Hidden Alleyway

Empire Alley in the Vendome Neighborhood in San Jose April 2025

Blue Hour in SJ Japantown

SJ Japantown January 21, 2025





Blue hour happens usually before sunrise and after sunset.

The sky has a very dark blue color.

The sun must be below the horizon.

Just be a little patient when photographing.







Overcast Day in October

Alviso Slough Trail in San Jose (Alviso) in October 2024

Grains of Sand

Grains of sand using my macro lens

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Summer Evening SJ Japantown

 

 

Summer Evening in San Jose Japantown on August 2, 2024

 

 

James Fitzgerald Marine Reserve Moss Beach, CA

 

 

James Fitzgerald Marine Reserve Moss Beach, CA

 

James Fitzgerald Marine Reserve is a beach with diverse marine life such as algae, crabs, sponges, sea-stars, mollusks, and fish. James Fitzgerald, a former San Mateo County board of supervisor president, passed a bill designating the Moss Beach tide-pool area as a Reserve. It is a great resource for studying marine life, the coastal ecosystem, and natural history. One current issue is impacting the marine reserve is over-tourism with over 130,000 people annually damaging the tidepools and is threatening to destroy this sheltered refuge. Hopefully the Marine Reserve staff and volunteers can control the over eager tourists visiting the reserve in the future.

 

 

Colorful Salt Pond

Alviso Slough Trail at Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge in San Jose

Shinobazu Pond

 

 

Shinobazu Pond in Ueno Park Taito-ku Tokyo

 

 

 

Shinobazu Pond is a picturesque pond in Ueno Park in Taito-ku Tokyo. It is a popular place where the sight of thousands of lotus blossoms attracts many people. Within the pond grounds is a building called the Shinobazu-no-ike Bentendo, a Buddhist temple dedicated to the goddess Benzaiten. Lotus plants are a symbol of Buddhist purity. Unfortunately the original Bentendo Temple are destroyed from bombings during World War II.

 

 

 

Chichibu in the Fall

Chichibu-Tama-Kai Nishizawa Ravine

Chichibu-Tama-Kai National Park in Saitama Prefecture is a park with mountains and clear streams. It’s highest mountain is Mt. Kita-okusenjo as the highest peak at 2,601 meters. It is characterized by V-shaped valleys with varied landscapes of mountains and valleys. It is popular for hiking, mount climbing, camping, fishing, and river trekking.

Fall Colors of Chichibu

Chichibu National Park in Saitama Prefecture Japan is known for changing seasons like the Fall.