Showing posts with label livermorium plaza. Show all posts
Showing posts with label livermorium plaza. Show all posts

Sunday, March 16, 2025

Autumn Foliage & Livermorium Plaza - Livermore, CA

On the 1st December 2024, my parents and I went to Livermore, CA to take photos of autumn foliage. It is a tiny bit past season for autumn foliage, but I was still able to get some good photos. At night, we went to Downtown Livermore for dinner, and I took a few photos of Livermorium Plaza. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

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Message from the Photographer: Long COVID really slowed my photo processing, but I'm glad I can finally post these photos!

Our first stop was along Tesla Road and Reuss Road to photograph the autumn foliage vineyards.

A scenery photo of vineyard autumn foliage (in the distance), mountains (in the distance), clouds, and trees. The photo was shot on Tesla Road in Livermore, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 39' 37" N 121° 40' 15" W

A scenery photo of vineyard autumn foliage (in the distance), farms (in the distance), autumn foliage trees, trees, hills, and clouds. The photo was shot at the intersection of Tesla Road and Reuss Road in Livermore, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 39' 39" N 121° 40' 18" W

A sunset scenery photo of mountains (in the distance), clouds, house (right), fence, and power lines (right). The photo was shot on Reuss Road in Livermore, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 39' 40" N 121° 39' 21" W

A black and white process of the photo above.

A sunset scenery photo of mountains, clouds, Mt. Diablo (in the distance on the right), vineyard autumn foliage (in the distance), and power lines (in the distance). The photo was shot on Reuss Road in Livermore, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 39' 40" N 121° 39' 22" W

A black and white process of the photo above.

A sunset scenery photo of vineyard autumn foliage, mountains, clouds, and trees. The photo was shot on Reuss Road in Livermore, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 39' 41" N 121° 39' 53" W

A black and white process of the photo above.

A sunset scenery photo of vineyard autumn foliage, mountains, clouds, trees, and a house (in the distance on the left). The photo was shot on Reuss Road in Livermore, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 39' 42" N 121° 39' 53" W

A sunset scenery photo of vineyard autumn foliage, mountains, clouds, and trees. The photo was shot on Reuss Road in Livermore, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 39' 41" N 121° 39' 59" W

A sunset scenery photo of vineyard autumn foliage, mountains, clouds, trees, and a house (in the distance in the center). The photo was shot on Reuss Road in Livermore, CA.
The photo was shot near the same spot as above.

After sunset, my parents and I went to Downtown Livermore for dinner. I took a few photos of Livermorium Plaza after dinner.

A night long exposure of Livermorium Plaza (116 South Livermore Avenue), autumn foliage (left), intersection of First Street & South Livermore Avenue, trees, an unlit Christmas tree (center), and Christmas decorations. The photo was shot in Livermore, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 40' 55" N 121° 46' 05" W

A night long exposure of Livermorium Plaza (116 South Livermore Avenue), autumn foliage, Christmas decorations, and First Street. The photo was shot in Livermore, CA.
The photo was shot near the same spot as above.

A night long exposure of Livermorium Plaza (116 South Livermore Avenue), autumn foliage, Christmas decorations, and trees. The photo was shot in Livermore, CA.
The photo was shot near the same spot as above.

A night long exposure of Livermorium Plaza (116 South Livermore Avenue), autumn foliage (left), intersection of First Street & South Livermore Avenue, trees, a Christmas tree (center), and Christmas decorations. The photo was shot in Livermore, CA.
The photo was shot near the same spot as above.

A night long exposure of a Christmas tree, Christmas decorations, an autumn foliage tree (background), and a tree (right). The photo was shot at Lizzy Fountain Park at the intersection of First Street and South Livermore Avenue in Livermore, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 40' 55" N 121° 46' 07" W

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Monday, November 25, 2024

Livermorium Plaza - Downtown Livermore, CA (Cellphone Photos)

On 23rd November 2024, my parents and I went to Livermore, CA to take photos of autumn foliage. It is a tiny bit past season for autumn foliage, but I was still able to get some good photos. At night, we went to Downtown Livermore for dinner. I took photos with both my camera and my phone and the photos are split into 2 parts. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

Parts: Livermore Autumn Foliage | Livermorium Plaza (Cellphone Photos)

At night my parents and I went to Downtown Livermore for dinner. We got a few burritos at Tequila's Taqueria, and the food is good. The food at Tequila's Taqueria is moderately spicy, which I like and they have veggie options as well for me. I feel it is quite an authentic experience. My parents and I then walked around Downtown Livermore, which was when I found there is a Livermorium Plaza. Livermorium Plaza is dedicated to Element #116 on the Periodic Table. The plaza opened in 2022, and I had never heard of it before. Livermorium is a synthetic heavy element named after the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, CA. I as told the lights on the ground at the plaza symbolizes the electron rings around a Livermorium nucleus, and that the city gave it the address of 116 South Livermore Avenue.

I am a bit of a science geek as well, so I definitely geeked out a tiny bit at the plaza, and took photos of it. The elements #114 Flerovium and #116 Livermorium were named at the same time and was a joint project between the US and Russia. Flerovium was named after Russian physicist Georgy Flyorov. Livermorium was named after Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory because the laboratory synthesized the curium (#96) required for the nuclear reaction with calcium (#20) to create the Livermorium. Livermorium is a highly radioactive synthetic element with a half-life of about 53 milliseconds.

Message from the Photographer: I am very much still dealing with long COVID, which is why we picked such a close location. Livermore, CA is pretty much in my backyard. I am still dealing with chronic fatigue and many other health problems. I'm mostly house bound and frequently bedridden these days. It might take me a while before I can finish processing the photos I took with my camera.

A giant rotating ball with water symbolizing the nucleus of Livermorium. The ball is covered with facts about Livermorium. I don't know why they wrote 100 milliseconds for the half-life, because the information I got from The Royal Society of Chemistry says the half life of the most stable isotope of Livermorium is 53 milliseconds (source). The lights and rings around the ball symbolizes the electron rings around the Livermorium nucleus.

The sign for Livermorium Plaza. Take note that the city gave it the address of 116 South Livermore Avenue.

A sign talking about the history of the element Livermorium and the Livermorium Plaza.

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.

Parts: Livermore Autumn Foliage | Livermorium Plaza (Cellphone Photos)