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In fact, my timing was too early for sakura shower, I have missed the finale of spring.
Perhaps another time.
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 is caught leaving Las Vegas (McCarran) Airport.
I just caught it as it was about to disappear from view. A fraction of a second earlier or later would have produced an entirely different picture.
The sky erupts in shades of pink, coral, and deep blue as dawn breaks over San Francisco, captured from the iconic Twin Peaks viewpoint. This elevated perspective—nearly 1,000 feet above sea level—offers one of the city's most breathtaking panoramas, showing the urban grid stretching toward the bay while the sky performs its daily color spectacular.
The timing is perfect. That brief window when artificial lights still glow across the cityscape while natural light begins painting the eastern sky creates a magical duality. Street lamps trace the city's arterial roads through residential neighborhoods, their orange sodium vapor lights creating warm pools against the cool predawn darkness. Larger commercial districts shine brighter—likely the Bayview industrial corridor and Candlestick Point area catching early morning activity. Across the bay, the East Bay cities of Oakland, Berkeley, and beyond create a continuous necklace of lights along the far shore.
The sky itself demands attention. Wispy clouds catch and scatter the sunrise in layers of pink and salmon, creating horizontal bands of color that gradiate from deep navy blue overhead through purple and rose toward that brilliant peachy-orange glow near the horizon. It's the kind of sunrise that stops people mid-commute, that gets shared across social media, that reminds San Franciscans why they tolerate the city's challenges. The atmospheric conditions—likely some marine layer influence creating those striated clouds—turn an ordinary sunrise into something spectacular.
Looking at the urban fabric below, you can read San Francisco's residential character. The dense grid of houses and low-rise buildings filling the foreground represents neighborhoods like Noe Valley, Glen Park, or Bernal Heights—communities of single-family homes, small apartment buildings, and tree-lined streets that give San Francisco its human scale despite being a major city. The brighter commercial zones punctuate the residential sea, marking neighborhood business districts and larger employers that anchor local economies.
The bay itself provides the ultimate backdrop. That dark band of water stretching across the middle distance separates San Francisco from the East Bay, its surface barely distinguishable from land at this twilight hour. The Bay Bridge would be visible from this vantage during full daylight, connecting the city to Oakland and beyond. During World War II, this bay teemed with military vessels. During the Gold Rush, it was choked with abandoned ships as crews deserted to seek fortune in the Sierra foothills. Now it's a commuter corridor, environmental restoration zone, and recreational playground—always central to Bay Area identity.
Twin Peaks itself holds special significance in San Francisco's geography and culture. These two hills—remnants of the ancient Franciscan Formation that forms much of the city's bedrock—were called "Los Pechos de la Chola" (Breasts of the Indian Maiden) by early Spanish settlers. The Ohlone people who inhabited these lands for thousands of years before European contact knew them by different names lost to history. Now they're preserved parkland offering 360-degree views that help residents and visitors understand San Francisco's unique topography—a city built on dozens of hills jutting up from a peninsula barely seven miles square.
The residential development pattern visible here tells stories about San Francisco's growth. Those tightly packed homes spreading across every available hillside represent waves of expansion—post-earthquake reconstruction, post-war suburban development, and continuous infill that's made San Francisco one of America's densest cities. The preservation of Twin Peaks as open space rather than building site represents hard-won victories by conservation advocates who understood that cities need breathing room, viewpoints, and preserved natural areas as much as they need housing and commerce.
This view also reveals what you can't see from street level—the sheer scale of the city's lighting infrastructure, the energy consumption represented by thousands of glowing windows and street lights, the environmental footprint of urban density. Yet density has advantages. These compact neighborhoods support public transit, walkable amenities, and lower per-capita resource use than sprawling suburbs. San Francisco's environmental contradictions—progressive values meeting high consumption reality—play out in scenes like this.
My wife and I had been chasing this eastbound empty coal train on the Ex-NP MRL from Plains, MT. There were numerous showers in the area. We got to Marent Trastle (highest on the NP) and waited...and waited. A minute before the train arrived, clouds had obscured the sun. I could see sunlight starting to creep up the trestle bents, but would it get to rail level before the train? The answer is obvious. Better lucky than good.
When you choose to surf off the rocks at Burleigh Heads, you have to choose your moment...carefully...
An outbound LIRR train climbs out from the tunnel and up onto the elevated structure of the Atlantic Branch. In the background, a two-car Franklin Avenue Shuttle train crosses Atlantic Ave. I had literally just been talking with my friend about how I'd probably have to scour the timetables to get the over/under here, but it turned out that I got it on the next train!
M7 (Bombardier, 1999-2006)
R68 (S) (Westinghouse-Amrail, 1986-1988)
Nostrand Avenue Station
Atlantic Branch - LIRR
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Sunrise at South Era beach, in the Royal National Park south of Sydney, Australia.
Nikon D800 & Nikkor 14-24mm, ProGrey 1.2 GND filter. PP in PS CC using Nik Software and luminosity masks.
Timing was good to capture the sun at the right angle to shine a ray of light between the gap of an overpass.
Leica M3 DS
Voigtländer 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar
Expired Fuji Neopan Acros II
Developed with HC110 dilution B
Timing and camera control SplashArt Water Drop Kit
SplashArt Kit Video on youtube
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Strobist info 2 YN560 Purple / Amber Gels at beige background. Mounted Vertically 1/32 Power 12 inches inches in front of background.
Liquid - Water Xanthan Gum a touch of Cleaning Lotion. Red dye in water base.
Dave was mending the engine... the afternoon sun catching the metal giving it a lovely glow..
For the Sunday Challenge group..theme metal
When hunting pics in a fog requires timing for the light you are looking for, even if you have to wait for it.
When you want to see the Changing of the Guards at Amalienborg Palace.
Or you wander around Copenhagen and decide to have a look at the Place when suddenly there are loads of people and police and there's music....
"The Ceremony
At Amalienborg Palace, the royal residence in Copenhagen, the Royal Guard, mounted by the Kongelige Livgarde (Kings Life Guard)is on duty for 24 hours.
The size of the Guard and musical support is dependant on who is in residence at Amalienborg Palace:
Kongevagt (King's Watch) when the Monarch is in residence the Guards are accompanied by the Royal Guards music band.
Løjtnantsvagt (Lieutenant Watch) when Prince Henrik, Crown Prince Frederik or Prince Joachim are residing at Amalienborg in the capacity of regents the Guards are accompanied by flutes and drums.
Palævagt (Manor Watch) when the Crown Prince or Prince Joachim are in residence but not in the capacity of regents or the Palace is uninhabited the Guards march through Copenhagen without musical accompaniment."
So regarding to this (slightly outdated) article I was able to observe the Løjtnantsvagt. It was quite a show
On this site: www.kongehuset.dk/en/palaces-and-the-royal-yacht/changing...
you can read everything you need to know about the ceremony and a bit more....
When I had just gotten to the concours this morning lightning struck and we all had to wait out the rain indoors for a while. It began to sprinkle again after a couple of hours and I decided to head back home…. This is what the weather map looks like two hours later.
I was walking around the beach in Waikiki, getting shots of surfers and waves crashing on the jetties when I turn around and see this... fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-jason-jacobs.html
Getting cider out of the barrel ...with a pick-axe offers a refreshing new approach to a quick drink. Just don't drive afterwards as it makes it "tricky" to explain the aroma.
The theme this week is "Timing is Everything". Interestingly I seem to have combined the previous two picture themes together
The campaign to get a good, well-lit photo of the George Robert White Memorial continues. With the aid of sun-spotting software, I'm starting to dial in on times of the day and of the year when I've got a chance of a good photo.
The photo I want continues to elude. But if you hit the Public Garden between 10 and 11, it's possible to get something nice from this angle. If you're willing to climb up on top of the marble edging of the fountain.
The perspective was deliberate ... The central core of the Lanes shopping complex in Carlisle. The building has a full height central atrium, and clerestory glazing lights the three floors of the interior.
I took this shot in Panama City Beach this fall. I love it when the timing of a shot works out just perfectly. Here is a Brown Pelican with a seagull nicely placed behind.
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So this is my first ever attempt at a coffee splash shot & it didn't go how I wanted it to :( I was pretty disappointed when I couldn't get many shots of the coffee exploding like others that I've seen. I had my brother help me & we tried about 6 times. He was getting annoyed & we were making a huge mess. Haha. So this is one of the only shots that turned out O.K. I really don't like the flowers in the background. There's too much going on with them there too.This definitely won't be my last coffee splash attempt you can bet on that! :)
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Missy was so good at sniffing out abandoned tennis balls and now it looks as if she passed her skills onto her friend Tasku.
It helps a lot that I can still walk with Tasku and Taivas A forest walk is not the same without a dog to share it with.
The timing of the blossoms mean it is 4 'o clock - somewhere :) -- Definitely not here as this in from just after sunrise, decorated with little dew drops.
Been meaning to edit this for a while, just keep forgetting about. :)
And no I didn't add in the uhaul, we just passed by one and I managed to take a picture at that time.
Working The 5Z90 12.35 Doncaster Carr Iep Depot To Hull According To Realtime Trains The Route And Timings Were
Doncaster Carr Iep Depot 12.35 . 12.33 2E
Doncaster [DON] 12.40 To 12.41 12.37 . 12.40 1/2 RT
Donc. Marshgate Jn 12.42 1/2 . 12.41 1/2 RT
Arksey Loop 12.44 1/2 . 12.43 1/4 1E
Shaftholme Jn 12.48 . 12.44 3/4 3E
Joan Croft Jn 12.48 1/2 . 12.45 1/4 3E
Temple Hirst Jn 12.56 . 12.53 2E
Selby Canal Jn 13.00 1/2 No Report
Selby 13.01 . 12.58 3E
Barlby Loops 13.01 1/2 No Report
Wressle 13.06 No Report
Howden 13.08 1/2 . 13.07 1/4 1E
Eastrington 13.11 . 13.09 1/2 1E
Gilberdyke 13.13 . 13.11 3/4 1E
Broomfleet 13.15 1/2 . 13.14 1/4 RT
Brough 13.19 . 13.17 1/4 1E
Ferriby 13.21 1/2 . 13.19 1/2 1E
Hessle 13.24 No Report
Hessle East Jn 13.25 1/2 No Report
Hessle Road Jn 13.26 1/2 No Report
Anlaby Road Jn 13.28 No Report
Hull [HUL] 13.30 . 13.30 RT