The Original Starbucks

Well sort of, the original location was moved in 1976 to this location and has been here ever since. Now a days this seems like its more for selling souvenir mugs and cups, they have tons of boxes in the store full of them. They do sell coffee as well and I got one just to say I got coffee at the original Starbucks.

This was quite the effort to get this shot, I was interested in getting the store front shot but there was always people in it, which would not have been so bad but there was so many people you could not really see much of the store. So I ended up having a late dinner in the area and decided to bring my tripod and camera so that I could stop by, worked out great. I got back to the hotel to upload everything to my computer and all the images on the card were gone. So I left the hotel made the 15 minute walk down here and reshot everything. Got back to the hotel and some of the images were corrupt, apparently I have a failing memory card, but luckily I had enough images to work with, I don't think I would have gone back a third time.

Pike's Place In B&W

This is a shot of the entrance to the Pike's Place Market in Seattle Washington. I converted it to black and white and then added a little color back in around the neon sign.

Pike's Place is a really historic huge farmers market, with some great produce, fish, restaurants, and street performers, the first Starbucks is here as well. Definitely worth a visit if your in the area.

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Hawaiian Sunset Dancer

This is a rework of an old image that we had. This was our first trip to Hawaii, and after multiple airline delays we finally made it to the island and checked in just before sunset. When we made our way out to the beach the sun was starting to set and this lady came out and started dancing, it was a very nice way to start the vacation after such a long trip over.

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Main Street in Black & White

This is a shot of Disneyland's Main Street USA, that was converted to black and white.

This was another shot taken after closing, the security was in the middle of the shot but they were nice enough to see that I was taking pictures and move out of the shot.

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Carousel Fine Candies

This is a shot of a few shops at Old Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey California. I shot this a few years ago on a photowalk with Trey Ratcliff from Stuck In Customs. Normally I am not a fan of shots like this with people walking around, but in this instance I think it works for the shot.

Disney Main Street Cinema

This is a shot of the Disneyland Main Street Cinema. Last time I was at the park people seemed to unconsciously gravatite to my camera while it was on the tripod shooting. This time around it was better except for this shot.

People were still making their way out of the park so I would fire off a few brackets, then pause let the people pass then do the next bracket. Well as I was waiting to shoot this one of the girls walking out came running to my camera and started posing for awhile, it was kind of funny considering the camera was not recording at that moment.

Anyways this is the Main Street Cinema, most of the time you can walk in here and nobody is in here, which can be nice on a busy day here, not only that you can catch some of the old cartoons that pretty much started the Disney empire.

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Here are a couple of pictures of Carthay Circle restaurant inside Disney California Adventure. I did not have much time to shoot this place without people before security moved me along, so I was not able to try any other angles.

I could not decide if I liked the color or the black and white version so I included both versions. I do think that the B&W is a little more true to the scene since this is supposed to be a replica of the movie theatre that Snow White first premiered.

If you are here try the restaurant, it's a little pricey but the food is pretty good. They also have a very nice bar on the bottom floor, great for hanging out and getting a nice drink while in the park.

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Bridge To Sunset

This is a sunset shot from Waikiki Beach in Hawaii. Along the beach there are these walkways that go to the ocean. Makes a perfect place to watch sunsets, and setup to take pictures. Though it was a little hard to setup the tripod because the walkway is narrow and people were walking around.

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Bellagio Water Show

This is a shot of the water show at the Belliago Hotel & Casino in Vegas. Each of the shows has a different song to go along with the water show, this one was to the Pink Panther theme, and thats why there is some pink in the shot.

Cars Land

This is a shot of Cars Land at Disneyland. This was shot after closing and during the World of Color so the street was pretty empty.

The new land is really something, you really feel like your walking around in the world of Cars. Although the rides are just ok, the experience of the land is great. Also the detail at night with all the neon on the street is fantastic.

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Disneyland Partners After Closing

This is a shot of the Disneyland Partners Statue after the park had closed down. I was not happy with the shot I did a couple of years ago because I could not setup very well since there was still a lot of people in the park. This time the setup was a whole lot easier since the park had been closed for about an hour. I did still have to wait for a few stragglers in front of the castle but that didn't take too long.

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San Jose City Hall

This is a shot of the city hall in San Jose, CA. The building was designed by the same architect that desinged the Getty Center in Los Angeles, at a total cost of 382 million dollars.

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Hawaiian Painted Church

This is an HDR of the Star of The Sea Painted Chruch on the Big Island of Hawaii. The paintings tell a story of Father Daimen who cared for Hawaii's leprosy community in the 1800's he eventally caught the disease and died of it.

This church was also moved in 1990 from it's original location because of of a volcano eruption to prevent the lava from ruining it.

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Paradise Pier Another Look

Here is another HDR image of Paradise Pier at Disney's California Adventure. There is just so many nice angles to capture around this area. We got lucky enough to capture Mickey's Fun Wheel in motion, most of our other shots it had been not moving.

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The Back Side Of The Ferry Building

This is an HDR of the back side of the San Francisco Ferry Building, it was then converted to black and white.

I was barley able to get this shot, apparently the pier I shot this from closes at a certain time, I was in the middle of my shots and security was hurrying me up, and of course being night the exposures were taking awhile. I was able to stall enough to get all the shots that I wanted to get.

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Bay Bridge Lights

This is a HDR image of the San Francisco Bay Bridge, with an art project lighting up the cables that connect the towers. This is a project that will go on for two years, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Bay Bridge. The cost of the project was 8 million dollars all funded by the artist, and the lights during the span are never supposed to repeat their pattern.

I got lucky to get this shot, on the night I went up there, there was a world wide darkness, I don't recall what the occasion was but even Las Vegas was dark. So when I arrived here the lights were not running so I didn't think I would get the shot. I stopped in for a bite to eat, and by the time I came out the lights were on.

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San Francisco Painted Ladies At Night

Here is an HDR image of the San Francisco Painted Ladies just after sunset, shot from Alamo Square Park. If you watched the old show Full House, this is the park they are hanging out in during the opening montage. This was also a nice clear night so downtown was visible in the background.

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Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln

This is a HDR image of Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln at Disneyland, it was then converted to black and white.

This is my first memory of Disneyland, as a kid we my family made their way out here for the first time, and after a 8 hour car ride the day before, I could not be more excited to arrive and start with all the fun. My Dad however had us go here first which was torture, who wants to see some history as a kid at Disneyland? Well now that I am older I have an appreciation for history, especially presidential history, I have come to enjoy this attraction.

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Closing Time At Flo's V8 Cafe

This is an HDR image of Flo's V8 Cafe in Disneyland California Adventure. This is part of the new Cars Land expansion that they created. They really did a fantastic job of turning this place into what you would expect to see if you were walking around in the Cars movie. I did not have a chance to eat at this resturant perhaps another time.

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Disney Grizzly River Run Mill

This is an HDR image of the mill at the Grizzly River Run ride at Disneylands California Adventure. This is a nice shot to get, interesting and being that it's set out in water you don't have to worry about anyone walking into your frame. Amazing how Disney makes such subtle details that unless you pay attention you might miss, the rock formation in the right hand side if you look is in the formation of a Grizzly Bear.

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