This is another shot taken before Christmas out in Sunol. At the time, I was frustrated because I was having a hard time maneuvering my tripod into position. Also, I really liked all the textures but was having a hard time simplifying the compositions. All told, I want to revisit the site but I like the results better than I thought I would.

Here is a shot taken before Christmas. Turns out that all my sniffles were actually the start of the flu. I have been down in bed with chills and a fever. Tonite is the first time that I have been mobile. So much for our plans to visit Monterey and go adventuring over the holidays.

With the recent rains, Alameda Creek is running strong again. Earlier, this area was just pools of stagnant water.

Here is to a Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah.

This section of Canyon View Trail runs along the banks of Alameda Creek.

With yesterday’s visit to Sunol, I did not take any Alameda creek shots because the recent rains had the water raging and very full of silt. Instead, I tried to capture some of the interesting rock textures and fallen leaves. I read that the interesting rocks are because Sunol used to be at the bottom of an ancient sea bed.

This morning, I have the day off work. I got up early for me and headed out to Sunol. The fog was breaking up on the hills and I managed to get this shot without flaring out the infrared camera. As a word of warning, I had a bunch of dust on my focusing screen. After the little blower did not work, I tried wiping it off with my lens cleaning cloth. Instead, I scratched the screen and have to send it back to Canon to be replaced. Doh!

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Raided the archives for this one. I like how the water looks like polished metal with the mast reflections.

A small section of the Canyon View trail out in Sunol. This is the start where the trail begins to get steep.

Take in Sunol along the Indian Joe Trail.