This and the next post take place between July 2016 and December 2017. I was living in Silicon Valley, but I went all over, mainly around California and Washington.
![My girlfriend took this picture for me that I've been using as a profile picture ever since. Do you want to see what I took for her? Spoiler alert: it's not good. 😂 ](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/Screenshot_2021-10-16_20-40-22.png)

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After graduation, my girlfriend and I ended up working in different cities. She accepted an offer from Amazon in Seattle while I went for Facebook in Silicon Valley. We weren't sure how long we'd have to do this long-distance relationship, but that didn't bother us much. 

For the first time in our lives, we lived on the money we earned, and we were getting paid generously. We've never been to Seattle or Silicon Valley before, so everything is new, refreshing, and exciting. We would take turns visiting others or meet up at a third location. I also explored my local area with my friends over the weekends.

With all this traveling and exploring, I shot a lot of different stuff during this period. Mostly wildlife, cityscape, landscape, portrait, travel, and nightscape. I wasn't sure which kind of photography I'd like to dig deep into, but I'm interested in finding that out.

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## July 2-10, 2016
We first stopped by California to settle down my stuff and check out San Francisco when we returned to the US. Then we went to Seattle to set up hers. We also went to the top of Space Needle to enjoy the nightscape.

![THE spot for a famous composition, but I didn't see it back then, so I just snapped a few random compositions](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/C2087060-A25F-4210-9279-FC8AC5AA7556_1_105_c.jpeg)

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## September 4, 2016
My girlfriend came to visit me, and we went to this famous coastal city Monterey for a day trip. Monterey has now become one of the Mac OS's version's names! 😆

![I love the sea, so I took a picture of the sea](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/DF5B2831-B6E2-4388-A130-57FDB27D1514_1_101_o.jpeg)
![I like to include people in the scene so that it feels there's something to look at](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/0AF45BB7-E7B9-4206-988D-343DE0D80601_1_101_o.jpeg)
![Having people in the frame also felt a bit more dynamic](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/4AD76EA5-4922-44DA-8039-48BF20B985DE_1_101_o.jpeg)
![I couldn't help but snap a few shots of squirrles](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/B5FE6123-81CD-4708-A5FF-0750D5EDD51B_1_101_o.jpeg)
![Aquirrium was a fun place to shot weird fish](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/360BA3EB-28BB-462B-BCEF-1EAECBABD1B5_1_105_c.jpeg)
![More weird stuff](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/6D552C62-D067-458B-BFCD-B83EA7DE19A0_1_101_o.jpeg)
![Some are quite amazing](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/60352BC8-27AE-4A63-B846-128C95C0431D_1_105_c.jpeg)

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## October 28-30, 2016
Our first time traveling to Canada and our first time seeing fall color! It was super beautiful and memorable!

![Taking picture for my girlfriend was a must](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/5593F77B-55E4-4F08-9C9D-C7B929C5812D_1_101_o.jpeg)
![I like watching wildlife do their things](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/F31B1F19-7051-4DC6-9922-D57A98CC9B69_1_101_o.jpeg)
![Love the carriage and the vibrant tree on the right](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/190FFCEE-5DC6-41A5-A67F-6DB1A98E1EFE_1_105_c.jpeg)
![Trying to includes more colors by getting close to the leaves](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/D09F6DCB-51BA-48C8-A499-0CC1439060B9_1_101_o.jpeg)
![Try shooting through droplet](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/43155783-88B4-4E3E-9CCF-BA71743F1C35_1_101_o.jpeg)
![The trees and bridges in the distance looks nice together](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/FC6B16E2-47BF-4083-B247-7E4371A08CDD_1_101_o.jpeg)
![Taking the chances to shot city's nightscape](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/8611BAFC-490D-4444-8094-4B4103A9AC47_1_201_a.jpeg)
![Whale specimen from below. I like the symmetry and the tension](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/471EBF85-F607-477F-B1EA-BB7605019BFE_1_101_o.jpeg)

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## December 4, 2016

Around this time, I started to notice how fun it was to shoot wildlife. But my 24-105mm and 24-70mm just aren't long enough. So I purchased one of the best telephoto lenses at the time: Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L II. At 400mm, it can make distanced blurry object looks enormous in my frame, and the image quality was second to none. 

I took the lens out to Baylands Natural Preserve for the afternoon. Unfortunately, it felt so big and heavy and attention-drawing that I figured I wouldn't dare and feel comfortable to use it too often. So I returned it within 30 days.

![I like shooting airplanes from the bottom](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/B9C2D5B4-BCE5-4C3E-A108-5E68086E7C3A_1_105_c.jpeg)
![The image quality was superb that I can feel the texture of the fur](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/2EAB787E-DAA3-4966-A4FC-3E92BFC49B25_1_101_o.jpeg)
![It even capture the water splashes!](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/380E8148-A28B-418C-ADAC-F0D73C0373E1_1_201_a.jpeg)

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## Dec 24, 2016

After returning the telephoto lens, I purchased a Canon 50mm F1.8 STM prime lens. I was convinced prime lens has better image quality, and with a bigger aperture, it will come with nicer bokeh. Someone on the internet also advocates that with a prime lens, you'll eventually learn how to compose images better by walking around more, which now I think is non-sense. 

We found a neighborhood with a full-blown Christmas decoration to enjoy the holiday and take pictures.

![Deliberatly out of focus shot to emphasize the LED lights](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/F83FB90C-D883-4A01-AE37-42DFE5903962_1_101_o.jpeg)
![Another one](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/3A60EA30-258C-4818-BFC3-8CE9C814B827_1_101_o.jpeg)
![The bokeh was nice for sure. But the face was backlit and looks dark 😅](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/EFF90DBD-D010-4806-872A-A0950DC38844_1_105_c.jpeg)

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## Dec 25-30, 2016

During Christmas and New Year, we had 2 consecutive long weekends. So if we also take time off in between, we can create an 11-day long vacation. And that's what we did. We decided to use this time for our first-ever road trip in the US.

We went from Silicon Valley to Los Angeles for Disneyland and back, taking famous California's Highway 1 to enjoy the coastline along the way. It was the first time we realized we could drive long-distance and enjoy the whole trip, and we really appreciate the freedom and flexibility that comes with it. This trip became the first that inspired the many other road trips we have taken since then.


![This is when I get the profile picture that I've been using for years!](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/Screenshot_2021-10-16_20-40-22.png)
![My shot for my girlfriend was pretty bad 😂](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/8867DB2D-8540-452D-998E-C0173237ED9D_1_101_o.jpeg)
![We win this giant minion from a carnival game. The waiter was amused. It still lives in our living room today](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/98DB77B2-7EB4-43C3-976A-56C2AF09AF8D_1_201_a.jpeg)

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## Feb 11-14, 2017

After the Christmas road trip, we couldn't wait to get back on the road. So on our 4th anniversary, we went to Las Vegas and roadtrip to Grand Canyon. We realized we don't care much about city lives and enjoy the outdoors a bit more.

I also switch my camera to always save RAW+JPEG. Even though I still didn't bother to post-process my photo until later in the year, I felt there was no harm in saving those files.

![I start loving having small people in the frame to contrast the scale of a grand landscape](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/67082A03-B801-4A53-B67C-D7346899102A_1_105_c.jpeg)

![Buying some souvenirs from the visiting center and took tourist photos](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/3D4B7A4D-B28C-45C6-9481-CE0307BD7B7E_1_201_a.jpeg)

![At Hoover Dam, I was imagining the scene in Transformers](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/33559CDD-C972-4C7D-A364-8300C8B20C2A_1_105_c.jpeg)

![Elphant-shaped rocks. We were more impressed with Valley of Fire State Park than Grand Canyon after this trip](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/37EBD259-4ABA-424B-8B63-CC9EEF531A22_1_105_c.jpeg)

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## March 25, 2017
Since I still need a telephoto lens to shoot wildlife, I researched all the lenses with telephoto capability and decided on this 28-300mm lens from Tamron. It was super lightweight, and the image quality looked indistinguishable from Canon's lens to me back then. I was so proud that I found this versatile all-in-one lens.

![300mm](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/A40A6B96-A9CB-4F24-8CAC-193ECA28CE2B_1_105_c.jpeg)
![300mm](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/DE3CDAA4-3AE1-4793-8343-11DE000C6229_1_201_a.jpeg)
![Squrrels again, at 300mm](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/3C1AAF34-FF2E-4B5D-923C-B257EA5C08E7_1_105_c.jpeg)

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## April 4, 2017

We went to Yosemite for the first time! It was also our second National Park after Grand Canyon. I really appreciate American's National Park system that it's very easy to find things to do with very little research. We just need to show up and get that free yet well-designed brochure at the entrance. For this trip, we also ask a ranger for recommendations and simply follow that. 

At the time, I had no idea of the picturesque potential of Yosemite, nor did I know the benefit of shooting during sunrise and sunset. So we just went out mid-day like a normal person. 😆

![The classic tunnel view](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/016A31CA-DA6B-4E4A-9422-2A4C236C0BBE_1_105_c.jpeg)
![Yosemite falls](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/D3A7B60F-0713-4020-845C-414864751DB1_1_201_a.jpeg)
![We also join a ranger walkabout bears. We thought he would take us to see a real bear 🤣](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/9E022188-A2BD-4E47-BA62-145D31E84702_1_105_c.jpeg)

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## April 23, 2017

My friend found this local park: Rancho San Antonio Country Park, which has many animals. So we went for a hike, and I took some wildlife pictures.
![Squrrels again.](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/D3A6291A-CE01-4A9F-9757-A2CD68E6CA96_1_101_o.jpeg)
![Turkey](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/784FAE76-C211-4D83-9E55-2CCAEF09FDD5_1_101_o.jpeg)
![](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/CC38474B-7F31-49DA-A874-DA704D9B2527_1_101_o.jpeg)
![](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/C9800DA6-818E-43D6-B411-AE73BD433FAA_1_101_o.jpeg)

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## May 6-7, 2017

Now that we're in love with American National Park, my friends and I went to Seattle to check out Mt Rainier National Park for the first time. We had no idea it was still snow-covered in May and that I'd be coming back like it's my backyard.

![I like that gentle lights touching the snow](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/5073AA6F-284C-4357-89AC-387B55D1D211_1_105_c.jpeg)
![I love taking candid photos of my friends](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/642B12FA-AAF7-4255-8A49-349724C5D374_1_105_c.jpeg)
![It gives me great satisfaction when these candid photos contain actions that strongly draw the viewer's attention](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/868A779D-A23B-4623-8054-7A9AC44E6A2E_1_105_c.jpeg)
![It also works similarly with wildlife. You know something is going on just by looking at the photo](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/55C51DC4-D5EA-4D9C-8070-053BA79C9177_1_101_o.jpeg)

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As you can probably tell, I was drawn into nature a lot. I don't have any successful landscape photos yet, but I have a small taste of success with wildlife and candid photos that I really love.

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這篇跟下篇的時間點發生在 2016 年 7 月到 2017 年 12 月，我住在加州矽谷，王文昱在西雅圖，所以我們主要都在加州跟華盛頓州到處趴趴走。

![王文昱幫我拍的照片被我當作大頭貼到現在，想要看我幫她拍的版本的話請繼續下滑 😂](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/Screenshot_2021-10-14_18-18-36.png)

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畢業後王文昱拿了 Amazon 的正職在西雅圖，然後我拿了 Facebook 的在矽谷。遠距離雖然有點麻煩，也不知道什麼時候能夠結束，但我們當時也沒太糾結。畢竟我們終於開始花自己賺的錢過著舒適的生活，再加上我們從來沒有來過加州跟西雅圖，所以什麼都超級新鮮有趣。我們說好輪流去對方的城市玩，或是選個第三點去探險。週末我也常常會跟在加州的朋友到處探索。

在這樣的生活下到處拍了各種東西，主題主要是野生動物、城市、風景、人、旅遊跟夜景，我不知道自己喜歡或擅長拍什麼，但還蠻想要有個可以專注發展的主題的。

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## July 2-10, 2016

從台灣回來美國後我們先到加州搞定我的住宿，順便逛了一下舊金山。接著一起去西雅圖搞定王文昱的東西，也順便逛了一下西雅圖市區，還跑到 Space Needle 上面看夜景。

![當時不知道後退幾步有個金門大橋的一個超級經典的構圖，所以就只拍下了自己隨便選的構圖](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/C2087060-A25F-4210-9279-FC8AC5AA7556_1_105_c.jpeg)

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## September 4, 2016

王文昱跑來加州找我，一起去 Monterey 這個加州的海邊小鎮一日遊，這個地名現在也升格成蘋果作業系統的版本名字之一了 XD

![覺得海很漂亮就拍了海](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/DF5B2831-B6E2-4388-A130-57FDB27D1514_1_101_o.jpeg)
![那時候喜歡把路人一起拍進來，覺得畫面好像比較有東西可以看](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/0AF45BB7-E7B9-4206-988D-343DE0D80601_1_101_o.jpeg)
![路人的一些動作會讓畫面看起來也比較有動感](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/4AD76EA5-4922-44DA-8039-48BF20B985DE_1_101_o.jpeg)
![看到松鼠還是會拍個幾張](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/B5FE6123-81CD-4708-A5FF-0750D5EDD51B_1_101_o.jpeg)
![水族館的可愛生物](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/360BA3EB-28BB-462B-BCEF-1EAECBABD1B5_1_105_c.jpeg)
![我記得幾年前台灣有個很流行的大頭貼跟這個蠻像的](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/6D552C62-D067-458B-BFCD-B83EA7DE19A0_1_101_o.jpeg)
![吶喊的沙丁魚](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/60352BC8-27AE-4A63-B846-128C95C0431D_1_105_c.jpeg)

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## October 28-30, 2016

第一次去加拿大溫哥華，也是第一次看到厲害的秋景！

![出門玩總是要幫女朋友拍個照](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/5593F77B-55E4-4F08-9C9D-C7B929C5812D_1_101_o.jpeg)
![很喜歡看動物做他們自己](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/F31B1F19-7051-4DC6-9922-D57A98CC9B69_1_101_o.jpeg)
![很喜歡馬車跟右邊的橘黃色秋葉](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/190FFCEE-5DC6-41A5-A67F-6DB1A98E1EFE_1_105_c.jpeg)
![試著要讓畫面有更多豔黃色的落葉](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/D09F6DCB-51BA-48C8-A499-0CC1439060B9_1_101_o.jpeg)
![試著透過水滴拍照](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/43155783-88B4-4E3E-9CCF-BA71743F1C35_1_101_o.jpeg)
![覺得遠方的橋跟樹搭起來還蠻和諧的](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/FC6B16E2-47BF-4083-B247-7E4371A08CDD_1_101_o.jpeg)
![拍了一下溫哥華的夜景](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/8611BAFC-490D-4444-8094-4B4103A9AC47_1_201_a.jpeg)
![鯨魚標本，蠻喜歡對稱跟張力](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/471EBF85-F607-477F-B1EA-BB7605019BFE_1_101_o.jpeg)

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## December 4, 2016

在這附近我開始覺得拍野生動物很好玩，但是 24-70mm 或 24-105mm 的焦段不夠長拍起來實在有點吃力，就入手了一個當時最頂級的望遠變焦鏡頭 Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L II。400mm 可以把遠方肉眼都看不清楚的東西放大到超大，畫質還超級好，真的是猛到爆。

我帶著這顆鏡頭去附近的一個自然保護區 Baylands Natural Preserve 拍了一個下午，可惜覺得鏡頭實在是太重太大又很招搖，想想這樣的情況下之後應該出勤率可能不會太高，就把他退回去了。

![拍飛機的肚皮](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/B9C2D5B4-BCE5-4C3E-A108-5E68086E7C3A_1_105_c.jpeg)
![畫質好到完全可以感受到羽毛的質地](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/2EAB787E-DAA3-4966-A4FC-3E92BFC49B25_1_101_o.jpeg)
![甚至連濺落的小水花都拍下來了](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/380E8148-A28B-418C-ADAC-F0D73C0373E1_1_201_a.jpeg)

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## Dec 24, 2016

退回望遠鏡之後買了 Canon 50mm F1.8 STM 這顆定焦鏡。那時候覺得定焦鏡的畫質好像比較好，大光圈又可以有更好的散景，而且網路上還看到有人說拿定焦鏡拍照有助於學習構圖，就買了。不過後來覺得對我學習構圖沒什麼幫助就是。

聖誕夜我們找到了一個充滿聖誕裝飾的社區去感受過節氣氛，順便拍拍照。

![刻意失焦來讓 LED 燈變超大的光點](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/F83FB90C-D883-4A01-AE37-42DFE5903962_1_101_o.jpeg)
![一樣的概念](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/3A60EA30-258C-4818-BFC3-8CE9C814B827_1_101_o.jpeg)
![定焦鏡散景的確是很不錯，不過背光拍把臉都拍黑了 😅](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/EFF90DBD-D010-4806-872A-A0950DC38844_1_105_c.jpeg)

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## Dec 25-30, 2016

聖誕節跟跨年是美國我們有連續兩週的四天長假，所以把中間的週間也請掉的話搭配週末就可以湊出一個十一天的長假，覺得不能浪費的我們決定來個長途自駕旅行。

我們決定從矽谷開到洛杉磯去迪士尼樂園玩再開回來，走了以風景優美著稱的加州一號公路，沿途在海岸線上的各個景點停停走走。整趟下來開了大概 1600 公里，不僅創下了我們第一次長途自駕的紀錄，還愛上了長途自駕這種自由彈性的玩法，於是有了後來無數次的旅程。

![王文昱在海邊幫我拍的大頭貼](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/Screenshot_2021-10-14_18-18-36.png)
![我幫她拍的，覺得有點糟 😂](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/8867DB2D-8540-452D-998E-C0173237ED9D_1_101_o.jpeg)
![在環球影城玩遊戲贏了個超大的 minion，服務生覺得很有趣 😂 現在還在我們家客廳](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/98DB77B2-7EB4-43C3-976A-56C2AF09AF8D_1_201_a.jpeg)

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## Feb 11-14, 2017

有了跨年的長途自駕後經驗，四週年的紀念日我們迫不及待的又來了一趟。這次我們飛到拉斯維加斯然後租車去大峽谷跟周邊的一些景點，覺得戶外踏青還是遠比城市生活來得有吸引力。

同時我也把相機設定成拍 RAW+JPEG，雖然當時還是不知道要怎麼後製，但覺得反正檔案存下來也沒有損失。

![開始愛上用風景裡的小小人來構圖](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/67082A03-B801-4A53-B67C-D7346899102A_1_105_c.jpeg)

![買紀念品拍遊客照](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/3D4B7A4D-B28C-45C6-9481-CE0307BD7B7E_1_201_a.jpeg)

![去朝聖有變形金剛出現過的胡佛大壩](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/33559CDD-C972-4C7D-A364-8300C8B20C2A_1_105_c.jpeg)

![Valley of Fire State Park 有個很像長毛象的石頭，我們這趟結束後一致覺得這邊比大峽谷好玩](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/37EBD259-4ABA-424B-8B63-CC9EEF531A22_1_105_c.jpeg)

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## March 25, 2017

為了繼續拍野生動物，我地毯式的找遍了所有有望遠端的鏡頭，最後買了 Tamron 的 28-300mm。他超級輕便、相對便宜、畫質在我當時看來也沒有比原廠鏡還差，超級驕傲自己發現了這顆無敵鏡頭 XD

![300mm](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/A40A6B96-A9CB-4F24-8CAC-193ECA28CE2B_1_105_c.jpeg)
![300mm](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/DE3CDAA4-3AE1-4793-8343-11DE000C6229_1_201_a.jpeg)
![300mm，又是松鼠 XD](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/3C1AAF34-FF2E-4B5D-923C-B257EA5C08E7_1_105_c.jpeg)

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## April 4-5, 2017

第一次去優勝美地！也是大峽谷之後的第二個國家公園。覺得美國的國家公園有很棒的一致性，除了網站的導覽做得很好之外，只要人到了那邊，入園的時候都會拿到很詳細的攻略，也可以找遊客中心的 ranger 幫你推薦行程，這趟基本上就是單純的跟著 ranger 推薦的路線走。

當時完全不知道優勝美地可以被拍的多美，也還不知道要在日出日落的時候拍照，所以我們就像個正常人一樣用正常人的方式在日正當中遊園 XD

![經典的 tunnel view](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/016A31CA-DA6B-4E4A-9422-2A4C236C0BBE_1_105_c.jpeg)
![Yosemite falls](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/D3A7B60F-0713-4020-845C-414864751DB1_1_201_a.jpeg)
![我們還加入了 ranger 帶的熊的導覽，還傻傻以為可以看到真的熊 🤣](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/9E022188-A2BD-4E47-BA62-145D31E84702_1_105_c.jpeg)

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## April 23, 2017

週末跟朋友去了一個家附近有很多野生動物的公園：Rancho San Antonio Country Park

![繼續拍松鼠](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/D3A6291A-CE01-4A9F-9757-A2CD68E6CA96_1_101_o.jpeg)
![火雞](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/784FAE76-C211-4D83-9E55-2CCAEF09FDD5_1_101_o.jpeg)
![](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/CC38474B-7F31-49DA-A874-DA704D9B2527_1_101_o.jpeg)
![](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/C9800DA6-818E-43D6-B411-AE73BD433FAA_1_101_o.jpeg)

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## May 6-7, 2017

愛上國家公園的行程之後，跟朋友去西雅圖找王文昱順便去 Mt Rainier 國家公園。當時不知道五月的時候其實山上還都是雪，也不知道之後會把這邊當後花園的在去 XD

![入園前在路邊看到的景，覺得光線很美](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/5073AA6F-284C-4357-89AC-387B55D1D211_1_105_c.jpeg)
![我發現我很喜歡拍一些同伴的自然照片](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/642B12FA-AAF7-4255-8A49-349724C5D374_1_105_c.jpeg)
![有時候會意外拍到一些有很強的動感或故事性的照片，會覺得超有成就感](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/868A779D-A23B-4623-8054-7A9AC44E6A2E_1_105_c.jpeg)
![同樣的動感跟成就感也會發生在拍野生動物上面](https://ik.imagekit.io/1alhfoypqsx/55C51DC4-D5EA-4D9C-8070-053BA79C9177_1_101_o.jpeg)

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到這邊應該不難看出來，我們非常喜歡去戶外跟大自然接觸，雖然還沒有拍出很成功的純風景照，但已經開始體驗到了拍到很有趣的野生動物或朋友的照片時的成就感了。

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