Viva Las Vegas

This is a one shot HDR panoramic image of the Bellagio Hotel & Casino and the   lake in Las Vegas Nevada. 

Everything was perfect on this night, the clouds were coming in for a rain storm that happened the following day, but on this night the clouds provided a very nice backdrop and the weather was fantastic for a December night. 

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Stanford Memorial Church

This is a 7 shot HDR image of the church at Stanford, this was taken on a photo walk with Trey Ratcliff from StuckInCustoms.com

We decided to go on the photo walk hosted by Trey Ratcliff, there was a lot of people there, so many in fact that it is in the running for the largest photo walk ever. Eventually we decided to break off from the group since so many people were around it was hard to get a nice shot. The clouds were very nice on this night so we stopped by the church to get this photo.

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Ferry Building

Here is a 3 shot HDR image of the inside of the San Francisco Ferry Building.

We were here one night for some dinner and we ended up being out past closing time, but they keep he doors open for awhile so we were able to grab this shot. The Ferry Building has a lot of nice restaurants, and produce. If you ever here be sure to check it out.

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The Tower Of Terror

This is a 7 exposure HDR image of the Hollywood Tower of Terror and the Disneyland California Adventure Park.

Here is another version of the ride that we took this time in color. Again this was a difficult shot, because for some reason the camera on the tripod attracted people to walk towards it. Yes people do have to get around but they specifically walked towards the camera, go figure. Oh well we were still able to pull of a nice shot.

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Partners...

This is a 7 shot HDR image of the Partners Statue at Disneyland.

This is a popular photo location inside Disneyland, just beyond Main Street. The statue is very creative, the creator Walt Disney, holding hands with his creation Mickey Mouse who built an empire together.

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Wheel In The Sky

This is a 3 shot HDR image of the Santa Monica Pier.

This is really a nice area, the pier has rides and restaurants and the weather in the summertime is great to get away from the heat of the LA area. This was a perfect night for shooting as well, a not too cold evening with clear conditions. If you area ever in the area check this spot out.

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Cannery Row

Well sort of, this is a 3 shot HDR image of a Cannery Row replica at Disneyland's California Adventure Park.

The whole park has different themes of California with replicas of different landmarks, this one can be found over in the food area. Some people might say the park is a little redundant being that it is in California, and some of these landmarks are only a few hour drive away, but we like it. This park also has for the most part the better rides of the two parks as well.

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Come Stay With Us...

This is a 7 shot HDR, converted to B&W and then textures were added of the Twilight Tower of Terror at the California Adventure Park, in the Disneyland Resort.

We really wanted to get the theme of the ride, which was this is a 1930's Hollywood Hotel so we went for the old time look with the textures and B&W. This is such a fun ride, one of our favorites, couple interesting facts. First is the ride is randomized each time up, so the pattern of rise and falling is never the same. Second you are not dropped in the elevator, but instead pulled, which creates a bit of levitation, so cool. If you are here go on this ride!!!

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In The Navy...

This is a 3 shot HDR of the USS Midway, a retired aircraft carrier in San Diego, California.

Really a neat thing you can do in San Diego, this is a museum and you can go through and tour the ship from top to bottom. You even get to climb up into the aircraft control tower, and see what it was like to command planes, how cool is that. If your ever in San Diego be sure and check this out.

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When You Wish Upon A Star

This is a 3 shot HDR image of Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland.

This was shot from a little side area nobody seems to know about. While we were there shooting for about 20 minutes or so we only saw about 5 people walk by, which is a little surprising for Disneyland at this time of year. All the better to capture a nice scene like this and not be interrupted. The combination of a secluded spot, and proper settings on the camera made it fairly easy to capture this famous Disney landmark with no people in the shot.

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Disney's California Dremin'

Here is a 7 shot HDR image of Disney's Paradise Pier, inside the California Adventure Theme Park at the Disneyland Resort.

We took a recent trip down south and this was one of our stops. Disneyland has so many interesting things to take pictures of, and they work will in HDR. This was shot from a little area next to a plant, just after the World of Color Show. So it provided a very nice view, with no people in it.

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Rocket Man...

This is a 3 shot HDR image of a rocket sculpture in San Francisco.

This was a fantastic night for taking photos in San Francisco, the moon was full, and fast moving clouds really provided an excellent back drop for pictures, really a fun night to be out and shooting photos.

Take a look at what the HDR treatment does to a photo, below is an image that was shot at the proper exposure, and you can see that many parts you miss out on because the image is not exposed well in a lot of parts. In particular look at the sign that lights up, in the proper exposure you can't really see any of the deatail but the HDR you can. Also some of the legs of the rocket ship are washed out, but not in the HDR.

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Bridge To The City

Sorry for the long time in between posts but we have been busy finding a place to move, hopefully we will be able to take more pictures and post regularly soon.

Here is a 5 shot HDR image of the San Francisco Bay Bridge, and some of the skyline of San Francisco.

This night was such a beautiful one in the city. A summer night but it felt as if it could have been a winter night as cold as it was. The clouds were just right as well, they hid the moon and made it very interesting. The clouds were moving so fast the scene changed very fast, such an interesting night!!

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Las Vegas Eiffel Tower

This is a three shot HDR image of the Eiffel Tower in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Paris Hotel and Casino. We then converted it to black and white.

This image really did work in color, but we felt it could be better in black and white, and it really does seem to work, especially the clouds.

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The Casino So Nice, They Named It Twice...

Here is a 3 shot HDR image of the New York New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was shot right outside the M&M shop by the MGM Grand.

The New York New York Casino is really something, the theme all around the casino is of the city of New York, from the Statue of Liberty outside, the the Central Park theme on the casino floor, and top that off with a very fun roller coaster outside and you have a really fun casino.

If you look closely in the right side of the image you can see a star, who knew that they appear in the middle of the strip with so many lights around.

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Diamond Head

This is a one shot HDR image of the Diamond Head volcano in Honolulu, Hawaii, this was shot from Waikiki Beach.

Hawaii provides so many great sunsets to shoot, while we were here we made sure to be out on the beach for quite a few of them. We stayed here during the start of December so the beach was not super crowded. As a result this image here did not require the need to photoshop out very many people.

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Sun, Sun, Sun, Here We Come

This is a one shot HDR image of a boat on Waikiki Beach getting ready to head out into the ocean. The sun was setting soon and we got a nice sun ray, and some nice diamond looking reflections off the water.

This seemed like a fun excursion to go on, it was a bit of a party boat. Head out to the ocean, have some drinks, come back. What better way to spend a sunset in Hawaii?

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Like A Bridge Over Troubled Water

Actually the water was pretty calm on this night. This is a one shot HDR of a rock walkway in Waikiki, in Honolulu Hawaii.

This is a really popular spot that people like to walk out on and take in the sunset, along with take some photos. If you wait long enough though most disappear after the sunset and you can get photos like this. There were about 2 people in this photo but they were easy to take out.

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Doom and Gloom

This is a one shot HDR, and was then converted to Black & White, of downtown San Francisco. This was shot from a boat coming back from Alcatraz.

The day started off very nice and sunny, but on the way back from Alcatraz the weather changed to a gloomy feel. Converting it to B&W really brought out the gloominess of the day.

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I Want To Be Big

For anyone that remembers the old Tom Hanks comedy Big, this is the Zoltar machine that he made his wish on to be big. This is a one shot HDR image of the machine, which helped to bring out some of the dark areas of the machine.

We found this in the middle of the Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. This was setup in the middle of a classic car display. We tried making some wishes but sadly none of them came true like they did for Tom Hanks, lol.

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