<div align="center"> As an amateur, my discovery and excitement in digital photography continues.<br> I am a Pilipino-American, born in Manila, Philippines, and now residing in Antioch, California. I retired from work in 2003. Photography, travel and painting are my hobbies. Each picture is part of my memories and there will be more. The gears I use are:<br> <br> DSLR Bodies: <br>Nikon D200; Nikon; D100; Nikon D90; Canon G10<br> <br> Nikkor AF-S VR 18-200mm; <br> Nikkor AF Micro 60mm, 1:2.8<br> Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4.5 DC Macro<br> Nikon SB-600 Speedlight<br> Nikon Remote Cord MC-30<br> Slik Pro 340DX Tripod I also use my point and shoot camera Canon Powershot G10. <B><font size="2" color="#FAEBD7">"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page." - St. Augustine.</font></B><font size="2"> </font> Going to all these different places, you want to capture it in a lovely and artistic way possible. There is nothing worse than returning from a trip and sifting through photos to realize none of them represent what you saw .</a> My aim for this website is to share my photos, and in sharing, I want the viewers to enjoy and learn something of the places I have visited.</a> Contact me if you have questions or are interested in using my photographs. My email address is: <a href="mailto:erdna71@comcast.net"></a> <b>erdna71@comcast.net</b></a></a> In addition to my works shown here you may also look at my photographs in <a href="http://www.trekearth.com/members/erdna/">TrekEarth</a> and <a href="http://www.treklens.com/members/erdna/">TrekLens</a>. <br> You may also preview my four published book at <a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/852303#author-bookshelf">Blurb.com</a>. </div> http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/photos/82281105_CLBNV-Ti.jpg http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/ 2009-12-26T18:34:40Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com">andresalvador</a><br />An unoccupied structure in one of the mining town sites. Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve is in the City of Antioch, Contra Costa County, California.</p><p><a href="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/BLACK-DIAMOND-MINES-REGIONAL/1674133_V9736#82063617_qs3Vq" title="An unoccupied structure in one of the mining town sites. Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve is in the City of Antioch, Contra Costa County, California."><img src="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/BLACK-DIAMOND-MINES-REGIONAL/DSC0004-Farmhouse-web/82063617_qs3Vq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="103" alt="An unoccupied structure in one of the mining town sites. Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve is in the City of Antioch, Contra Costa County, California." title="An unoccupied structure in one of the mining town sites. Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve is in the City of Antioch, Contra Costa County, California." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-18T03:25:02Z andresalvador http://andresalvador.smugmug.com http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/BLACK-DIAMOND-MINES-REGIONAL/DSC0004-Farmhouse-web/82063617_qs3Vq-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com">andresalvador</a><br />On the way back to the parking area from the mine entrance.</p><p><a href="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/BLACK-DIAMOND-MINES-REGIONAL/1674133_V9736#82063736_Qk5qk" title="On the way back to the parking area from the mine entrance."><img src="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/BLACK-DIAMOND-MINES-REGIONAL/DSC0021-Walk-to-the-Mine-w/82063736_Qk5qk-Th.jpg" width="103" height="150" alt="On the way back to the parking area from the mine entrance." title="On the way back to the parking area from the mine entrance." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-18T03:26:43Z andresalvador http://andresalvador.smugmug.com http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/BLACK-DIAMOND-MINES-REGIONAL/DSC0021-Walk-to-the-Mine-w/82063736_Qk5qk-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com">andresalvador</a><br />This photo was taken on 2005-07-14, but the ice are still packed high on one side of the meadow.</p><p><a href="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/LASSEN-VOLCANIC-PARK/1754725_fW94a#86919098_AD9yt" title="This photo was taken on 2005-07-14, but the ice are still packed high on one side of the meadow."><img src="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/LASSEN-VOLCANIC-PARK/DSC6449-Meadowweb/86919098_AD9yt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="This photo was taken on 2005-07-14, but the ice are still packed high on one side of the meadow." title="This photo was taken on 2005-07-14, but the ice are still packed high on one side of the meadow." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T20:12:57Z andresalvador http://andresalvador.smugmug.com http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/LASSEN-VOLCANIC-PARK/DSC6449-Meadowweb/86919098_AD9yt-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com">andresalvador</a> </p><p><a href="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/SUNRISE-AT-THE-FISHPONDS-OF/2570776_6RMVf#135304323_keNMY" title="andresalvador's photo"><img src="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/SUNRISE-AT-THE-FISHPONDS-OF/DSC0995-Fishpondweb/135304323_keNMY-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="andresalvador's photo" title="andresalvador's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-10T07:34:00Z andresalvador http://andresalvador.smugmug.com http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/SUNRISE-AT-THE-FISHPONDS-OF/DSC0995-Fishpondweb/135304323_keNMY-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com">andresalvador</a><br />This photo was taken while I was crossing Shasta Lake towards the island where the Shasta Caverns are located.</p><p><a href="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/SHASTA-LAKE-CAVERNS-AND-DAM/2274389_KBXhH#118809750_bBMnP" title="This photo was taken while I was crossing Shasta Lake towards the island where the Shasta Caverns are located."><img src="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/SHASTA-LAKE-CAVERNS-AND-DAM/DSC6313-Shasta-Lake/118809750_bBMnP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This photo was taken while I was crossing Shasta Lake towards the island where the Shasta Caverns are located." title="This photo was taken while I was crossing Shasta Lake towards the island where the Shasta Caverns are located." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T01:17:37Z andresalvador http://andresalvador.smugmug.com http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/SHASTA-LAKE-CAVERNS-AND-DAM/DSC6313-Shasta-Lake/118809750_bBMnP-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com">andresalvador</a> </p><p><a href="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/SUNRISE-AT-THE-FISHPONDS-OF/2570776_6RMVf#135304895_hWWwg" title="andresalvador's photo"><img src="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/SUNRISE-AT-THE-FISHPONDS-OF/DSC1015-Fishpondweb/135304895_hWWwg-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="andresalvador's photo" title="andresalvador's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-10T07:49:53Z andresalvador http://andresalvador.smugmug.com http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/SUNRISE-AT-THE-FISHPONDS-OF/DSC1015-Fishpondweb/135304895_hWWwg-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com">andresalvador</a> </p><p><a href="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/SUNRISE-AT-THE-FISHPONDS-OF/2570776_6RMVf#135304354_JJdTv" title="andresalvador's photo"><img src="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/SUNRISE-AT-THE-FISHPONDS-OF/DSC0996-Fishpondweb/135304354_JJdTv-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="andresalvador's photo" title="andresalvador's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-10T07:59:46Z andresalvador http://andresalvador.smugmug.com http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/SUNRISE-AT-THE-FISHPONDS-OF/DSC0996-Fishpondweb/135304354_JJdTv-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com">andresalvador</a><br />Rainbow Falls is just across the northern part of Stow Lake.</p><p><a href="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/GOLDEN-GATE-PARK-SAN-FRANCISCO/2253792_9Wjjy#117626955_Rybj9" title="Rainbow Falls is just across the northern part of Stow Lake."><img src="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/GOLDEN-GATE-PARK-SAN-FRANCISCO/DSC0375-Rainbow-Fallsweb/117626955_Rybj9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Rainbow Falls is just across the northern part of Stow Lake." title="Rainbow Falls is just across the northern part of Stow Lake." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T23:50:39Z andresalvador http://andresalvador.smugmug.com http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/GOLDEN-GATE-PARK-SAN-FRANCISCO/DSC0375-Rainbow-Fallsweb/117626955_Rybj9-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com">andresalvador</a><br />This Dodge car is slowly being taken over by nature.</p><p><a href="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/BLACK-DIAMOND-MINES-REGIONAL/1674133_V9736#82064250_atu3U" title="This Dodge car is slowly being taken over by nature."><img src="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/BLACK-DIAMOND-MINES-REGIONAL/DSC0013-Abandoned-Car-web/82064250_atu3U-Th.jpg" width="150" height="103" alt="This Dodge car is slowly being taken over by nature." title="This Dodge car is slowly being taken over by nature." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-31T16:24:10Z andresalvador http://andresalvador.smugmug.com http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/BLACK-DIAMOND-MINES-REGIONAL/DSC0013-Abandoned-Car-web/82064250_atu3U-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com">andresalvador</a><br />The house at the middle of the fishpond is for the caretaker/watcher. The nets on the foreground are set up high so there is no overflow of water and fishes during a storm. Some fishponds ar ...</p><p><a href="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/SUNRISE-AT-THE-FISHPONDS-OF/2570776_6RMVf#135304233_GnhRQ" title="The house at the middle of the fishpond is for the caretaker/watcher. The nets on the foreground are set up high so there is no overflow of water and fishes during a storm. Some fishponds ar ..."><img src="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/SUNRISE-AT-THE-FISHPONDS-OF/DSC0990-Fishpondweb/135304233_GnhRQ-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The house at the middle of the fishpond is for the caretaker/watcher. The nets on the foreground are set up high so there is no overflow of water and fishes during a storm. Some fishponds ar ..." title="The house at the middle of the fishpond is for the caretaker/watcher. The nets on the foreground are set up high so there is no overflow of water and fishes during a storm. Some fishponds ar ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-10T08:05:53Z andresalvador http://andresalvador.smugmug.com http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/SUNRISE-AT-THE-FISHPONDS-OF/DSC0990-Fishpondweb/135304233_GnhRQ-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com">andresalvador</a><br />Pagoda gate.</p><p><a href="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/JAPANESE-TEA-GARDEN-GOLDEN/2038533_shcfP#104606889_zdpss" title="Pagoda gate."><img src="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/JAPANESE-TEA-GARDEN-GOLDEN/DSC0306-Gatway-Pagodaweb/104606889_zdpss-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Pagoda gate." title="Pagoda gate." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T08:34:59Z andresalvador http://andresalvador.smugmug.com http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/JAPANESE-TEA-GARDEN-GOLDEN/DSC0306-Gatway-Pagodaweb/104606889_zdpss-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com">andresalvador</a> </p><p><a href="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/JAPANESE-TEA-GARDEN-GOLDEN/2038533_shcfP#104606657_fdoVX" title="andresalvador's photo"><img src="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/JAPANESE-TEA-GARDEN-GOLDEN/DSC0302-Looking-Northweb/104606657_fdoVX-Th.jpg" width="101" height="150" alt="andresalvador's photo" title="andresalvador's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T18:46:22Z andresalvador http://andresalvador.smugmug.com http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/JAPANESE-TEA-GARDEN-GOLDEN/DSC0302-Looking-Northweb/104606657_fdoVX-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com">andresalvador</a><br />These two trees lord it over the golden hills of Antioch.</p><p><a href="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/BLACK-DIAMOND-MINES-REGIONAL/1674133_V9736#82063800_vcW59" title="These two trees lord it over the golden hills of Antioch."><img src="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/BLACK-DIAMOND-MINES-REGIONAL/DSC0025-Green-Partners-web/82063800_vcW59-Th.jpg" width="150" height="103" alt="These two trees lord it over the golden hills of Antioch." title="These two trees lord it over the golden hills of Antioch." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T12:53:36Z andresalvador http://andresalvador.smugmug.com http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/BLACK-DIAMOND-MINES-REGIONAL/DSC0025-Green-Partners-web/82063800_vcW59-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com">andresalvador</a><br />The trail up to the entrance of the Hazel-Atlas Mine.</p><p><a href="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/BLACK-DIAMOND-MINES-REGIONAL/1674133_V9736#82063777_WZ9BH" title="The trail up to the entrance of the Hazel-Atlas Mine."><img src="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/BLACK-DIAMOND-MINES-REGIONAL/DSC0023-Trail-to-Mine-web/82063777_WZ9BH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="103" alt="The trail up to the entrance of the Hazel-Atlas Mine." title="The trail up to the entrance of the Hazel-Atlas Mine." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-18T03:26:36Z andresalvador http://andresalvador.smugmug.com http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/Nature/BLACK-DIAMOND-MINES-REGIONAL/DSC0023-Trail-to-Mine-web/82063777_WZ9BH-Th.jpg