Photography

I use photography as an excuse to visit and explore new places and learn new photography techniques. Here is a dump of some of my photographs, currently in a relatively unstructured and awkward gallery format. Click on an image to enlarge.

Landscapes

![Dawn after rain from Skyline Boulevard (CA 35) next to Windy Hill looking towards Redwood City](photos/2020-mar-silicon-valley-dawn-rain-panorama.jpg){class=full} ![Sunrise over Silicon Valley from Silicon Valley Vista Point on CA 35](photos/2020-mar-silicon-valley-sunrise.jpg){class=full} ![Double rainbow near Windy Hill on CA 35, looking towards the Pacific ocean, shortly after sunrise and rain](photos/2020-mar-windy-hill-double-rainbow.jpg){class=half} ![Rainbow near Windy Hill on CA 35, looking towards the Pacific ocean, shortly after sunrise and rain](photos/2020-mar-windy-hill-rainbow.jpg){class=half} ![Dawn over Windy Hill on CA 35, looking towards the Pacific ocean](photos/2019-aug-windy-hill-sunrise.jpg){class=full} ![Look towards the Pacific Ocean from Windy Hill near CA 35](photos/2019-aug-windy-hill-pacific.jpg){class=full} ![Look towards the Pacific Ocean from Windy Hill near CA 35](photos/2020-mar-windy-hill-dark.jpg){class=full} ![Panorama around Fremont Peak in Fremont Peak State Park, CA](photos/2019-apr-fremont-peak.jpg){class=pano} ![View from Fremont Peak in Fremont Peak State Park, CA](photos/2019-apr-fremont-peak-panorama.jpg){class=pano} ![Fremont Older Preserve looking towards Cupertino, CA](photos/2020-apr-fremont-older-preserve.jpg){class=pano} ![Castle Rock State Park, CA](photos/2020-feb-castle-rock-state-park.jpg){class=pano} ![Aerial panorama of Alabama Hills, CA, taken with a Skydio 2](photos/2019-nov-alabama-hills.jpg){class=pano} ![Mono Lake panorama in snow](photos/2019-nov-mono-lake.jpg){class=pano} ![Trona Pinnacles, CA](photos/2019-nov-trona-pinnacles-pano.jpg){class=half} ![A farm in Half Moon Bay, CA](photos/2020-jun-hmb-farm.jpg){class=half} ![Sunset towards the Pacific Ocean from Windy Hill near CA 35](photos/2018-aug-windy-hill-sunset.jpg){class=half} ![Pacific ocean during golden hour from CA 35 near CA 92](photos/2020-may-skyline-golden-hour.jpg){class=half} ![Crater Lake, OR](photos/2019-jul-crater-lake.jpg){class=pano} ![Lake Helen, Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA](photos/2019-jul-lake-helen.jpg){class=pano} ![Klamath River flowing into the Pacific ocean in Klamath, CA, looking from Klamath River Overlook](photos/2019-jul-klamath-river.jpg){class=pano} ![Manzanita Lake, Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA](photos/2019-jul-manzanita-lake.jpg){class=pano} ![Summit Lake, Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA](photos/2019-jul-summit-lake.jpg){class=half} ![Bedwell Bayfront Park, CA](photos/2020-mar-bedwell-bayfront-park.jpg){class=half} ![Pacific Coast Ranges from Grayback Road, CA](photos/2019-jul-pacific-coast-ranges.jpg){class=pano} ![Lassen National Park, CA](photos/2019-jul-lassen.jpg){class=pano} ![Overlook in Lassen National Park, CA](photos/2019-jul-lassen-overlook.jpg){class=pano} ![Mattole Road on the Lost Coast, CA](photos/2019-jul-mattole-rd.jpg){class=pano} ![Upper Klamath Lake, OR](photos/2019-jul-upper-klamath-lake.jpg){class=pano}

Night photography

![Alpine road near Palo Alto, looking towards the Pacific ocean; G85](photos/2019-jul-alpine-road-night.jpg){class=pano} ![Alpine road near Palo Alto, Milky Way above San Jose](photos/2020-apr-alpine-road-milky-way.jpg){class=half} ![Alpine road near Palo Alto, looking towards the Pacific ocean, with Pleiades visible above Venus near the bottom center; G9](photos/2020-mar-alpine-road-pacific.jpg){class=half} ![Alpine road near Palo Alto, looking south; G85](photos/2019-jul-alpine-road-sky.jpg){class=pano} ![Alpine road near Palo Alto, looking south; G9](photos/2020-mar-alpine-road-night-sky.jpg){class=pano} ![Milky Way over the Monterey Bay looking from Paradise Point in Capitola, Santa Cruz, CA](photos/2020-jun-paradise-point-milky-way.jpg){class=pano} ![Overlooking foggy Russian River in Monte Rio, CA](photos/2020-jan-monte-rio-night.jpg){class=pano} ![Night sky near Sonoma, CA](photos/2019-oct-retreat-sky.jpg){class=pano} ![Tent at night near Sonoma, CA](photos/2019-oct-retreat-tent.jpg){class=half} ![Skyline Boulevard (CA 35) looking towards Mountain View](photos/2019-jun-silicon-valley-night.jpg){class=half}

Ocean

![Coast in Sonoma County, CA](photos/2020-jan-sonoma-coast.jpg){class=pano} ![Four Mile Beach in Santa Cruz, CA](photos/2020-feb-santa-cruz-four-mile-beach-aerial.jpg){class=pano} ![Sunset in Big Sur, CA, looking from Nacimiento-Fergusson Road](photos/2018-jun-big-sur-sunset.jpg){class=half} ![Sunset in Davenport, CA, exposure blend](photos/2020-feb-davenport-sunset.jpg){class=half} ![Santa Cruz, CA](photos/2020-mar-santa-cruz.jpg){class=pano} ![Coast in Sonoma County, CA](photos/2019-oct-retreat-ocean.jpg){class=pano} ![Black Sands Beach, Lost Coast, CA](photos/2019-jul-black-sands-beach.jpg){class=pano} ![Trinidad, CA](photos/2019-jul-trinidad.jpg){class=pano} ![Ocean view from Trinidad, CA](photos/2019-jul-trinidad-ocean.jpg){class=pano} ![Coast in Sonoma County, CA](photos/2019-jul-sonoma-coast.jpg){class=pano} ![Martin's Beach in Half Moon Bay, CA](photos/2020-mar-martins-beach.jpg){class=half} ![San Simeon, CA](photos/2019-apr-san-simeon.jpg){class=half}

Other

![Dumbarton bridge at dawn](photos/2020-mar-dumbarton-bridge.jpg){class=third} ![Look towards The Ritz-Carlton and Mavericks from a farm in Half Moon Bay, CA](photos/2020-jun-hmb-mavericks.jpg){class=third} ![Miami downtown as seen from the Fontainebleu in Miami Beach, FL](photos/2018-dec-miami-beach-fontainebleu.jpg){class=third} ![Birds around Fremont Peak, CA](photos/2019-oct-fremont-peak-birds.jpg){class=third} ![Condors flying above Castle Rock State Park, CA](photos/2020-feb-castle-rock-condors.jpg){class=third} ![Birds flying on the coast during sunset in Half Moon Bay, CA](photos/2020-jun-hmb-birds.jpg){class=third} ![Shasta dam, CA](photos/2019-jul-shasta.jpg){class=pano} ![Birds flying above a farm in Half Moon Bay, CA](photos/2020-jun-hmb-farm-birds.jpg){class=third} ![Female sea otter cleaning itself off the coast of Moss Landing, CA](photos/2019-sep-sea-otter.jpg){class=half}

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