Hmm ...

This is a photo of my friend. I took it since I was captivated by the backlighting effect of the bright sun on him but on second thought, I also like the composition.

Rocky ridges near Pacific ocean

CA Highway 1is a true paradise. Running along the Pacific coast of California, it has several points where the vast ocean meets and greats the mighty mountains each claiming attention.

Bird near Ano nuevo State Reserve

Ano Nuevo state reserve is on the calfiornia state highway 1 (around 55 miles south of SFO). It seems elephant seals, sea lions and other wild mammals come ashore. (Usually from Dec until March). We were at the wrong time of the year and all we could see was this tiny little chirping bird. The bird was very dynamic and was preparing its flight hearing our footsteps by here and there for about 5 s. Here is what I could capture (lens flare adds to the mood in the first photo given that I see them all the time when viewing through my glass)

Another shot of the bird this time without the lens flare. The hue of the sky is also unwashed

Butterfly

Notes about the picutre:
I steadied the camera on a tripod inside my room and set the exposure to about 3 s, set it in timer mode and exposed the shutter while positioning my self in front of the camera and waving my cell phone. I tried to get a figure resembling the Lorenz attractor and the result was close enough :-)