Touristy shots from California

[wheels]

Just sharing a handful of touristy shots of US.

Lombard Street of San Francisco. Eight twists and turns ...


The more colorful model of the cable car in SF.


The Alcatraz jail cells. One of the cells shown here formerly houses the notorious Al Capone.


A Highway pit stop scene.


Scenic highway.

[wheels]

Desert plants that cannot survive the desert heat in Red Rock Canyon.


A flying Brown Pelican in the Monterey Peninsula.


From a viewpoint in Yosemite.


Streams off the Bridal Veil Falls in Yosemite.


Sunset in Grand Canyon.



Thanks for viewing.

[Parka]

I like "scenic highway".
The complimentary colour scheme made that photo stand out!

[bwilly]

good series..

[Big Kahuna]

Very nice...the color are rich and pictures are sharp I like Bridal veil falls best

[viclam]

Roger,
Fantastic pictures... May I ask what camera do you use? The pictures are so '3D'. I'll be going to NYC this December and was wondering what 'proper' gear to bring. Don't want to lug around everything...
Cheers!
Victor

[noob117]

SF got tt cable car mehz?
nv see the red one b4. :'( onli the classic one.
so sad tt time i haven pick up fotography yet. what a waste...

[ndroo]

Hey!!! Seems you had big fun there. You must die die include at least a bird pic in your posts eh? :P :P :P

[Big Kahuna]

Originally Posted by noob117 SF got tt cable car mehz? nv see the red one b4. :'( onli the classic one. so sad tt time i haven pick up fotography yet. what a waste...

That one is streetcar I believe.....route from the harbour to the Pier area.....not the cable car

[siriuslim]

wow wow wow... love the sunset at the grand canyon..

[zcf]

nice scenic shots

[melnjes]

was the cable car shot PSed? It doesn't look like panning to me. Other than that, I like the rest of the shots.

[nyxx88]

Nice! I like the waterfall.

[boroangel]

Took a look and really enjoyed your USA Road trip pics...thanks for sharing...

[wheels]

wow. Thanks everyone for your kind comments.

viclam, I brought my Canon A75, Nikon DSLR, 12-24m, 18-70mm, 120-300mm, flash and tripod with me. I did not worry about the weight initially because I am driving most times but when I check in my luggage at the airport after all that shopping at the factory outlets, it was grossly overweight.

Ndroo, of course must shoot birds lah! If not, damm wasted to bring your tripod there and not use it.

noob117 and Big Kahuna, sorry, I really don't know what cable car is that as I am only in that part of the city for 1 day. Anyway, this "cable car" took the rail of the the traditional cable car. I guess Big Kahuna is probably right.

melnjes, nope, the cable car shot was not PSed (curves and USM only for web).It was panned at night using a 1/5sec shutter speed with a Canon A75. This is one of my favourite shot actually.

boroangel, you looked at my webbie? ... thanks for the viewing.

[Feinwerkbau]

Roger, those are some stunning shots you have!

I especially loved the cliff house pix.

Thanks for sharing!

[Deadpoet]

Loved the series! Made me home sick a bit. Just ONE grief, Grand Canyon is not in California

[Hoky]

Originally Posted by Deadpoet Loved the series! Made me home sick a bit. Just ONE grief, Grand Canyon is not in California

Yah it's in Arizona.... Missed my last trip to Hoover dam...
Went to both toilets at the Dam... both Nevada and Arizona..

[Hoky]

Originally Posted by wheels Desert plants that cannot survive the desert heat in Red Rock Canyon. From a viewpoint in Yosemite. Thanks for viewing.

I find that the contrast is overdone and overly saturated.... Just my $0.20...

[wheels]

Thanks again everyone.

Feinwerkbau, honestly, the Cliff House looks much nicer then my pic. Just standing there watching the birds fly in and out of their that "crapping" rock is just very peaceful. Not forgetting the real sound effects of the waves. Thanks.

Deadpoet, hey, you are right and my laziness for not stating that Vegas and Grand Canyon are not in California. Thanks.

Hoky, thanks for the comment on that pic.