California travel question
Mar 28, 2018 09:22:00 #
erickter
Loc: Dallas,TX
Huntington Beach Wetlands. Great birding and landscape spot. Easy to get to and between your two destinations points. Salton Sea has some interesting features, though much of it is a barron wast land. Its also a 300 mile R/T drive from LA or Orange county, so keep that in mind.
Mar 28, 2018 09:23:58 #
There is a cool place near Barstow... Rainbow Basin. Would probably be dark enough at night for astro...
https://www.blm.gov/visit/rainbow-basin-owl-canyon-campground
https://www.blm.gov/visit/rainbow-basin-owl-canyon-campground
Mar 28, 2018 10:01:57 #
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Mar 28, 2018 10:25:59 #
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
Joshua Tree, Anza Borrego Desert and the Salton Sea
this would be my suggestion as well.
Mar 28, 2018 10:37:58 #
Strongly suggest you go to San Diego in place of some of your Orange County places.
Torrey Pines, Sunset Beach, Mission Beach, La Jolla downtown all have great photo opportunities (plus it's a much less frantic place with less smog, less crime and less traffic).
An ex-San Diego resident (for complex reasons!)
Torrey Pines, Sunset Beach, Mission Beach, La Jolla downtown all have great photo opportunities (plus it's a much less frantic place with less smog, less crime and less traffic).
An ex-San Diego resident (for complex reasons!)
Mar 28, 2018 10:46:04 #
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Mar 28, 2018 12:00:42 #
rdjordan44
Loc: Montgomery, Texas
As a long time resident of San Diego, I would agree....lots of photo ops. Not too much in Orange County, except coastal areas.
Mar 28, 2018 12:19:12 #
...well, look, you're on the coast so any ideas that involve desert or Salton Sea (which is very cool, especially if one includes Salvation Mountain and Slab City with the Kama Sutra Tanks) will cost you lots of time and, normally, traffic headaches. Just stay next to the ocean as much as you can...it's a hop and skip from Torrance to check what San Pedro (USS Iowa and the harbor on that side) and Long Beach (The Queen Mary, Pike and surrounding sights) have to offer, then the Bolsa Chica wetlands and Huntington Beach Pier are close to each other and handy, then just down the road to Newport (it's harbor is *very* interesting) then Corona Del Mar Beach has many different views, then Laguna Beach the art town down here and very scenic. From Laguna Beach you can access CA 133 and go inland a bit to your Laguna Woods destination (and this is very easily done). And *then* you have the beautiful San Diego area after/before your Escondido glass adventure. So, all that said, time is not your friend and you have to make a choice or three. Good luck and safe travels.
Mar 28, 2018 12:29:17 #
rdjordan44 wrote:
As a long time resident of San Diego, I would agree....lots of photo ops. Not too much in Orange County, except coastal areas.
...oh, there're plenty of photo ops here in OC that non residents wouldn't know of. But you can fill a memory card or five in Disneyland alone, and everyone knows about that. Downtown LA is a feast...just start at Union Station and walk...
Mar 28, 2018 13:09:43 #
bpulv
Loc: Buena Park, CA
SparkyNYC wrote:
I'm going to southern CA (Torrence,Lagunia Woods,a... (show quote)
First of all, Angel Stadium in Anaheim (Northern Orange County) has specific restrictions on camera and lens size that you will find on their website. Your 400mm will not make it through the gate.
Disregarding Disneyland, which is also in Anaheim, and Knott's Berry Farm in adjacent Buena Park (my home town), Laguna Woods is in Southern Orange County, not too far from the Great Park in Irvine, where you can go up in a huge tethered helium filled balloon for some great aerials. The gondola holds many people and the cost is only $10. You will not be too far from the Pacific Ocean, so I would go from the Great Park to Newport Beach and Balboa Island where there are numerous photo Ops. Also, since you will cross the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) which is less than a mile from Balboa, you can drive up or down PCH for more photo Ops including boats of every description and miles of beaches. In fact, if you are staying in Torrance, you could follow PCH North on your return trip.
Mar 28, 2018 15:35:03 #
bpulv wrote:
First of all, Angel Stadium in Anaheim (Northern O... (show quote)
Thanks for all the great sugestions
The stadium web site:
Cameras
Still photography and hand-held video cameras for personal use are allowed in the ballpark. Per the terms of the ticket license and MLB restrictions, game action cannot be recorded. If a guest is using the video camera option to record live game action, camera will be subject to confiscation for the duration of the event. The Angels and others maintain and reserve all rights with respect to the material displayed in and around the ballpark and scoreboards, none of which may be published or displayed without the prior express written consent of the Angels, MLB, and any applicable third party rightsholders. Professional photography equipment, cameras with lenses larger than six inches, and camera support pods are not permitted. Please be courteous to those around you when taking pictures. Please do not stand at the bottom of an aisle to take pictures.
My D5300 is not professional
My Tamron lens is 5" long
We will be three seniors and an adult, no camera bags etc.
Mar 28, 2018 15:45:13 #
Mar 28, 2018 16:23:06 #
San Diego is one of the most beautiful cities in the WORLD! Baobo Park/San Diego Zoo/Wild Animal Park/Laguna Beach/Huntington Beach and Coranado Island.
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