Author: Alik Griffin

Kawabata Street in Fukuoka Japan

This photo shows Kawabata Street in the downtown area of Fukuoka Japan. It’s close to Canal City in the Nakasu district. The Kawabata Street is a row of various shops under a dome roof. If you like exploring some Japanese stores and culture this is a good spot.
Transcend U3 SD Memory Card Review

Transcend is one of the better memory card brands when it comes to performance. They’re UHS-I cards aren’t quite as fast as what you can get from Sandisk, Kingston and Delkin, but they are all around decent cards and Transcend is a very reliable brand that has been making memory cards for a very long…
Lexar 600X SD Memory Card Review

The Lexar 600x has just about the same performance as the 633X but is a touch slower. The 600x is also only available in the U1 speed class where as the 633X can be found as both the U1 and U3 class. In terms of performance and speed, the card is about average, it’s not…
Delkin 633X SD Memory Card Review

The Delkin 633X U3 is an incredibly fast UHS-I SD memory card and gives even the top brands like Kingston and Sandisk a run for their money. The Delkin 633X is often in the top of the list with the in-camera memory card speed tests and Delkin is a very reliable and trusted brand. This…
Manai Falls at the Takachiho Gorge

This photo shows the Manai Falls of the Takachiho Gorge. It’s on Kyushu Island in the Miyazaki Prefecture of Southern Japan. This place surprised me with how cool it was in real life. This area is stunning, especially in the fall. The Manai Waterfall is one of the top 100 falls in Japan. You can…
Yutoku Inari Shrine, Japan

This photo shows Yutoku Inari Shrine, one of the most famous and beautiful Inari shrines in Japan. It is located in Kashima City, in the southern part of Japan on Kyushu Island. The area is known for its rice-farming culture and its stunning scenery. Rice fields are nestled among volcanic mountains that are covered with…
Front View of the Pasadena City Hall

If you haven’t been there before, Pasadena is a small town with a lot of vibe. It’s where the annual Rose Parade is held. The Pasadena City Hall is the center of the city. Many films and TV shows have been shot here, and if you watch The Big Bang Theory, this is the view…
Another Beautiful Sunset at Victoria Beach – Laguna Beach

This sunset photo is from Victoria Beach. Sunsets and beach photos work well with a 2.35 crop like this. It really seems to feature the horizon well. This is an HDR beach photo. There really isn’t a way to shoot a picture like this without multiple exposures unless you use an ND gradient filter. I…
Once Upon a Time, There was the Grand Canyon

This is a photo of the Grand Canyon. I think it was Navajo Point, but I’m not positive. This and Mather Point are my two favorite spots so far. Eventually, I want to see the Grand Canyon from the north side. Lots of cool stuff up there, but it’s a bit more out of the…
The Creole Cafe of Old Town San Diego

This is a Night HDR photo. It’s more difficult to shoot HDR once it’s completely dark. The color balance is really hard to get right since there is no point of reference. You have to experiment a lot and go for more of a look. I guess that’s true for a lot of HDR photography.