While taking pictures with a serious goal I sometimes notice an opportunity for pictures with mood, or "pictures for the right brain."  These bonus shots are sometimes more fun to look at than the ones prompting my field excursion.  Here are some of my favorites.

San Marcos Pass (2200 feet ASL), looking south at Canis Major (Sirius at top), with clouds lit from underneath by Santa Barbara city lights and from above by a gibbous moon.  [Nikon Coolpix 990 digital camera, 8-asec exposure, f/2.7, ISO 400, dark frame subtraction, resoution reduced 3x, 2002.03.24, 7:46 PM]
 
 

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