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This is the liveaboard dive boat I was on while in the Similan Islands. It was awesome coming back to the ship after a late afternoon dive when the sun was starting to set. This trip had some of the best diving I had ever seen.

The Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago is open air and very unique. The lights at dusk set it off against the sky perfectly.

On the south side of Crater Lake I found this unexpected little waterfall called Vidae Falls which was surrounded by wildflowers. I was here later in the day when it was overcast, so this little waterfall was almost as good as the lake view itself.

After the outsidelands concert in San Francisco, they lit up the trees with crazy colored lights. It was very sureal.

I love the vegas.  This view from the Venetian was particularily colorful and the full moon was beautiful!

When I was walking home from dinner I came across an old wall and fence of a building that looked like it was being torn down.  I was able to contrast this with some new buildings in the background and the night sky.

I went out to see the Perseids last week.  I don’t think I was lucky enough to have my camera pointed at the right spot in the sky to capture any actual shooting stars.  I did manage to catch this car going over the top of the hill we were on.  Throw in some scenic cell towers and you have a nice contrast to the starry sky.

I was at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco for Outsidelands this past weekend.  They had these cool windmills setup that were lit up at night.  The bright red light was really eye catching against the night sky!

This is my first photo for this series that I’m posting on the day I took it.  I hiked to Lake Margaret by Kirkwood and it was beautiful.  The water was warmer than I expected for a lake at this elevation, and it was amazing to swim in.  The sky was clear all day until this point where the clouds on the right started rolling in and rained on us a little bit by the time we got back to the car. The dead and living trees on each side of the lake framed this shot nicely.  Great day.

This is another image I took in San Diego.  The red flowers contrasted nicely with the blue of the sky, and I like the way the buildings rise up out of the background.