On 15 September 2024, my parents and I drove took a trip to Mt. Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County, CA driving to the top of Mt. Diablo. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!
Message from the Photographer: I'm still dealing with post-COVID symptoms from that infection in 2023 November. Long COVID was hitting me hard and at this point I was already on "reserve energy" due to the chronic fatigue. I went to Half Moon Bay (blog post here) the day prior and already burned through most of my limited energy. In the morning, I looked at the Mt. Diablo webcams and saw beautiful clouds up there. It has been months since I took my camera out, and being a location you can drive to, I decided to compromise and go. My dad wanted to take photos as well. So we went. My energy completely crashed afterwards and I was bedridden again close to a week unfortunately. I was able to work on these photos extremely slowly as I recovered, but I'm glad I can finally post them here. That is the length I will go to for making art I guess. Wanted to give some information on sacrifices us photographers and artists make.
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The photos I took start from the peak of Mt. Diablo.
A scenery photo of clouds, San Pablo Bay (left), Walnut Creek (left), Concord (center), Clayton (right), Suisun Bay (right), mountains, and trees. The photo was shot at the peak of Mt. Diablo.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 52' 55" N 121° 54' 51" W
A black and white process of the photo above.
A scenery photo of clouds, North Peak, Delta Region, Pittsburg, Antioch, Oakley, and Antioch Bridge. The photo was shot at the peak of Mt. Diablo.
The photo was shot at the same spot as above.
A black and white process of the photo above.
A scenery photo of clouds, Clayton (foreground), Suisun Bay (in the distance), and mountains. The photo was shot at the peak of Mt. Diablo.
The photo was shot at the same spot as above.
A scenery photo of clouds and trees shot at the peak of Mt. Diablo.
The photo was shot at the same spot as above.
A black and white process of the photo above.
A scenery photo of clouds, windmills, Pittsburg, Delta Region, and mountains. The photo was shot at the peak of Mt. Diablo.
The photo was shot at the same spot as above.
A scenery photo of clouds, Devil's Pulpit (right), Central Valley (in the distance), forest, and mountains. The photo was shot at the peak of Mt. Diablo.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 52' 54" N 121° 54' 51" W
A scenery photo of clouds, mountains, and trees shot at the peak of Mt. Diablo.
The photo was shot at the same spot as above.
A black and white process of the photo above.
A scenery photo of clouds, mountains, and trees shot at the peak of Mt. Diablo.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 52' 53" N 121° 54' 54" W
A black and white process of the photo above.
A scenery photo of clouds, Devil's Pulpit (center), Central Valley (in the distance), and forest. The photo was shot at the peak of Mt. Diablo.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 52' 55" N 121° 54' 51" W
A scenery photo of clouds, Concord, San Pablo Bay (in the distance on the left), Suisun Bay (in the distance on the right), and forest. The photo was shot at the peak of Mt. Diablo.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 52' 55" N 121° 54' 53" W
A black and white process of the photo above.
A scenery photo of clouds, Clayton (foreground), Pittsburg (in the distance), Suisun Bay (in the distance), mountains, and forest. The photo was shot at the peak of Mt. Diablo.
The photo was shot at the same spot as above.
The rest of the photos were shot on our drive down Mt. Diablo. The photos were shot on the side of Summit Road.
A sunset scenery photo of clouds, San Francisco & Bay Bridge (in the distance slightly left from center), Mt. Tamalpais (in the distance slightly right from center), mountains, and forest. The photo was shot on Summit Road in Mt. Diablo State Park.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 52' 30" N 121° 55' 34" W
A black and white process of the photo above.
A sunset scenery photo of clouds, San Francisco (in the distance slightly right from center), Bay Bridge (in the distance in the center), mountains, and forest. The photo was shot on Summit Road in Mt. Diablo State Park.
The photo was shot at the same spot as above.
A black and white process of the photo above.
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