Moonlight Jazz

Full Moon Rise Over Golden Gate Bridge. San Francisco, CA.

Full moon rising over San Francisco and Golden Gate Bridge during twilight hour illuminating the surrounding thin clouds in the sky. The tip of TransAmerica building is also perfectly aligned with the North tower as seen from this vantage point.

As I was shooting, a plane briefly flew in front of the moon and cast a shadow at the bottom left which I thought was kinda cool, so I am keeping it as-is.

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Storm Watcher

Storm clouds covering the sky at Pigeon Point Lighthouse.

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Nature's Firefall

Horsetail Falls. Yosemite National Park, CA.

For less than two weeks in a year, the sun aligns perfectly with this waterfall to lit up just the falls while keeping the rest of the rock wall shaded, giving this waterfall a surreal orange glow during sunset hour. With the drought in California this year, I almost did not make it to Yosemite for this event. However, a rare rain storm passed through the area a night before and gave us enough rain to make this waterfall flowing again. I made a last minute decision to come up here to witness this magical phenomenon, and I am so glad I did.

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Paradise ( 世外桃源 )

Valley of Wild Calla Lilies ( 山谷中野生马蹄莲 ) .

You know Spring has arrived when you see wild flowers blooming on empty fields. This valley that is in the middle of nowhere is an amazing place to visit during the season. With the sunset glow setting the mood, one can easily be mesmerized by the abundance of these flowers surrounding you. This year, I was able to capture this during the peak bloom of the flowers. For a short time in a year, white, tall calla lilies filled the entire valley floor and turned it into a paradise scene.

Although these calla lilies are done for the season now, I sure hope to come back again next year!

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In Midst of Mist ( 霧鎖金門 )

Foggy Golden Gate Scene with a Bay Bridge Tower Peaking Through at the Back. San Francisco, CA.

A black and white rendition of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge engulfed by the morning fog. Please pardon me for being lazy to write today, but I hope you like this image nonetheless. I will try to share something more interesting on my next post. Have a great week ahead!

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Pathway to Light

Waves rushed through sea stack channel. Santa Cruz, CA.

This spot is notorious for its slick rock surface that you can see from this image. Getting to this photo spot and moving around here can be quite dangerous. Even rocks that look dry are deceivingly slippery. I have heard of several accidents happened here - from people falling into that channel to minor incidents like dropping their cameras or accessories here - and had witnessed a couple of incidents first hand as well. What's not obvious here really is just how deep that crack is. It quickly dip to at least 6-12 feet deep in that channel as far as I can see when the water retreated. Personally, while I'd never encountered any danger while shooting here (knock on wood), I have had a camera taken by these waves and buried underneath this crack. That's why I wanted to come back to get this shot.

When I saw thin clouds covering the sky, I knew my opportunity has come. I quickly drove to this area and was delighted to see nice subtle cloud texture in the sky with diffused sunlight illuminating these rocks, eliciting that orange glow from both sides. The usual strong surf from this area created some nice rushing wave patterns through that channel and the alignment of the setting sun which can be seen for only a few weeks in a year completed the scene!

This is my redemption shot...Hope you enjoy this picture as much as I do. :)

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Rodeo Sunset

View of Sea Stacks in Marin, CA.

The Bay Area has finally gotten some much needed rain in the last two weeks. This was taken at the tail end of the first storm that passed by the area. Seeing the storm was going to tail-off right at sunset time in the North, I went to this beach in Marin to check out these famous sea stacks. Things looked promising when I arrived. The clouds were getting some nice orange glow from the setting sun. I setup and took a few shots. Unfortunately, the light faded very quickly soon after I took this as thick dark clouds won over the sky. This was the best I managed to get that evening. Anyway, hope everyone is enjoying the rain!

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