Honeymoon in Paradise - Part 2

October 20, 2011 in HDR, Personal, Scenic, Travel

I'm starting get used to doing nothing but chillin' on the beach, feeding the fishes, snorkeling and photo taking.. maybe if I stay here long enough I would end up learning how to swim.

Anyhow, here's the part 2 of our honeymoon trip to the French Polynesia. Feeling rejuvenated, I end up waking up at 5:30AM (which is unusual) and caught a glimpse of this gorgeous sunrise on the Island of Tahiti.

Here are some snorkeling fun:

And.. during evening time, we enjoyed some Polynesian style luau:

Stay tune for next post, I might just post up our jet-ski video.

Honeymoon in Paradise - Part 1

October 17, 2011 in HDR, Mobile, Personal, Travel

Happy Monday everyone! It's been couple weeks since I updated the blog, so I hope this post was worth the wait. My wife (still feel little odd to say) and I celebrated an awesome wedding with 450+ of our family and friends. Then after couple days of recovery, we kicked off our new chapter in life with a honeymoon in French Polynesia (Moorea & Bora Bora).

The trip was definitely a first for me, since I rarely did any vacations where all we do is relax and sit under the sun. Regardless, we brought 4 different cameras and my iPhone to document as much as we can. So for the next couple of blog posts, you'll see plenty of photos (and maybe couple videos) of scenic and activities. Don't worry, by "activities" I meant water sports and it'll be PG13.

Here are some iPhone shots via instagram & hipstamatic:

Check out our resort in Moorea (Sofitel Moorea Ia Ora Beach Resort)

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HDR Friday: Anticipation

September 23, 2011 in HDR

Growing up in LA you get accustom to the aggressive drivers and daily rush hours, but it's definitely nothing compares to the streets of Manhattan. It would be the one place I would hate to drive in, but then again I haven't yet traveled to China or India yet.

P.S. - I've once hear that 95% of life is anticipation, and that couldn't be more true for me. A whole year of planning will be for one single day to kick off the next chapter of our lives next week. So if you don't see any posts from me next week then it only means that I'm off getting married!

P.P.S. - Happy Friday!

HDR Friday: Double Helix

September 16, 2011 in HDR, Scenic, Travel

I tend to be drawn to bridges when I'm out traveling and shooting HDRs. From one of the most photographed bridge in the world, the Golden State Bridge to Brisbane's Story Bridge in the OZ, I've photographed them as I find them. For the photo below, I honestly have no knowledge of its existence until a wrong detour in Seattle had caused me to pull over and while I was trying to figure out a direction back to the main road I saw this amazing looking structure. Sometime it's not the destination but rather the journey that matters, and that definitely applied in this case.

Location: Helix Pedestrian Bridge - Seattle, Washington

P.S. - Happy Friday folks!!!

HDR Friday: On the road to...

August 26, 2011 in HDR

Too bad there's no business in photographing a bachelor (or bachelorette) parties, but I'm sure there's a good reason for it though. Anyhow, by the time any of you read this, I'm probably getting ready or on my way off to Vegas this weekend. No DSLR to record the event but I'm sure I'll have plenty using my mobile, after all it is my own bachelor party! So in celebration of a weekend of drunken fun, here's a HDR sunset shot taken at the Nevada/California border.

HDR Friday: Somewhere in Queens

August 19, 2011 in HDR

Happy Friday Folks!

HDR Friday: Backstage Pass

August 12, 2011 in HDR

For me it's always rare to be actually on-stage or be backstage of a Playhouse/Theatre, so I was grateful that I got a chance to do so couple weeks ago at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse's Photo Event. I'm getting stage fright by looking at this...

Happy Friday everyone!

HDR Friday: Symmetrical Playhouse

August 05, 2011 in HDR

It's been a while since I had the opportunity to create a symmetrical (w/ the help of photoshop) HDR. The very last one I did was this one of the famous Sydney Opera House. So for those of you whole like symmetry and HDR, this one is for you. Photo taken at San Gabriel Mission Playhouse.

P.S. Happy Friday everyone!

Event | San Gabriel Mission Playhouse Photo Shoot | 07.31.2011

August 02, 2011 in Events, HDR

Throughout the last 15+ years that I lived in the San Gabriel Valley, I've only been here only once for a school play. So when I saw the invite for this photo event, I was excited to check out this gem located in the heart of a historic neighborhood!

The event started with Steve talking about the history of the Playhouse, its architecture and some interesting ghost stories... I guess like what one attendee photog said, "everything old have ghost stories behind it".

So here are some of my shots through out the day, special thanks to Steve and the folks at San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, and everyone at ReadyArtwork.com for setting up this event!

HDR Friday: Keep Clear

July 29, 2011 in HDR

Happy Friday! I seriously don't know how masters like Trey Ratcliff (Stuck In Customs) post a HDR photo every single day. I can barely keep up with posting a quality shot once a week. Anyhow, here's a HDR to kick off this weekend!

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P.S. In case you missed it check out the previous post about Uncle Rhino!