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The western slope of my beloved Mount Tamalpais is a steep drop-off to Stinson Beach and the Pacific Ocean below. And I don't quite know what it is, but I usually feel a sense of power when looking down at dramatic beauty. For a brief while I feel like a 'god of the fog'.



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And when conditions are just right, a secret treasure of gold floats on the surface of one of Mount Tam's lakes.

So here's the secret of reflections like this: The water must be shaded. The color comes from illuminated surroundings in a forward direction beyond. Colors will usually have more emphasis if shot early or late in the day.



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And you know, if we could as her, I'm sure this fern would say that she treasures her future progeny, just as much as a human or any other kind of mother.



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Spiders are treasure hunters also. Nothing more tasty, I suppose, than the juices of a big and fat flying bug. Yummy, yum, yum...


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