I’m only just getting to finish sorting through the photos I took this past Saturday at Lake Del Valle. Here are three more scenic shots I took on my hike around the lake. The first shot is a HDR composite of three images, the others are regular photographs. I used HDR on the first photo to capture the detail in shadow on the tree branch that would have otherwise been lost.

If you missed the previous post, you can view it here: Lake Del Valle.

I captured these scenes while out hiking at Lake Del Valle in Livermore, California on Saturday. Another beautiful California park! It was a hot day for hiking, around 90 degrees but the trails were level and easy so it was actually quite enjoyable. I believe the hike took about 4 hours total, though a considerable portion of that time was spent looking through the camera lens!

Caught a photo of this beautiful sunset while out for a walk in Tilden Regional Park in Berkeley, California this evening. It’s an amazing park, over 2700 acres in total and set completely in the mountain wilderness. Very quiet and peaceful there.