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A well in a Japanese garden in the Bay Area.
Bamboo trunks in a Japanese garden provide an interesting abstract. Bamboos are the fastest growing plants in the world and are found throughout South and East Asia. I took this image late one fall afternoon as the sun was setting. The soft light highlights texture of the trunks amidst the green of the trees.
A waterfall in a Japanese garden. Japanese gardens feature a variety of water bodies. Water is an important part of many Old World cultures, particularly in the religion and ceremonies. The soft light and greens in landscape made the water diffuse and created a tranquil scene.
One of the essential elements in Japanese gardens, the bridge over koi pond is an often captured landscape. Here I was lucky to be in the garden during late fall which added contrasting colors to the scene.
A black oystercatcher forages on a exposed rocky shore. Seaweed deposited by the receding high-tide provides a n interesting color palette.
Black oystercatcher foraging in rain
A black oystercatcher looks for food on a rocky seashore in rain. It had rained all morning and a break in the weather provided the oystercatcher the opportunity to forage, but not for long.
A marbled godwit feeding in receding tide in its wintering grounds in the Bay Area.
Roosting willets, godwits and dowitchers along a Bay Area shoreline. The birds are new migrants to their wintering grounds. The recent journey and cool morning temperatures mean the birds tend to rest longer to conserve energy.
A clump of giant redwood trees glow in afternoon light. I particularly liked the interplay of the light and darkness in the forest.
A fallen giant redwood dominates the forest landscape.
