Golden Tunnel ( 黃金隧道 )

The Subway. Wilderness Area of Zion National Park, Utah.

Situated deep in the Zion Wilderness area, this small section of the canyon dubbed, “The Subway” has amazing tubular shaped walls which when viewed from inside this small chamber makes them look like as its name suggests, a subway tunnel! At the right time of day, reflected light from nearby canyon walls shines through the hole and into this tunnel giving it a nice golden glow that you see in this picture.

Getting here requires quite a bit of route finding, river wading, creek crossing, rock hopping and scrambling up and down boulders! On paper, this is a 9-mile hike, but with all the work to overcome those obstacles, it felt more like a 15-mile hike to me! And as if all of that was not enough, the last stretch of the hike out which involved a steep 400-foot climb was gruesome to say the least. The 97 degrees weather that day did not make it any easier for sure. Nonetheless, after seeing this unique scene in person for the first time, all the effort spent to get here was worth it! Definitely one of the most interesting hikes I have done so far and I am glad I did it!

Due to some storms the week before, the place was left with a lot of debris and the pool water a bit murky. Thus, compositions were quite limited. I guess a second visit in the future is in order!

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Morning Tranquility ( 碧水映丹霞 )

Sunrise at Bonsai Rock. Lake Tahoe, Nevada.

On my first visit here a few years back, the serenity of the scene captivated me instantly. After I got into photography, I always thought to come back here to capture this the way I first saw it. Unfortunately, conditions never exactly lined up on my numerous return trips. Not to be denied, I made another attempt on one ordinary evening when I saw that calm weather and cloudy sky were forecasted. I drove tirelessly for 5 hours to get here before sunrise. Standing still in cold ankle-deep water, I waited anxiously for the "moment" as I observed the tranquility of my surrounding. As the sun rose, patches of clouds started to illuminate with colors while the lake water mirrored the hues above it. I hold my excitement and triggered my shutter happily, realizing that I have finally captured the shot I had in mind for a long time!

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Golden Passage

Raging water of the Virgin River cuts through this narrow canyon, with reflected light providing that ethereal glow on the sandstone cliff wall. The Narrows. Zion National Park, UT.

While I have been to Zion numerous times, this was my first time to hike the Narrows. My friend and I waded in waist deep water for several miles to get here. Along the way, we admired the beauty of canyon sceneries as light moved through from one side of the canyon to the other.

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Horseshoe Bend ( 馬蹄灣 )

Horseshoe shaped meander of the Colorado River. Page, AZ.

I have the opportunity to revisit this popular tourist location on my last Southwest trip for 2 consecutive nights hoping to get some good sunset light. However, sunset colors were muted on both nights as dark clouds took over the sky. This was from 40 minutes before sunset on the second night and was the best light I got. Not sure when I will pass by this place again, so this will have to do for now. Hope you enjoy this nonetheless!

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Rock Saddles

Alien Looking Hoodoos in the Southwest.

After shooting at a few popular destinations during my last trip to the Southwest, I went to search for this location and was very much delighted to have it all to myself when I found it!

A semi-remote and precarious location that features some of the most amazing, alien shaped pedestal rocks that I have seen thus far. These hoodoos, seemingly defying the law of gravity by balancing their enormous tops in acute angles give this place an otherworldly feel. Getting here requires a 4x4 or by hiking in soft sand trail. I went in by foot! Encountering some desert mice, rabbits, and weird looking lizards on the sandy trail provided some interesting "amusement" during the hike.

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Cosmic Canopy ( 宇宙的天篷 )

Milky Way Arches Over Glacier Point. Yosemite National Park ( 優勝美地 ) , CA.

A panoramic view of Glacier Point in Yosemite with the milky way arches directly over it and the foreground bushes mirroring the milky way above. This image is composed of 18 frames from my Nikon D800 stitched manually and blended in Photoshop. The resulting image is about 122 megapixel in size!

Updates: This picture was the Grand Prize Winner of the 2014 Bay Area Photo Contest sponsored and organized by Pashadelic Landscape Photography, and Tamron USA.

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Enchanted Forest ( 迷霧森林 )

Sun Beams Shining Through the Misty Redwood Forest. Redwood National and State Parks, CA.

The light beams came out of nowhere during my hike in the dense redwood forest, and was gone just as quickly as it came. But during that brief two minutes, this forest looked truly magical!

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