SB Winter Sunset

 Enjoying a "winter sunset" in Santa Barbara...

And the Light Shines Down Upon Us

Pulled off to the side of the road on our way up to the Brighton Ski Resort... and this is what we saw. The Wasatch Range is very beautiful.  

Autumn Flare

I took this image towards the end of the fall season this year. In Boston, we've had a very mild winter (thus far)... but I'm definitely looking forward to being able to walk (or ride my bike) around without a jacket/hat/gloves. Cheers to spring!

Sci-Fi Sunset

To me, this picture resembles a scene from a sci-fi movie... the barren tree branch resembles a claw of some alien creature that's coming to attack me. I chose to focus on the end of the branch and the sharp points. In the background was a beautiful sunset.

This photo was taken at JFK Park in Cambridge (next to Harvard).

The Fall

As I was walking around Cambridge this weekend, I could barely see the ground in some spots... about 95% of the leaves are now off the trees. It's definitely evident in the pictures I took. On the first one, you can see that the bench is almost entirely covered. Bring on winter and snowboarding season!

Late Autumn Sunset

We had a lovely Sunday in Boston... temperature was above 60 degrees. However, even with the warmth, you're reminded that winter is rapidly approaching. All the trees are now barren and the sun goes down earlier and earlier each day. These are a couple images I took right before the sun vanished.

A Summer Afternoon in October

Columbus Day might have been the nicest day of the entire year. Maybe it just felt that way because I know winter is approaching and we might not have another day like this until next year... or it might be because we just had 40 degree weather a few days ago (and I needed heat in my apartment). Regardless, it was beautiful. I went for a little walk around Cambridge. Here are a couple images of people enjoying the sun.

February 11, 2011

Hole in the sky. 

I usually don't take pictures of people skiing (prefer snowboarding). However, I thought this picture came out quite well. It was completely random. I had brought my camera up to the top of Mt Niseko hoping to take a few pictures. It was cloudy, but I wanted to capture some of the terrain. As I got about halfway down the mountain, the sun broke through a patch of clouds... and a skier happened to be cruising by right as the rays of light were shining down in his direction. Pretty cool!

February 3, 2011

Emo snowman in Otaru, Japan...

This guy could definitely get a job working for Urban Outfitters in USA.

January 27, 2011

Color, light, and shadows...

A lovely (but cold) morning in Harvard Square... walking through Harvard Yard en route to my car.

January 26, 2011

Now Winter Nights Enlarge. 

Now winter nights enlarge
 This number of their hours;
And clouds their storms discharge
 Upon the airy towers.
Let now the chimneys blaze
 And cups o'erflow with wine,
Let well-tuned words amaze
 With harmony divine...

This time doth well dispense
 With lovers' long discourse;
Much speech hath some defense,
 Though beauty no remorse.
All do not all things well:
 Some measures comely tread,
Some knotted riddles tell,
 Some poems smoothly read.
The summer hath his joys,
 And winter his delights;
Though love and all his pleasures are but toys
 They shorten tedious nights.

(Thomas Campion)

January 25, 2011

Deep freeze.

For some reason, I thought it would be fun to take a stroll through a park during the middle of a Nor'easter. The snow was falling so hard that it was quite difficult to take a picture. I found shelter under a tree... and quickly got this shot. Thinking back, it probably wasn't such a good idea to take shelter under any tree that day... given all the fallen branches I saw the next day (from the weight of the heavy snow). It certainly was a winter wonderland.

January 22, 2011

Illuminated tree frozen in place. Walking down Mass Ave (in Harvard Square) after our recent snowstorm was a breathtaking site. Everything looked like one of those Christmas villages you see in cartoons and movies... piles of snow everywhere, colorful lights, and people bundled up in winter gear. Yes, it was a pain in the ass to drive anywhere, but everything looked very pretty. 

January 21, 2011

Tree lights next to the Peet's Coffee at Harvard Square.

January 20, 2011

Lonely trail at John F Kennedy Park in Harvard Square... looking towards Memorial Drive and the Charles River.

January 19, 2011

A classy winter time view of a little park in Harvard Square.

January 17, 2011

A post-storm view of the New Balance R&D center in Lawrence, MA. Photo taken right as the sun was about to vanish. Love the combination of lights, colors, textures, and shadows.

Also, that person with the wagon should have cleaned the snow off the top of their car... dangerous if you're driving on the freeway (chunks of ice can come off!!).

January 15, 2011

Lonely pine tree... bent from the weight of snow on top of it. I love how pure white the freshly fallen snow is in the foreground.

January 14, 2011

A winter wonderland at Harvard Square. This picture reminds me of one of those toy villages that you put together during Christmas... very pretty with the snow and lights.

I took this image right after the Nor'easter started diminishing... still not too many people out in the streets.

January 13, 2011

Lonely park bench along the banks of the Charles River.

Image taken during the midst of yesterday's Nor'easter.
Some additional images from the Nor'easter here: Nor'easter- January 12, 2011