A lone lonely loner tree
Captured during the way back from Yosemite to SFO. A tree was standing alone but strong in a hill of dry grass. There was no other tree near but this one stood still and courageous.


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A Great musician on a historic train..

A portrait of Huckleberry fiddler(David Rainwater http://www.huckleberryfiddler.com/) entertaining the tourists on Sierra No. 3(Historic Train) with his awesomeness. Sierra 3 is a historic movie star steam locomotive fully operational in historic Rail town of 1897 (Jamestown, CA). Its been said that originally built train in 1891, Sierra No. 3 is arguably one of the most widely seen steam locomotives in the world. This train has been on screen with movie legends such as Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Paul Newman, James Stewart, Barbara Stanwyck, Jack Lemmon, Clint Eastwood and Michael J. Fox. (http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=24487)


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Staring California Cow

A California cow, probably a cow intended for beef looking at me from the farm lands. I felt it looks at me as if I am a paparazzi. Cows color gave a nice contrast to the background.

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Cattle Farm fields - East California
North eastern part of California has beautiful cattle farms with dry grass extending acres of hilly land. These cattle farms are major source of income through dairy and meat. Earlier the same cows used for dairy are used for meat, but recently the FDA regulations requires cattle of specific intend are treated and feed in a different way. This farm had a bright red color which gave a nice contrast to the dry lands and the blue skies.


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Gone with the wind...
Strange branches of a tree with no leaves in it. The color in the sky grading from blue to red in the background was the main factor of capturing this pic.


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Glacier Point View
The pic captures Half Dome, one of the major hiking point in Yosemite NP from Glacier point. Its a granite dome which was always half from the beginning even though many of us might think that there was another half once. This place is one of the dangerous and difficult hikes in northern america, but around 1000 people a day hike to the top of the dome. Because of its fame, now the park service requires permit for hiking just the dome. Defaulters will have a huge fines of $5000 and up to 6 months in jail :).


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The blue American Dipper...
Blue American Dipper captured near the Yosemite waterfall. These are the most populated bird in Yosemite. Even though they usually live in lower elevation areas of Northern and Central america, its holding on to Yosemite for some reason. Its said that one of the amusing attraction during winter in Yosemite is to see this bird trying to get under the frozen(icy) water-body to find its food.


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Giant Sequoia Trees in Yosemite Valley

Picture of a Giant Sequoia tree taken from beneath the Yosemite valley waterfall. These trees include the highest trees in the world with almost 115meter height and 7.9meter diameter at bottom. These are only seen in northern part of California and some southern parts of Oregon. 

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Sunset of the California East...
The colors and the cloudless sky made this moment photographic. I waited a long to get a cleaner road with no vehicles but the sun did not have much patience :). Taken a place near to Yosemite National park.


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Point Reyes National Seashore and Historic Lighthouse
Photo taken during evening on a foggy day. Sunny day would have been better. Its a great place for sight seeing. Climbing down 308 steps to see this light house was an adventure :). As this place is famous for its fog, this lighthouse was used in John Carpenter's horror movie "The Fog" in 1980. When we were in the lighthouse the lighthouse keeper was telling about an interesting story "During the April 18 earthquake, this lighthouse and the Point Reyes area moved 18 feet in less than a minute". Its a funny coincidence that 18 feet shift on 18th of April. 


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Carousel(Marry-go-round) at Pier 39, San Francisco
This pic is of Carousel at Pier 39 taken during evening. The blue colored sky in the background of Carousel made the moment interesting for the capture. Pier 39 is famous for the docks full of California sea lions. The fact is no one is sure about why these sea lions are interested in Pier 39 docks when usually they harbor at big sea rocks.


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Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco, California

Picture of Golden gate bridge on an unusual clear afternoon. I was lucky to get this clear shot after a few tries. This is one of the most internationally recognized symbol of California and United States in general. At the same time this bridge has witnessed the highest number of suicides than any other sites in the world. Its said that most of them dead by the impact to the water at 75mph others with hypothermia as its very cold water.

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California Brown Pelicans..
Pic was taken during a pelican attempting a clean landing on the Pier 1 near the bay bridge, SFO. These brown pelicans of California(californicus) are said to be the smallest of eight other species of pelicans. These can weigh up to 12pounds. These species were almost extinct due to the DDT pesticides. US banned the use of DDT in 1972 since then the californicus population is increased.


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View of Big Sur and the California coast
Beautiful view of California coast and the Big Sur area taken from the scenic coastal highway 1. The name "Big Sur" is derived from the original Spanish-language "el sur grande", meaning "the big south".


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Kid with a boat in hand pointing
Picture of a statue from lovers point recreation area along Monterey bay coastal bike path. This statue was looking so real that I looked at what this kid was pointing for a sec."Yesterday's Dream -- Tomorrow's Memory" is a bronze sculpture by Dorothy Fowler (1990). It was commissioned by the Pacific Grove High School Class of 1944 as a memorial to Lover’s Point and to the individuals who left home to fight in the war. "Yesterday's Dream -- Tomorrow's Memory," a poem by Lorraine Duncan, accompanies the sculpture.

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Fall colors in Peninsula state park, Wisconsin

This picture was taken during our visit around Chicago to see fall colors. Peninsula state park is part of Door county Wisconsin, which captures most of the colors of fall season. This picture was taken from a view point tower at the state part. The road running through the colors looked like a giant tree with colorful leaves from top. 

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Chicago Skyline from Navy Pier
To get this photo I had to take at least 10 to 15 shots from Navy Pier as I did not have tripod at that time. The skyline was looking beautiful from the Navy Pier on that night.


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Antelope Canyons - a beauty from flash flood
Antelope canyons are the most visited and photographed canyons in the south west. These canyons are caused due to the flash flooding. Even in present days these canyons are victims for flash flood. Due to this danger nature of canyon, only limited access is given through licensed Guides. The light peeping through the canyons causing colorful reflections are major reasons for any photographer to visit this place.


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Horseshoe Bend aka King Bend
Another monumental place in Arizona, The King Bend or Horseshoe Bend. This bend was caused by the flow of Colorado river. This place is more near to Utah hence many might think that this is not in Arizona.There are some rumors that this place is also suicide capital of Arizona.


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Great Grand Canyon
Picture of one of the natural geological wonders in US, The Great Grand Canyon. You could imagine the power of Colorado river which caused this land mark. This was once holy land of Native american Indian's. Its said that there are still many corners of Grand Canyons which are not explored and may still be populated with the natives. This pic was taken from Hopi point at south rim.

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Morning shine at the grass

Picture of a grass looking golden colored while early morning shine is upon. This shot was taken during a quick break at first the first glimpse of Munnar valley on the way towards Munnar, a hill station in Kerala. 

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