Tag: Samyang 14mm

Walt Disney Concert Hall With The A7r

I brought along the A7r to shoot around Downtown Los Angeles. I haven’t really shot down here since my 5Dmkii days and wanted to start getting some updated shots with my newer gear. I also didn’t have a lens really wide enough on my Fuji to pull this off.
Manini’owali Sunset – Big Island Hawai’i

On my first few days on the Big Island of Hawai’i, we had some incredible sunsets—some of the best I’ve seen. The Big Island has some of the nicest beaches in the world and some of the clearest waters. This beach, Manini’owali, is one of my favorites on a quiet evening like the night I…
New Release: Malibu Gold

This Landscape Photo was taken near the Malibu Pier in Malibu California. It was an extremely high tide so I was able to capture the waves interacting with the foreground rock formation. The lighting and time of day made the rock look almost like gold.
Hermosa Beach Pier Sunset

This is a photo I took back in 2012. I never got around to processing it, but I’m glad I waited because my Photoshop abilities have improved dramatically since then. This photo is made up of two separate exposures. Without two, the skies would have been blown out.
Low Tide at Miyajima Japan

I like shooting HDR. It allows you to pull so much more color and shadows out of a scene. I shoot HDR in a lot of my photos, but I try to avoid that ‘HDR Look’ since that’s not really my thing. I do encourage people to shoot HDR, though, so they can get deep…
Jungle Rice Fields of Bali

While touring a temple deep in the jungles of Bali, we immersed ourselves in this awesome sight. There are some rice fields in the clearing. It seems that in Bali, Indonesia, where there are no trees, you can almost always count on there being rice fields.
Walt Disney Concert Hall

Designed by Frank Gehry, the Walt Disney Concert Hall was built in 1999 in downtown Los Angeles. I always thought it was near Disneyland, so I was surprised to find it downtown. Last night, during Christmas, my wife and I drove there and took some photos. It’s best to avoid downtown on regular workdays, especially…
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.
HDR Photo of The Pasadena City Hall

The Night HDR photo of the Pasadena City Hall’s courtyard. A pretty awesome place.
Redondo Beach Pier

The different beach cities all along the coast of California all seem to have their own little vibe. And Redondo Beach is no different. For this shot, a thick marine layer blocked most of the sun. A few minutes after this, the light from the sun was pretty much gone, even though the sun was…