Morning in Oakland Size:16"x20" California is about an hour

California is about an hour southeast of Sacramento

I noticed the shadow from the bridge to the bay below and stopped to photograph this scene as a boat emerged from under the bridge

Finding an angle to just bring in as much of the bridge and not the surrounding buildings was the end results of the Lines in the Night

The forecast was for some active skies overnight with the Northern Lights and with the clear skies the past few days it was a must to go and check them out

I was looking for a different vantage point for this scene and as I was walking through Civic Center park noticed how it was possible to capture the lights through the trees

Morning in Oakland Size:16"x20" California is about an hourOn Thanksgiving morning this past year I headed to the Lake Merritt area near downtown Oakland to capture the city prior to sunrise. For most of the years I have been doing the Thirty Days Project, I have photographed first thing in the morning the skyline where I was on Thanksgiving Day to allow me to spend time with family the rest of the day. This morning while along the lake there was already a steady number of runners and walkers out for their