Point Lobos State Reserve - Carmel, CA

On the 1st November 2024, my parents and I went to Point Lobos State Natural Reserve in Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA for some sightseeing. I didn't take too many photos that day as long COVID was causing major fatigue issues back then. Right now, I have gotten some experimental medication which seems to be helping with energy. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

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Message from the Photographer: I am so happy to be finally posting my photos from November and December last year! Long COVID has wrecked havoc on my life, but I'm glad I can finally post these photos.

A scenery photo of clouds, Whalers Cove, and seagulls (bottom left). The photo was shot from the Whalers Cove Parking Lot.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 36° 31' 14" N 121° 56' 26" W

A scenery photo of clouds, Whalers Cove, and Carmel, CA (in the distance). The photo was shot near the Whalers Cabin and Whaling Station Museum.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 36° 31' 09" N 121° 56' 25" W

A scenery photo of clouds, rocks, Carmel Bay, Pebble Beach, CA (in the distance on the left), Carmel, CA (in the distance on the right). The photo was shot at Cannery Point.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 36° 31' 16" N 121° 56' 26" W

A black and white process of the photo above.

A scenery photo of Gibson Beach and Carmel Highlands, CA. The photo was shot on Bird Island Trail.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 36° 30' 27" N 121° 56' 24" W

A scenery photo of clouds, rocks, China Cove, and California Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus). The photo was shot on Bird Island Trail.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 36° 30' 28" N 121° 56' 30" W

A black and white process of the photo above.

A scenery photo of clouds, rocks, China Cove, California Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus), cormorants, and seagulls. The photo was shot on Bird Island Trail.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 36° 30' 28" N 121° 56' 31" W

A black and white process of the photo above.

A scenery photo of Bird Island, clouds, rocks, California Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus), cormorants, and seagulls. The photo was shot on Bird Island Trail.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 36° 30' 26" N 121° 56' 30" W

A scenery photo of clouds, rocks, California Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus) (top), and seagulls (in the distance on the right). The photo was shot from the Bird Island Trail Parking Lot.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 36° 30' 35" N 121° 56' 30" W

A scenery photo of clouds, Headland Cove, and California Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus). The photo was shot on Sea Lion Point Trail.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 36° 31' 05" N 121° 57' 04" W

This is all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing the photos! Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

El Granada, CA (Cellphone Photos)

On 24 May 2022, my mom and I took a day trip to El Granada, CA. We went to Pillar Point Bluff, Pillar Point, and West Shoreline Access. I took a few cellphone photos which I will show you in this blog post. I hope you enjoy viewing the photos.

A scenery photo of Ross Cove and Pillar Point Air Force Station (in the distance). Photo shot at Pillar Point Bluff.

A scenery photo of Ross Cove and Pillar Point Air Force Station. Photo shot at Pillar Point Bluff.

A scenery photo of Pillar Point Air Force Station. Photo shot at Pillar Point Bluff.

A scenery photo of Ross Cove. Photo shot at Pillar Point Bluff.

A scenery photo of Ross Cove and Pillar Point Air Force Station. Photo shot at Pillar Point Bluff.

A photo of California Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus) from Ross Cove. Photo shot at Pillar Point Bluff.

A scenery photo of Pillar Point Marsh and El Granada, CA shot near Pillar Point Air Force Station.

A scenery photo of Pillar Point Marsh and El Granada, CA shot near Pillar Point Air Force Station.

A scenery photo of El Granada, CA shot near Pillar Point Air Force Station.

A scenery photo of Pillar Point Air Force Station.

A scenery photo of El Granada, CA shot at West Shoreline Access.

This is all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing the photos! Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

California Quail (Callipepla californica) and Natural Bridge State Beach in Santa Cruz, CA

Today I have photos of the California Quail (Callipepla californica) and photos from Natural Bridge State Beach in Santa Cruz, CA. The photo of the California Quails was taken near the state beach. Also near the state beach (same park) is the Monarch Resting Area which is accessible via a boardwalk. I don't have any photos of it here as I was not in season to see the butterflies, but every year (I forgot when), a huge amount of Monarch butterflies will fly there and rest. It was an amazing scene and I went there once when I was younger. It was beautiful.

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The first 6 photos are all of the California Quail (Callipepla californica).

 Cute bird isn't it?

After they saw me approaching with a camera, they started walking away. 

 One of them decided to stop and look at me. YAY! :P

Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)

Seagull flying

California Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) - Long Beak
Brandt's Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) - Short Beak
Seagull - Blurred, out of focus bird flying away

Natural Bridge formation at the beach. Ocean waves smoothed out using a neutral density filter.

Natural Bridge formation at the beach. Ocean waves smoothed out using a neutral density filter.

Natural Bridge formation at the beach. Ocean waves smoothed out using a neutral density filter.

What the waves looked like without any filter (No ND filter used). 

These are all the photos for today! I hope you have enjoyed it. You are probably thinking I will start my Death Valley photos next time, but that is not the case. Again, almost 2000 photos will take me quite a while to process! Next time, I will most likely be posting up the photos I took at Wilder Ranch State Park which is also located in Santa Cruz, not so far from Natural Bridge State Beach. Please don't forget to share my blog posts with your friends! If you would like to get notifications next time I post, you can "Like" me on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Google+. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

Birds/Sea Lions/Other Wildlife - San Francisco (Part 2)

I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. I am pretty sure all you long time fans know that by now. This means I head to San Francisco a lot. I love going to Pier 39 and that pier right next to the Golden Gate Bridge. Here are some of my photos from my trip. I hope you enjoy viewing these photos!

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Parts: 1 | 2 | 

Message From The Photographer: So 6 weeks of coughing, and I finally get myself up to go see a doctor. I got some antibiotics and I feel a lot better now. 😀 So I should be able to make more videos now that the cough subsided, and big announcement for you guys. I will head to Death Valley soon and I hope to bring back some great photos for you guys! So make sure you check back soon!

The photos for today was taken on the day of the Blue Angel's airshow. If you want to see those photos, you can do so here. Photos for today include birds, fish, animals, and jellyfishes.

Sea Lion swimming in the ocean.  

 Seagull

Seagull in flight. 

California Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

Fish someone caught.

I think this bird might be female. I'm not sure what it is, help me in the comments below if you can! 

California Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

This was one aggressive pelican! I tried to give it a pet, and it tried to give me a peck on the face. :/ I backed off immediately. Later, I saw another guy trying to give it a pet, and he actually got a peck on the arm. I later asked him and he said it hurt! ROFL 

Sea lion.

Awww it's looking at me. :D

I saw a jellyfish swim up to the surface, so I stole some shots of it before it swam back down. 

This is all the photos for today! I have one more post on San Francisco. Next time I have photos of sunsets, Cliff House, and more birds! Please don't forget to share my blog posts with your friends! If you would like to get notifications next time I post, you can "Like" me on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Google+. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

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