Eugene Oregon Trip /  by Anthony Ngu

Started off the weekend early by heading out Friday morning for a road trip to Oregon! The purpose of our weekend trip was to go to a friend's wedding in Eugene Oregon, but we took the time to detour a little and check out some scenic locations that we had heard of.

Our first stop was in Portland to pick up two of Catherine's cousins who were joining us for our adventure to Cougar Hot Springs. This was when I realized that I had left my suit for the wedding hanging on the rack in my entryway.. (facepalm)

Due to this amazing failure, our second stop ended up being outlet malls in Woodburn, Oregon. I stopped by an Express store and picked out a navy blue suit in under 10 minutes that fit pretty well for a last minute purchase and we were on our way.

Next we made it to the hot springs and it wasn't packed! It was raining a little but we didn't mind and it actually added to the atmosphere.

After that we parted ways with Catherine's cousins and went to our campsite that was about a 5 minute drive past the hot springs. We were tempted to pull out the tent and make camp but decided that it was not worth the effort to take down the wet tent the next morning. Instead we threw down the back seats and set up our sleeping pads and sleeping bags inside of my Subaru Crosstrek. We both managed to fit with enough space and made a quick dinner of some ramen noodles that we had brought along.

The next day we had plenty of time to spare so we hung around Eugene, Oregon and went to a market that was happening where I picked up a Carolina Reaper pepper plant! (Hit me up if you want to try the first peppers that come off it for a future video) We also hit up a couple places to eat before heading to the mall and then the hotel where we were staying for the night. That night the wedding was held at a winery nearby and it was beautiful despite the occasional showers. The venue overlooked a winery valley and a rainbow appeared for a short while.

Sunday was a day full of traveling as we made our way back to Seattle and passed by the outlets one more time where both Catherine and I picked up jackets for the future winter and then ate some sushi before arriving back at home.

End of May & Memorial Day Weekend /  by Anthony Ngu

During the week, I ended up shooting with a bunch of cool creative people and brought out the DIY "light sabre" for some rainbow lit portraits again.

Aside from a couple outings like that, it was a pretty normal week but wow was it a busy weekend.

I started off with a 5 am hike to Lake Serene with a couple of friends and we had a great time hiking through the forest, checking out the waterfalls, and jumping into Lake Serene which was frozen at this time!

139 Likes, 9 Comments - Anthony - a(new)life (@angulife) on Instagram: "It's almost the weekend! Time to jump into another frozen lake? . 📷 Sony A7RII w/ Zeiss 18mm Batis..."

I made it back to Seattle barely in time for the monthly StreetMeetWA meet at 3pm that was hosted at the Jim Ellis Freeway Park. 

This month's meet was co-hosted with Public Aspect a local Seattle brand that was started by thirdoptic. We had a great turnout and a bunch of cool ideas that were being shot during the couple hours spent there. I got a couple cool shots and ended up filming clips for a vlog that I made of the day. (check it out here)

After a full day of activity and walking, I ended up falling asleep and then spent most of Saturday just relaxing at home, editing photos and videos, and organizing my place with some house chores. I'm sure this happens to others as well, but I tend to get a bit messy when I'm unpacking/re-packijg my bags often. 

On Sunday I spent most of the day hanging out on my friends boat and wakeboarding for the first time! It was amazingly fun and although I didn't grab any clips of people wakeboarding with the drone, it's definitely something that I'm planning on doing in the future. I managed to stand and ride for a good minute or so before falling (no jumps yet)

What a weekend.. so many photos to edit

Beginning of the Weekend Posts /  by Anthony Ngu

I've decided to spend some time at the end of each weekend writing about the adventures that I undertook over the past week / weekend and things that have been going on.

So to start that off, here's what my week consisted of!

I spent a couple days after work shooting with the DIY "light sabre" that I made a couple weeks ago. The first shoot was with Roma (aka rgp57) and we tried out some light painting ideas that we both had as well as an angel wing shot that I've been trying to grab.

The second shoot was with Brona (aka babycakes1920) and b_boxx  for a bit of light painting, rainbow lit portraits, and overall fun shots.

The rest of the week was pretty normal and filled with climbing, hanging out, etc.

Once the weekend arrived, my gf and I headed up to Vancouver to hang out with a friend up there and to check out the Richmond Night Market. We spent a majority of the day eating good food.  I attempted to create a vlog based on that trip, during which I tested out a couple framed intro shots that I've been meaning to try out. It worked out really well, but overall the footage wasn't interesting enough to warrant a vlog (in my opinion). It's something that I'll have to get better at, or to figure out how to make it more interesting for the viewer..

Starting of ANguLife /  by Anthony Ngu

First off, let's get the big question out of the way.

HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE "ANGULIFE"?

The 'G' is silent and you pronounce it like you would say "A New Life". It's a play on my first initial 'A' (for Anthony) and my last name 'Ngu' and the whole idea is that it's about my life, the people I meet, and the adventures we go on.

WHAT DO I SHOOT?

I take photos of just about anything that I find visually appealing or interesting. This ranges from portraits of people to landscapes of the great outdoors.

I currently shoot with my Sony A7RII, Phantom 4, or GoPro Hero 4 Black and do both photos and video.

You can find my photos at
https://www.instagram.com/angulife/ 
and videos at
http://youtube.angulife.com/

WHERE DID I GET MY LOGO?

 

A friend of mine named Brian Ung helped design the logo. He's amazing and you can check his work out at http://www.brianung.com/