r/CaliforniaPics • • 9h ago

Rogue waves

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Can we just talk about how dumb Californians looked the time there was that rogue wave? Clearly no one paid attention in school. When water receeds like that you only got a limited time to GTFO. Its a tsunami. It probably bounced back from Hawaii hence the rogue. But it is a warning sign.


r/CaliforniaPics • • 13h ago

East bay sunrise. I'll be posting random shots from the area.

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r/CaliforniaPics • • 1d ago

Autumn fishing in the Sierra near North Lake (1/500, F6.3, 27mm, 17mg) OC

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r/CaliforniaPics • • 2d ago

Fall Creek in Autumn

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Fall Creek in autumn splendor, Felton, California. November 2025.

Canon 5D Mark II|
Canon EF 17-40mm ƒ4L
ASA 100.


r/CaliforniaPics • • 2d ago

I hand-drew Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford in Palo Alto, California, from a photo, using marker pens and colored pencils. I wanted to capture the building's architecture with a light and cheerful color palette. Thought I'd share it here! Hope you like it! :)

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r/CaliforniaPics • • 3d ago

Ellery Lake today, Eastern Sierras

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r/CaliforniaPics • • 3d ago

San Franscisco skyline after dark

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Taken from the Coit Tower.


r/CaliforniaPics • • 3d ago

Bass lake

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r/CaliforniaPics • • 3d ago

Have any 3-5 sec fall foliage clips from around the Bay? Want to stitch them into a Reel?

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Hi all! I run an Instagram page @bayareaunmapped where I share Bay Area day trip maps + itineraries.

I'm putting together a community fall reel - just pure fall colors, foggy forests, leaf crunch, creeks, vineyards - all from around the Bay Area (Sunol, Del Valle, Mt. Diablo, Napa, Felton, Golden Gate Park, your neighborhood park, etc.)

If you have any 2-5 second vertical clips you've shot in the last couple of fall seasons that you're okay sharing, I'd love to stitch them together into one reel.

What I will do:
• Edit / color correct and stitch everything nicely
• Tag you as a Collaborator on Instagram so the reel lives on both our profiles
• Credit your handle in caption

If you're interested, just comment or DM me and I'll share a Google Drive upload link. Please only share if it's your own footage.

Thanks so much - would love to make this a real Bay Area community piece!


r/CaliforniaPics • • 3d ago

Just would like to share this painting I did of Big Sur 🌊

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r/CaliforniaPics • • 3d ago

Paso Robles Sunset with a View

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Always loved this picture, it encapsulates what I feel about visiting Paso. Magical place!


r/CaliforniaPics • • 4d ago

Tahoe National Forest is a stunner!

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r/CaliforniaPics • • 4d ago

Highway 1 trip report

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We drove from San Francisco to LA. We started to get on Highway 1 from SF and hit a couple of spots along Highway 1 on the road to LA. The total time it took was around 12 hours, around 450 miles. We stopped at 4 locations on the way:
- Bixby Bridge: took some photos
- Pfeiffer Beach: took some photos there
- McWay Falls
- The Nepenthe restaurant, which has some gorgeous views

I would recommend getting on Highway 1 after you have crossed Monterey. That's where the beautiful views start. It would be recommended that you visit on a sunny day because that's when the views are the best. Know where to stop and plan your time depending on when you want to reach LA.


r/CaliforniaPics • • 5d ago

Highway 1 trip report

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r/CaliforniaPics • • 5d ago

Today’s view of Long Beach and Santa Catalina Island from the Pasadena foothills [oc]

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r/CaliforniaPics • • 7d ago

California and American flags flying side by side

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Caught these two flags flying together on a perfectly clear day. Loved how the wind showed off the fabric and how well the colors popped against the sky.


r/CaliforniaPics • • 7d ago

Disneyland LA

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r/CaliforniaPics • • 7d ago

Old barn not too far from Healdsburg CA last Sunday morning

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r/CaliforniaPics • • 7d ago

ITAP of a car parked in front of a diner

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r/CaliforniaPics • • 7d ago

Runyon Canyon. Hollywood.

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r/CaliforniaPics • • 7d ago

Lagoon in San Simeon on a quiet fall morning

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r/CaliforniaPics • • 8d ago

The Road to Lake Isabella

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Well, one of them at least. I used to come over from Ridgecrest and take the 90 minute drive whenever I wanted to go paddling at Lake Isabella. I didn't mind the drive as the high desert scenery is stunning and I got to see views like this.


r/CaliforniaPics • • 8d ago

San Francisco

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r/CaliforniaPics • • 9d ago

Abandoned hospital

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r/CaliforniaPics • • 9d ago

Last light

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