A long exposure view of Half Dome from Glacier Point (the same point of view used on the California state quarter). I love how surreal long exposures can be and this evening brought us some deep colors late in the evening. It was actually dark enough that we needed flashlights to walk safely.

Adobe Lightroom 4.3.

Nikon D80, Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-NIKKOR 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED.

Photo Settings: 18mm, f/4, 30 seconds, ISO 100.

Map: 37.7308, -119.5728

The glorious Yosemite National Park, with Taft Point promontory on the left, the Merced River below, and the sunlit cliffs of El Capitan in the distance.

Handheld and stitched/processed with Autopano Pro x64.

Nikon D80, Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-NIKKOR 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED.

Photo Settings: 18mm, f/3, 1/2500 second, ISO 500.

Map: 37.7128, -119.6044

A lizard in the rain forest exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, California.

Adobe Lightroom 4.3. Per the instructions of the staff, no flash was used.

Nikon D80, Nikon AF-S VR Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED.