatsu Ginza Bairin – this place is worth mentioning on it’s own… because it is THAT good. Best Tonkatsu I’ve had! Hanuma…
Yosemite Photography Practice
Instead of basically rewriting Betty’s post on Yosemite, I’ll point out a few tips and tricks on how I get the most out of your SLR or even regular P&S camera. Furthermore, I’ll go through a few examples of how I got certain effects or framing of shots. Hopefully this will be informative or…
Sony a99 Full-Frame DSLR Initial Impressions
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,…
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….
Telling My Story - Andrew Wong 