Redondo Beach (Cellphone Photos) - Half Moon Bay, CA

On the 28th June 2026, my parents and I took a day trip to Redondo Beach in Half Moon Bay, CA. I took photos with my cellphone. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

A scenery photo of Redondo Beach (right), Pacific Ocean (right), pelicans (top), seagulls (top), and flowers. 

The flowers in this photo include: Yellow Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus).

A scenery photo of Redondo Beach (left), Pacific Ocean (left), pelicans (top), seagulls (top), Pillar Point (in the distance slightly left from the center), El Granada (in the distance slightly right from the center), and flowers.

The flowers in this photo include: Yellow Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus).

A scenery photo of flowers, Pacific Ocean, Pillar Point (in the distance in the center), and El Granada (in the distance slightly right from the center). The photo was shot at the end of Redondo Beach Road.

The flowers in this photo include: Wild Mustard Flowers & Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum).

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Monastery Beach & Garrapata SP (Part 1) - Monterey County, CA

On 18 April 2023, my mom and I drove along State Route 1 in Monterey County, CA. We visited Garrapata State Park and Bixby Creek Bridge. I took photos with my cellphones and mirrorless camera. The photos are split into 3 blog posts. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

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Parts: Cellphone Photos | Olympus Part 1 | Olympus Part 2

These photos were shot on my Olympus mirrorless camera. The photos are from Monastery Beach in Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA and Garrapata State Park in Monterey County, CA.

The first spot we stopped at was Monastery Beach in Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA. We mostly stopped here to eat lunch, take a bathroom break, and I quickly took 2 photos with my Olympus mirrorless camera here.

A scenery photo of Monastery Beach, the Pacific Ocean, Carmel-By-The-Sea, and clouds. The photo was shot at Monastery Beach in Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 36° 31' 22" N 121° 55' 38" W

A scenery photo of Monastery Beach, the Pacific Ocean, Carmel-By-The-Sea, and clouds. The photo was shot at Monastery Beach in Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA.

Photo shot at the same spot as above.

A black and white process of the photo above.

Next, we continued our drive south on State Route 1 towards Garrapata State Park in Monterey County, CA.

A scenery photo of yellow mustard flowers (left), the Pacific Ocean (right), clouds, rocks, mountains, and cliffs. The photo was shot near Gate 2 of Garrapata State Park.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 36° 28' 11" N 121° 55' 59" W

The coordinates of this GPS location is inaccurate because I forgot the phone I was using for geotagging in the car.

Next, my mom and I took a walk and hike on the Somberanes Point Trails in Garrapata State Park in Monterey County, CA.

A scenery photo of the Pacific Ocean (left), clouds, rocks, mountains, and cliffs. The photo was shot on the Somberanes Point Trails in Garrapata State Park.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 36° 27' 25" N 121° 55' 29" W

A long exposure scenery photo of the Pacific Ocean, clouds, rocks, mountains, and cliffs. The photo was shot on the Somberanes Point Trails in Garrapata State Park.

The long exposure (6 seconds) was achieved using an ND filter.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 36° 27' 22" N 121° 55' 32" W

Photography Tip: ND filters cut light to your camera allowing you to achieve long exposures even during daylight hours. Each stop on an ND filter cuts the light by half. Please note cheap ND filters may leave a colour cast on your photos. Generally expensive ND filters are more "neutral" in colour. Please note, the darker an ND filter is, the harder it is for your camera to autofocus (this is more apparent during sunset on a non-full frame camera).

A photo of Yellow Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus). In the background (not in focus) are the Pacific Ocean (left), clouds, rocks, cliffs, and mountains. The photo was shot on the Somberanes Point Trails in Garrapata State Park.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 36° 27' 14" N 121° 55' 29" W

A photo of Yellow Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus). In the background (not in focus) are the Pacific Ocean, plants, bushes, and rocks. The photo was shot on the Somberanes Point Trails in Garrapata State Park.

Photo shot near the same spot as above.

A scenery photo of the Pacific Ocean, clouds, rocks, mountains, and cliffs. The photo was shot on the Somberanes Point Trails in Garrapata State Park.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 36° 27' 13" N 121° 55' 37" W

A long exposure scenery photo of the Pacific Ocean, clouds, rocks, mountains, and cliffs. The photo was shot on the Somberanes Point Trails in Garrapata State Park. 

The long exposure (5 seconds) was achieved using an ND filter. Unfortunately there was some wind at this spot that vibrated my tripod, so there is slight motion blur on this photo.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 36° 27' 12" N 121° 55' 42" W

A long exposure scenery photo of the Pacific Ocean, clouds, rocks, mountains, and cliffs. The photo was shot on the Somberanes Point Trails in Garrapata State Park.

The long exposure (8 seconds) was achieved using an ND filter.

Photo shot near the same spot as above.

A scenery photo of State Route 1 (left & center), yellow mustard flowers (bottom), the Pacific Ocean (right), clouds, rocks, mountains, and cliffs. The photo was shot on the Somberanes Point Trails in Garrapata State Park.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 36° 27' 03" N 121° 55' 38" W

A scenery photo of the Pacific Ocean, clouds, rocks, mountains, and cliffs. The photo was shot on the Somberanes Point Trails in Garrapata State Park.

Photo shot near the same spot as above.

A long exposure scenery photo of the Pacific Ocean, clouds, rocks, mountains, and cliffs. The photo was shot at Whale Peak on the Somberanes Point Trails in Garrapata State Park.

The long exposure (8 seconds) was achieved using an ND filter.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 36° 27' 07" N 121° 55' 37" 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.

Parts: Cellphone Photos | Olympus Part 1 | Olympus Part 2

Tomales Point Trail (Part 2) - Point Reyes National Seashore, CA

On 30 April 2021, my mom and I went to Point Reyes National Seashore in Inverness, CA for a day trip. We did an out and back round trip walk to Tomales Point and back via Tomales Point Trail. I took both cellphone photos and photos with my mirrorless camera. The photos are split into 3 blog posts. I hope you enjoying viewing these photos. 

High Resolution Photos: If you want to see full resolution photos of any of the photos you see here, use the following links. If you wish to purchase prints of any of the photos, please contact me here. To view my best Point Reyes National Seashore photos, use this link. To see all of my photos from this trip, use this link.

Parts: 1 | 2 | Cellphone Photos |

In this part, I have photos from my walk from the parking lot to Tomales Point, photos from Tomales Point, and a few close up photos of caterpillars. The photos are taken on Tomales Point Trail.

A scenery photo with wild flowers and cypress trees from Point Reyes National Seashore.

The flowers in the photo are Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum), Douglas Iris (Iris douglasiana), and Yellow Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus).

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 13' 29" N 122° 58' 47" W

A black and white process of the photo above.

A scenery photo with wild flowers from Point Reyes National Seashore.

The flowers in the photo are Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum), Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum), and Yellow Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus).

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 14' 07" N 122° 59' 26" W

A black and white process of the photo above.

A scenery photo with wild flowers from Point Reyes National Seashore.

The flowers in the photo are Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum) and Yellow Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus).

Photo shot near the same position as above.

A black and white process of the photo above.

A scenery photo with wild flowers from Point Reyes National Seashore.

The flowers in the photo are Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum) and Yellow Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus).

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 14' 09" N 122° 59' 26" W

A photo of a Ranchman's Tiger Moth Caterpillar (Platyprepia virginalis) and Yellow Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus).

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 14' 12" N 122° 59' 30" W

Funny story when I was trying to identify the caterpillar using Google Lens. Google Lens kept identifying this as the Isabella Tiger Moth (Pyrrharctia isabella) which happens to have the exact opposite colour pattern (brown in the middle, and black on both ends). 😂 I guess artificial intelligence is still not there yet, can't really blame Google. You can see what the Isabella Tiger Moth looks like here.

A photo of a Ranchman's Tiger Moth Caterpillar (Platyprepia virginalis) and Yellow Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus).

Photo shot near the same position as above.

I really hope you enjoyed viewing these photos of the Ranchman's Tiger Month Caterpillar. It took me a long time to take these photos as my vision impairment (due to visual snow syndrome) made it extremely challenging to take these photos. It took me a long time and many tries before I got a few usable photos of the caterpillar. I can't see in detail very well as my vision is distorted by the neurological vision loss and it was pretty dark that day due to fog. I'm still surprised at how good these few usable photos turned out though. I might be dealing with vision loss due to visual snow, but I didn't lose a decade worth of photography experience.

A scenery photo of wild flowers and Tomales Point.

The flowers in the photo are Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum).

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 14' 23" N 122° 59' 41" W

A black and white process of the photo above.

A scenery photo of wild flowers and Tomales Point.

The flowers in the photo are Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum) and Yellow Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus).

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 14' 23" N 122° 59' 41" W

A black and white process of the photo above.

A photo of a Ranchman's Tiger Moth Caterpillar (Platyprepia virginalis), Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum), and Yellow Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus).

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 14' 18" N 122° 59' 37" W

A photo of a Ranchman's Tiger Moth Caterpillar (Platyprepia virginalis) and Yellow Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus).

Photo shot near the same position as above.

This is all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed 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.

Parts: 1 | 2 | Cellphone Photos |

Tomales Point Trail (Part 1) - Point Reyes National Seashore, CA

On 30 April 2021, my mom and I went to Point Reyes National Seashore in Inverness, CA for a day trip. We did an out and back round trip walk to Tomales Point and back via Tomales Point Trail. I took both cellphone photos and photos with my mirrorless camera. The photos are split into 3 blog posts. I hope you enjoying viewing these photos. 

High Resolution Photos: If you want to see full resolution photos of any of the photos you see here, use the following links. If you wish to purchase prints of any of the photos, please contact me here. To view my best Point Reyes National Seashore photos, use this link. To see all of my photos from this trip, use this link.

Parts: 1 | 2 | Cellphone Photos |

In this part, I have photos from my walk from the parking lot to Tomales Point. The photos are taken on Tomales Point Trail.

Message from the photographer: I know it has been a really long time since I did a blog post like this with photos shot on a "real camera" (photos not taken with my cellphone). The vision loss from visual snow syndrome is still a huge problem, making it challenging for me to do stuff like this. That being said, there are only 2 more blog posts with "real" photos after this one (photos not taken with my cellphone), because the vision loss has limited my mobility, my ability to take photos, and my ability to process the photos afterwards. There are very little photos from my "real camera" left in my archives which is the reason for the limited amount of blog posts. I do hope to take a bit more soon (and this hope might not be too far off, read my next update).

Update on my vision: This will just be a very quick update on my vision. Hopefully, I'll get around to doing a more detailed, and dedicated blog post for this soon. I've had a few people on social media ask me what the experimental visual snow treatment that I've been doing is. Some visual snow patients don't know about the Visual Snow Project (VSP). VSP is an experimental visual snow syndrome (VSS) treatment developed by the Visual Snow Initiative. At the time of writing, I'm half way through the treatment, and I accidentally missed a few days when I got too busy, and I missed a few days when I got depressed. The treatment has not touched my night blindness, but my day time vision has partially recovered. My day time vision is still not normal, but it has been less disabling. If you suffer from VSS like me, I recommend you give VSP a try. The treatment can be done on your computer, and it's only half an hour out of your day for 3 weeks. Even if the treatment doesn't completely cure you, being able to recover some of your vision is still better than nothing.

Scenery photo with wild flowers from Point Reyes National Seashore.

The flowers in the photo are Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum).

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 11' 26" N 122° 57' 33" W

Scenery photo with wild flowers from Point Reyes National Seashore.

The flowers in the photo are Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum) and Yellow Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus).

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 11' 31" N 122° 57' 39" W

Scenery photo with wild flowers from Point Reyes National Seashore.

The flowers in the photo are California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica), Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum), Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum), and Yellow Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus).

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 11' 48" N 122° 57' 51" W

A black and white process of the photo above.

A scenery photo of Tomales Bay shot from Tomales Point Trail.

The flowers in the photo are Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum).

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 11' 53" N 122° 57' 44" W

A black and white process of the photo above.

A scenery photo with wild flowers from Point Reyes National Seashore.

The flowers in the photo are Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum) and Yellow Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus).

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 12' 55" N 122° 58' 31" W

A scenery photo with wild flowers from Point Reyes National Seashore.

The flowers in the photo are Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum) and Douglas Iris (Iris douglasiana).

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 13' 11" N 122° 58' 38" W

A photo of Tule Elk (Cervus canadensis nannodes) and wild flowers.

The flowers in the photo are Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum), Douglas Iris (Iris douglasiana), Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum), and Yellow Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus).

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 13' 19" N 122° 58' 36" W

A photo of Tule Elk (Cervus canadensis nannodes) and wild flowers.

The flowers in the photo are Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum), Douglas Iris (Iris douglasiana), Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum), and Yellow Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus).

Photo shot near the same position as above.

A scenery photo with wild flowers and cypress trees from Point Reyes National Seashore.

The flowers in the photo are Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum), Douglas Iris (Iris douglasiana), and Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum).

Photo shot near the same position as above.

A black and white process of the photo above.

A scenery photo of Tomales Bay shot from Tomales Point Trail.

The flowers in the photo are Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum), Douglas Iris (Iris douglasiana), Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum), and Yellow Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus).

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 13' 26" N 122° 58' 43" W

A black and white process of the photo above.

This is all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed the photos! Next time I have more photos from Tomales Point Trail, photos from Tomales Point, and a few close up photos of caterpillars. 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.

Parts: 1 | 2 | Cellphone Photos |

Quarry Lake Flowers

So guys it has been a while since I posted. To be honest, I moved, and well was too lazy to set up the computer I use to do my photos. HAHA Well the computer I use is filled with viruses and stuff and is very slow. The hardware is also a bit out of date. So I've been using my other computer and I've also been busy with other stuff around my  new house. Well I'm back. Well keep looking down, I don't want to put such a huge amount of text on the top. HAHA I think it looks bad...

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Well as I said before I  probably won't know all the names of the flowers I posted here. If you know the name, comment below. Help is always appreciated. :)

 Alright, no clue what this is. LOL There are some Califronia Poppies in the background. :)

Well part of the reason... So recently an old classmate of mine, she some how found my blog and then found me on Facebook. She emailed me saying I take great photos, but she couldn't really find how to comment on my blog... Well let me show you. HAHA She wanted to remain anonymous so no names.

"I didn't know where to comment about your pictures since I'm a little confused about the entire layout... LOL. But anyways if you're serious about photography try thinking up of new composition styles. Try new things and use the lighting to your advantage. You should try leaving some of the photos untouched because you never know the true beauty behind the nature of it. I leave all my photos natural, and it helps you improve your skills. Try getting the main focus of the picture out of the center. Most of your pictures with the animals in it are too centered (in my opinion, no offense!) look up the rule of thirds. I hope I don't come off as too rude or anything, I've been trying to think of ways to not sound mean when I write this D:. I don't mean your pictures suck please get that LOLOL. Keep taking pictures, practice makes perfect... haha what type of camera do you own? birds in flight can get annoying sometimes, but it's fun to take pictures of! i don't really remember you that much, but i... couldn't be too sure. but yeah, you're photography is really good though, i like your panoramics of landscapes. they're really nice." There is more to this story... :)

As I said above, I have no clue what these flowers are called.

Anyways thanks, you know how you are. :) Thanks for the tips too. At the time of writing I use an Olympus E-510 and my Nokia N97, it's got a fairly good lens on it. Well I know it has been months to all you who view my blog. My classmate's comment was part of the reason why I'm posting again. Anyways about the commenting system on my blog, you have into the blog post itself (click on the title) and you will find a Disqus commenting system on the bottom. I've enabled Guest commenting so you don't need to register. I love positive comments and tips! I really hate this stupid slow computer and I'm also short USB ports LOL, but um... let's move on to the Quarry Lakes pictures. :) I got a lot of flower pictures from back in March (WOW! I just noticed how long I've been gone. Sorry!). Quarry Lakes is an East Bay Regional Park located in the San Francisco Bay Area.

These are California Poppies.

I think these are Yellow bush lupine (Lupinus arboreus)

Flowers!!

I think these are Yellow bush lupine (Lupinus arboreus)

Same as above

California Poppies!

More California Poppies.

No idea what that is...

I think this one is called the Wind Poppy. Not sure.

Landscape shot of Quarry Lakes.

Some sort of spiky nut thing. I've always wondered what it was. Anyone got a clue?

I got no clue what flower this is.

Really tiny plants on the ground. :D They look cool all blown up doesn't it? Macro photography is fun. :D

These flowers are really tiny. Don't let the picture fool ya. :P

These are Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)

Landscape shot of Quarry Lakes.

Sure feels nice to blog again. :) Anyways that's all for this time. Next time I got photos of squirrels, birds, and ducks from Fremont Central Park. So check back soon! Also, I actually went to Taiwan recently. You won't believe how hot it was there. :/ I felt so sick when I was there, but I still took a lot of pretty pictures. I still need to get the photos out of my camera/phone and pick out the pictures I'm going to post. So... Yeah! See you guys next time! Don't forget to help me out with the flower names and leave some positive comments for me!