Finally, I had chance to visit Watson Lake, Prescott AZ the second time. The first time was wonderful, but I did not have the new Canon 8-15mm fisheye lens, Nodal Ninja R1 pano head, and heavy duty Manfrotto Carbon Fiber Tripod (see my gears). It was a little cloudy, but very sunny day. We did a little walk on the rocks and tool few panorama shots. You can see the 360 degree virtual tour in action on my Google Maps View page. Or see the HDR … [Read more...]
Chateau de Vie – Luxury Vacation Rental
I've been looking for opportunity to see this big 10.4 acre property myself for years. Chateau de Vie in Chandler, AZ is the largest private own residential property in the neighborhood. It also has some interesting news in the past years. The current owner Mr. Goodman were very generously giving a private tour to see the entire property and it's beautiful architect design. The property is currently on the marketing as luxury vacation rental … [Read more...]
Road To Hana In Maui
I thought about writing my experience about driving on the road to Hana, which is one of the most famous activities on the island of Maui. I am not a really travel blogger, but I will give it a try. Here is one of the reasons that you want to drive the road to Hana. Watch the high definition video from ther2h.com. The road is built beautifully and there are so many small bridges, water falls and beaches on this 60+ miles drive. You will need to … [Read more...]
HDR Luxury Mall At Maui – Shops At Wailea
I know you may laugh at me, but the first thing we did on the first day after we land at Maui, Hawaii is to find out where the shopping mall is located and how the 1% live on the island. So we can decide where to eat and where to get started on our vacation. The shops at Wailea is located at the south west side of Wailea-Makena on the island. It has most of the luxury brand you can name. Tiffany & Co., Gucci and many more. It's funny that we … [Read more...]
HDR – The 1% Lifestyle In Maui
Well. It's been a long time (over a year) since my last vacation. I decided to move on to the 1% lifestyle and hopefully stay for a while and enjoy it for the rest of my life. My wife and I decided to pay a visit to Maui, Hawaii. The island is beautiful with so may beaches that you can swim and do snorkeling all day. Not to mention that there are so many luxury mansions and resorts around the beach. I stop by this luxury property and love the … [Read more...]
HDR Golden Flagstaff
You probably already know how much I like HDR photography. It gives me the great reason to show unbelievable color in a plain photo. I took the following photos near Snowbowl in Flagstaff AZ. It was supposed to snow, but we end up seeing the beautiful golden flagstaff. The sky is also so blue that I can resist to take shot after shot. … [Read more...]
HDR Lomaki Pueblo In Wupatki National Monument
This is part of serial Flagstaff photos I took over the weekend. We accidentally found there are many national monuments we haven't not visited on our way to Grand Canyon. We decided to change our course and stop by at Wupakti National Monument. This photo is taken at Lomaki Pueblo. It took me 3 shots to combine into this HDR photo. It was not an easy process to get the sun light without darken the brick wall. I have to say this is one of the … [Read more...]
Stop For A Sunset
As much as I love HDR photography, I am not so much about making it unreal. We were stopping at the cross road near Snowbowl ski resort in Flagstaff AZ. I figure this will be a great spot to take some dramatic scene. This is just the beginning of my serial HDR photos in the coming days. It was supposed to snow, but we did not get to see the white Flagstaff. However, we do see the golden Flagstaff. … [Read more...]