In February I went to California to road-trip and explore the National Parks as I enjoy them a lot. Their unique beauty brings something different every time I photograph them. I also wanted to go and have a chance at photographing the “Firefalls” in Yosemite, but Yosemite ended up being too dry. So upon finding out Yosemite was dry and had no snow I decided to leave the next day and go down to Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks 7 hours away. Before that though I decided to photograph stars the night before and then sunrise in Upon arriving to those parks as I needed to adjust my plan I quickly found locations to shoot while getting lunch on the way down. I then improvised and was able to photograph these locations in the light conditions I hoped for with the weather that was given. Of course I woke up for sunrise, in these locations and stars every night that the weather allowed. After visiting Death Valley and Joshua Tree I decided to drive back up north along the Pacific Coastal Highway. I stayed in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park and photographed stars before I continued the drive in the morning to return to San Francisco. When getting to San Francisco I touched on Daly City where I had always wanted to photograph for the repetitive and intriguing architecture and then some locations in San Francisco I had touched just yet. The West Coast is one of my favorite places I’ve had the opportunity to visit and explore and I can’t wait until I’m there again.
A shooting star over climbers on El Capitan with Half Dome looking in the background with more stars peaking through the cloudy sky.
Some deer within just outside of the Yosemite Valley
Horse and rider exploring Death Valley
The Red sunrise light smacking the side of the Panamint Range
Water run-off from the Panamint Range.
Milky Way over the sand dunes
Fancy Joshua Tree rock
A Joshua tree
Coyote got its breakfast.
Amazing light spilling through coastline trees.
Milky Way over Big Sur.
Daly Cities repetitive buildings and architecture.
The white architecture of San Francisco joining together for this calming shot.
Downtown San Francisco during sunrise.
Drone shot of streets coming together in San Francisco.
El Capitan being frame between pine trees on the Valley Floor with the Merced River running through.
Sand dunes during Golden Hour in Death Valley National Park
Sunrise with salt flats and the Panamint Range in the background.
Crazy cactus in Joshua Tree National Park
Sunset happening against a lighthouse.
California coastline from the air.
Milky way over a waterfall along Big Sur’s highway.
The lines of housing within the Bay Area / Daly City.
Neighborhood of San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge overlooking it.
Transamerica Pyramid overlooking light trails.