Sunset, Surf / Coastal Scene

Sunset, Surf - Mendocino  County  1976

Coastal Scene - Mendocino County  1976

Photos taken near our Mendocino County bed and breakfast in Elk Grove.

Branches, Clouds

Branches, Clouds - Marin County  2026

Branches, Clouds (Sunset) - Marin County  2026

Top: iPhone. Bottom: Nikon Z7II.

Coast Camp Sunset

Eucalyptus, Ocean, Sunset - Point Reyes  2025

Camp Table, Sunset - Point Reyes  2025

Always nice to be able to see the coastal sunset!! An iPhone used for both photos.

Ritter, Banner (Campsite View) - 1989

Sunset, Mt. Ritter, Banner Peak, Shadow Creek - Sierra Nevada  1989

1989: Kay found an excellent campsite, dry, up and away from Shadow Creek, and overlooking the famous Rain Trip Meadow. Nice location for sunset photos!

Also could be used for early morning alpenglow photos. Mike returned to the same area in 2010 to get the image below of Ritter and Banner illuminated by the rising sun.

Sunrise, Mt. Ritter, Banner Peak, Shadow Creek - Sierra Nevada  2010

Hakodate Sunset

Clouds, Sunset (Hakodate) - Japan  2024

Cranes, Sunset (Hakodate) - Japan  2024

More photos taken from our hotel room. Because of the extra nights we stayed in Hakodate we had to cancel our plan to visit Morioka via shinkansen. Instead we decided to fly from Hakodate to Haneda Airport in Tokyo, thus giving us an extra day in Tokyo.

Mormon Temple - Idaho Falls

Temple, Falls (Idaho Falls) - Idaho 2024

Temple, Sunset (Idaho Falls) - Idaho  2024

Very striking, especially at sunset.

"The temple was rededicated by Henry B. Eyring on June 4, 2017. The evening prior to the rededication, a youth cultural celebration, outlining the church's and the temple's history in the region and titled 'Temple by the River Reflections' was held at Holt Arena. Approximately 11,000 youth participated in the event, which took a year of planning. The 70-minute program included costumes made with 27 miles of cloth."

 -Wikipedia

Sunset / Basketball

Sunset Clouds - Marin County  2023

Maz, Nolan - Marin County  2023

I walked up to the school with Maz and Nolan to watch them shoot some hoops. As that was happening the evening clouds in the sky gradually became more spectacular. 

So I was able to get a cool sunset photo, as opposed to my usual sunrise ones.

Sunset (Pismo Beach)

 

Sunset - Pismo Beach  2022

Sunset, Ocean, Hills - Pismo Beach  2022

Mike does not lack in his ability to capture picturesque moments.

L. A. Moon

 

Moon, Palm Tree (Ogden Drive) - Los Angeles  2022

Ethereal L.A. sunset: clouds, palm tree, and, of course, the moon. Photo taken with a Canon G5XII.

Interestingly enough, I've taken a photo of the same palm tree before, also with the moon! Wow.

Sunset (Beach)

 

Sunset, Pond - Point Reyes  2021

Sunset, Taking Photographs - Point Reyes  2021

After the sun went down the air turned damp and chilly. After fussing around the campsite for a while I finally ducked inside the tent and clambered into my sleeping bag.

Sunset (Campsite)

 

Sunset, Clouds - Point Reyes  2021

Sunset, Contrail - Point Reyes  2021

Two photos taken from Campsite #2. 

Trestle Bridge

 

Sunset, Trestle Bridge (Fort Bragg) - Mendocino County  2021

Trestle Bridge (Fort Bragg) - Mendocino County  2021

Photos taken looking out of our motel window. Wow! The bridge was originally built for the railroad, now it's for pedestrians. The web has more information about the bridge than you might want.

Sunset, Summer Solstice

 

Sunset (Summer Solstice) - Eugene  2021

 End of the longest day, looking west from the Eugene Masonic Cemetery. 

8:48 PM, according to the photo's file data. I used a Canon G5XII for the shot.

Petroglyph Camping - 2

Sunset, White Mountains - Owens Valley  1979

Creek - Owens Valley  1979

While Joe was busy taking notes and measurements I puttered about with my cameras. As sunset lingered on the snow-capped White Mountains we threw down our sleeping bags and ensolite pads on the sandy desert floor and slept at the site overnight. Late at night we were awakened by an extremely odd sound . . . running water! What? Stumbling around we saw the source: a fast-running channel of water sparkling in the beams cast by our flashlights. Obviously some irrigation mechanism upstream had triggered the water release. Getting up in the morning, the stream still running, we were thankful that we hadn’t chosen that particular dry stream bed for our sleeping bags!  

Mt. Whitney 2001

Sunrise, Mt. Whitney - Owens Valley  2001

Sunset, Mt. Whitney - Owens Valley  2001

Taken in the vicinity of the Alabama Hills.  I was using a Minolta 35mm SLR.

Other posts: view on the top, and view from the backside.

East Coast Pix - 1960's

Sunset, Fort Holabird (Baltimore) - Maryland 1966

White Cross (New York City) - New York  1966

Mike was stationed at Fort Holabird at the beginning of 1964, then towards the end of 1966, during which time he visited New York a few times.

Mike's diploma below, now proudly pushpinned to his darkroom wall.

Fort Holabird Diploma 

Kearsarge Lakes - Hiking In

Sunset, Kearsarge Lakes - Sierra Nevada  2005

Morning, Kearsarge Lakes - Sierra Nevada  2005

Very near to my campsite. I think this is the same scene from slightly different perspectives.

Pismo Beach Afternoon - 2

Waves - Pismo Beach  2019

Splash Cafe P.M. - Pismo Beach  2019

Top shot taken from the pier, similar to earlier photos from the same spot. Back at the motel, nice sunset.

Sunset (Arroyo Grande) - Pismo Beach 2019

Sacramento - 2

Sunset, Sacramento River - Sacramento  2019

Trees in Water - Sacramento  2019

Views from our hotel window. The Sacramento River was running quite high.

Coast Camp - Sunset, Early Morning - Autumn

Eucalyptus, Sunset - Point Reyes  2018

Boiling Water for Coffee - Point Reyes  2018

The overcast lifted briefly just before sunset. Then, darkness and into the tent. For some reason, my thin backpacking Thermarest is not as comfortable as it used to be, 15 years ago. It's a mystery.

So, I put off getting up as late as possible, but finally had to, if you know what I mean. Pitch black! A head lamp was required for morning coffee making.

Then, a walk down to the beach.