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Gilded security bars practically hide the gold lettering of the window for Harry's Bar, Venice,Italy.
Harry's is the home of the Bellini, peach juice and champagne.

Chinese maintenance worker paints gold highlights around characters of commemoration monument along approach to The Great Wall.

"Golden Reflection" My first visit to the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, California. It was originally constructed as part of the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition. The size of the columns and rotunda are massive and beautiful.

Pismo Beach Pier in the distance

...and, yes, it was a winter's day!

Sunset isn't the ONLY time to take photos at the beach...

Another incredible Pismo Beach sunset

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It had just rained before I took this shot, and this brief moment happened - the sky itself became a rainbow as the sun dipped below the horizon.

Beautiful sunset this evening...although "blue hour" was socked in with a bank of gray clouds, so that was a bit of a bummer. Still managed a few good shots before that happened, though.

"This way or no way, you know I'll be free. Just like that bluebird, now ain't that just like me" - David Bowie

This was one of those shots that just sort of happened. I was waiting for the sunset and saw "the man on the lonely rock" and took a few snaps.
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Fell in love with the colors in this shot...if you wait long enough, the sky will change into a thousand different colors; better than any man-made light show in the world.
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Another year comes to an end...and yet another one begins...

And the tide comes in and it goes back out...rhythmic and hypnotic, and yet one of earth's most powerful exhibitions.

I took this just down the road from my house. This is the Black Mountains on the west side of my little valley...on the other side runs the Colorado River

The Pismo Beach Pier is officially lit with the annual Holiday Tree of lights...Christmas is on its way!

Every Christmas someone decorates this lonely tree on an otherwise uninhabited stretch of road. The other day I stopped to have a look.

Gold Table

"I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and leaves of gold there grew." -J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings. California Black Oak leaf located the the Big Stump Trail in Kings Canyon National Park.

Drought resistance is the driving force in our selection of trees, bushes and flowers in our garden. Here the bedding flower was bred for high mesa areas, the Colorado Gold Gazania. Their rayed flowers close in the afternoon, also, called treasure flower.

An "orchard of gold" from the Central Valley of California. The photo was taken between the towns of Sanger and Reedley which are located in Fresno County. Agriculture is the main industry of the Central Valley and stands in stark contrast to the cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco. In 2014, Fresno County surpassed $7 Billion mark in gross value of all agricultural based commodities. Almonds, grapes, poultry and milk lead the agricultural values. In total Fresno County is home to 1.88 million acres of fertile farmland. Not only are the orchards beautiful during the fall, but are in full bloom during the spring.

Donated a 12x18 metal print of this image to a charity poker tournament for the local Food Bank - it got chosen by the first place winner! Feeling honored.

Our little rescue, Sammy the Golden Retriever

Golden hour enriches the last of autumn colour

Have been making Golden Rocky Mountain road trips over last several years. This is from the longer gravel road entrance to North Clear Creek Falls at the Rio Grande headwaters area. The bluff in the background is of volcanic origins and a similar stratum creates the vertical drop for the nearby falls. some post work to compensate for midday bright sun, also, used a low ISO and polarizing filter to start compensation.

This stream is a splash of gold amid high mountain sage and grass prairies at north end of Silver Thread Scenic Byway, outside Gunnison, CO.

When you're off the map and off the grid, little signs and arrows are especially important for navigation. In this case, a small sign pointing us to our designated route had been plastered with various stickers, causing me to miss a crucial turn.

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Aspens quietly stand vigil over a mountain pass outside Telluride, Colorado.

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Pretty sunset version of the Calgary Peace Bridge

A little edit with advice from the talented Miss Sarah Williams

Orson bumped my arm while I was editing the curves on this one, ended up liking it so saved a copy.

A small lake outside of Fairplay, Colorado reflects the fall aspens as the sun sets on a beautiful weekend.

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This was taken at sunset on the Fraser River here in British Columbia Canada

A few years back (6 I think)I had the privilege of shooting a wedding at the iconic "Eilean Donan" Castle (Have you seen the movie "Highlander") on the west coast of Scotland.
It was an evening shoot because the castle is open to the public during the day so weddings are hosted in the castle during evenings only.
I decided to scout out the location during the afternoon and all I had with me was my Canon 30D with the cheap Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 II Telezoom which has had some real ripping in online reviews from gear snobs (you know the type) but I liked it.
Anyway as I walked around the back of the castle away from the crowds a Golden Eagle alighted on to a wall in front of me. Couldnt believe my luck and using just what I had in my hand I got off a couple before it flew off.
I was pleasantly surprised when I viewed it later and saw the quality. This is a CROP (about 25% of the original) and shot at 400 ISO on an 8mp camera. Once again its not always the best gear that gets the best shot.

Make:Canon 30D
F-Stop:f/9.0
ISO Speed:ISO-400
Shutter Speed:1/250 sec
Aperture:f/9.0
Exposure Bias:0 EV
Flash:Red-Eye Reduction, Auto Flash, Flash Fired
Focal Length:300 mm
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority

Loving golden hour light, always perfection. And that face that perfect little face. This boy melts the hardest most damaged parts of me. <3

Untouched.

I like what clematis flowers bud into after they die. They turn into a sort of feathered puff.

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Curraghs Wildlife Park in the Isle of Man. May 2015.

Low perspective shot of Pismo Beach at sunset intended to give a sense of distance and highlight the lines in the sand and footprints leading to the water.

I'm honestly not sure what kind of flower this is... I think it's a marigold. Help?