Drought

Cracked Mud Tiles on a Dried Lake Bed. Death Valley National Park, CA.

This is one of those places probably only landscape photographers will be ecstatic to see! ...I was one of them! LOL! This was taken 2+ years ago when I had the opportunity to come explore this lesser visited area of Death Valley National Park.

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Dancing Aspen

Curvy Aspen Trees Seemingly Dancing in the Forest. Colorado.

Taken with side lighting to accentuate the curves of these aspen trees. This picture is processed a bit darker and is intended to be viewed with black background.

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Super Bowl 50

Panoramic View of San Francisco Skyline During Super Bowl 50 Week

This image consists of 6 frames from my Nikon D800 stitched together to give you this very high resolution and high quality panoramic view of San Francisco skyline! It was taken during the Super Bowl 50 Week when special lighting decors made only for this occasion can been seen on many buildings, including the color on Transamerica pyramid bringing you this unique view of the city we all love so much!

While it is not obvious in this web-sized image, the clarity and details from the original file viewed at 100% were so rich and sharp! I am very tempted to print this at 10-foot long in size to hang in the living room myself! LOL!

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Liquid Floral

That Bluish Water of Brúarfoss. Iceland.

On our Iceland trip, we saw countless waterfalls, but Brúarfoss was the one that I did not want to miss! Since it is not officially designated as a "Tourist Destination", this place does not get the usual crowd that you may see in other popular places around the Ring Road. On both occasions that we came here, we had the luxury to have the place all to ourselves! Good times!

One small drawback though is this place is not as easy to find. We had to pass through a barb wire fence and hike a wet and muddy "trail" to get here. But the reward of seeing this blue waterfall was more than worth it! Hope you enjoy this view as much as I do!

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Autumn at Maroon Bells

Alpenglow on Maroon Peaks with Fall Colors Surrounding the Lake. Colorado.

Maroon Bells are said to be the most photographed mountain peaks in the entire North America, and it is not hard to see why! With the peaks draped with a fresh coat of snow contrasting the warmth fall colored aspens surrounding the lake and image of the peaks mirrored on the water, this scene is easily an instant postcard to anyone standing here! Naturally, it is also one of the most visited spots in Colorado! So...Needless to say, I made sure to pay this place a visit on my first ever trip to this state, and I am glad I did!

Well, you have probably seen thousands of pictures of this place by now, but I am still going to show you one more today...because it is just too GORGEOUS! ...Won't you agree?

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Moonlight Symphony ( 月光交響曲 )

Strawberry Moonrise over Golden Gate Bridge on 6/10/2017. San Francisco, CA.

The moon aligned with the North tower the night before. But it got even closer on this night, offering us this very rare view of a full moon sitting just above the tower without overlapping, as seen from the only spot where Transamerica building also aligns!

While the moon goes above the Golden Gate Bridge occasionally at various heights, there are only a few times in a decade to see a full moon get this close! I have waited 4 years for this unique view and I am glad that I was there to see it this time!

It will be 2021 for the moon to get to this position again!!!

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Berry Veil

Portion of Berry Creek Falls. Big Basin, CA.

It requires quite a bit of work to see this fall as this waterfall is situated in the middle of a 10.5-mile loop trail. While the fall is beautiful and all, I wonder if I would ever exert that much effort again to see a waterfall! :-) Hope you enjoy this view as much as I did!

Until next time...

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Under the Maple Canopy ( 秋意濃 )

Japanese Maple Tree in Autumn. Portland, OR.

This is perhaps the most photographed tree in Portland! After shooting the "classic" composition, I moved around and this view caught my attention! To accentuate the tree, I shot this using wide aperture to make the surrounding maple leaves out-of-focus and used it to frame my subject.

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Wizard Hat ( 巫師帽 )

Milky Way Core Aligns with Martin Beach Sea Stack. Half Moon Bay, CA.

The shape of this sea stack reminded me of Harry Potter movie! On certain month in the year, the milky way core aligns with this rock structure, making it looked like a wizard hat casting magic spells to the sky!

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Sand Towers ( 沙塵塔 )

Sand Tufas in Mono Lake. Mono County, CA.

Mono Lake is known for its unique rock formation along its shores. But this bunch of sand tufas that is farther inland attracted me the most due to its delicate state yet rigid appearance. These tufas that were formed underwater and now exposed after the lake water receeded had created such unique formation that is pretty and artsy in its own way.

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Allure

Abiqua Falls in Autumn. Scotts Mills, OR.

A near hundred-foot waterfall that is surrounded by basaltic amphitheater, Abiqua Falls is certainly a spectacular sight to behold!

On my recent trip to Portland, I finally made a "mini-adventure" to visit this secluded spot. While not hard to find, it was quite a bit of hassle to get to! It rained the days prior to my visit and actually had light shower during my hike down, making the already very steep trail muddy and felt more slippery. But seeing this unique view was well worth all the effort and more! My only regret was not able to stay here longer as the rain started pouring again soon after I took this shot. I came home happy nonetheless knowing I had checked off yet another item on my photography's bucket list!

Hope you enjoy this as much as I did!

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New Website!

After YEARS of using this blog as my main site to showcase my photos, I have finally decided to host my own photography website which I had done for quite some time back! Check it out if you have a moment! It is at: https://www.wilsonngphotography.com

Going forward, I will try to include more stories about my photo trips on this blog aside from the usual photo posts that I had been doing, so don't "unfollow" me here just yet! LOL! Anyway, let me know what you think of my website or if you encounter any issues using it. The image below is a partial screenshot of my website! Thank you for your support!

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Super Bowl 50 Fireworks

Super Bowl 50 Fireworks. San Francisco, CA.

Super Bowl has always been one of the most watched and celebrated sporting events in the US as football is deeply ingrained in the American culture! Being a Bay Area resident, I was lucky to participate in the festivities that were held as the city hosted the 50th Super Bowl game! Standing on the edge of this hill, I was moved as I enjoyed this classic view of Bay Bridge and the beautiful skyline of San Francisco with many buildings decorated with colorful light display especially designed for the event! When the weeklong celebrations drew to an end, fireworks illuminated the night sky as they exploded with vibrant colors one after the other! Myself along with dozens of photographers happily clicked away trying our best to capture the spirit of this event in the manner we know best!

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Ice Age ( 冰河時代 )

Mendenhall Glacier Ice Cave. Juneau, Alaska.

Geared with helmet and ice-trekkers, my friends and I set out on an unguided day-long adventure, going through strenuous and steep terrain on a rainy and windy day to explore ice caves carved by water stream on this ever-shifting landscape of Mendenhall Glacier. While the second half of the hike was a bit brutal due to bad weather condition, exploring this glacier cave was truly an exhilarating and memorable experience! Standing here, everything looked so blue...but there was definitely nothing to feel blue about that day!

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Color Palette ( 彩色板 )

Intimate View of Wheat Fields. Palouse, Washington.

While wider views of the rolling hills were mesmerizing to look at, I also wanted to capture some close-up views of these seemingly manicured wheat fields during my visit. As the sun rose, the constantly changing interplay of lights and shadows painted these hills with different hues and rendered it with an abstract feel that you see here!

Updates: This picture was a finalist in the Outdoor Photographer's Shot with Tamron Landscape Photo Contest 2015 and was featured on the October 2015 issue of Outdoor Photographer magazine.

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Corazon ( 夕醉心湖 )

Heart Shaped Lake with Mount Shasta in the Background. Mount Shasta, CA.

This is definitely one of my favorite views around Mount Shasta. The hike was a bit steep but not too difficult. However, hiking back in the dark was quite a challenge as there was no actual trail to follow for a big portion of the hike. Nevertheless, the view here is definitely worth the trouble! :-)

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Farm Ville ( 金麥拂曉 )

Wheat Fields of Palouse. Palouse, Washington.

This is the place where the famous Windows XP wallpaper was taken! I enjoyed a beautiful morning watching the sun casting lights and shadows on these rolling hills. The texture on these seemingly manicured wheat fields is amazingly beautiful!

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Winter Escapade ( 冰峭寒影 )

Frozen Waterfall Along a River Canyon. Alberta, Canada.

Winter was pretty much non-existent in California the past season, so it was quite delightful to experience the cold winter breeze when we were up there in Alberta. Although it was also relatively warmer for that time of the year during our visit, it did drop to -18C on our last morning there! We spent some time hiking and exploring, and this was one of the places we visited. The river is fed by glacier melt water, thus giving the frozen waterfall a cool blue tone you see here.

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Spring Purple Carpet ( 花紅滿山春 )

Wild Owl's Clovers Covering the Slope of the Hill ( 貓头鹰三叶草 ). Livermore, CA.

Spring has sprung! It's wild flowers season again! My friends and I explored the East Bay hills nearby and found these flowers covering an entire facade of the hill. Apparently, this flower is native to California and are blooming in many places now! What we like about this particular bunch was how the setting sun lit the flowers, putting a radiant glow rim light on them!

Have a wonderful Spring season, everyone!

Updates: This picture won the Pashadelic Photo of the Month "Wildflowers" Contest in May 2015.

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Breaking Dawn ( 紅日破曉 )

First Burning Sunrise of 2015! San Francisco, CA.

Although I have been shooting sunrises and sunsets for a while, seeing a dramatic one is few and far between. This morning was one of those lucky days! Minutes before sunrise, the whole sky lit up with colors! It was so intense, it felt as if the entire surrounding was painted red!

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