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Sung Jun Liff
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Thinker and writer who dabbles in art and photography.
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Caw, caw, caw! 🐦‍⬛

#photography #video #crow
November 30, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Over the past week the cloudy/rainy weather has made for some pretty epic afternoon walks home!

(2025/11/16)

#photography #clouds
Fluffy white clouds sit in a deep blue afternoon sky, some in deep blue shadow in the background. It's a painter's palette of grays and blues. A fluffy cumulonimbus cloud is illuminated in the distance by the afternoon sun, set against a clear blue sky. In the midground are dark clouds in shadow. In the foreground is a parking lot light post reaching up to the heavens. A view looking down a green canyon with many fluffy cumulus clouds in the distances both in light and in deep blue shadow. In the distance at the lower left of the frame can be seen a jet plane flying in front of the distant clouds.
November 23, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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Sometimes the marine layer makes for some slightly spooky mornings ...

(2025/11/09)

#photography #fog
Yellow bollards adorn a wet driveway of a strip mall parking lot on an extremely foggy morning.
November 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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"Clouds are free. They come and go as they please."

- Bob Ross

#photography #video #sky #plane
November 23, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Don't be sad that the day is over. Be happy that it happened!

#photography #video #sky #plane
November 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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I think a new hobby of mine is filming planes flying through dramatic skies ...

#photography #video #sky #plane
November 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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I wonder what tomorrow holds? You think maybe the clouds can tell?

#photography #motionphotography #sky #plane
November 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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Southwest Airlines on a gloomy San Diego day.

#video #plane #sky
November 21, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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I saw this beast of a cloud and decided that I'd capture how the sky slowly moves with time. Hope you find it serene!

#cloud #video
November 17, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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This evening when walking home I just had to capture the colors of the twilight. Some sunsets here feature truly inspiring color palettes!

(2025/11/07)

#photography #sunset
A utility pole, power lines, and some palm trees are silhouetted against the warm twilight glow of an evening sky, just after sunset. The sky fades from bluish at the top of the frame to deep orange and red towards the bottom of the frame. A utility pole, power lines, and some palm trees are silhouetted against the warm twilight glow of an evening sky, just after sunset. The sky fades from bluish at the top of the frame to deep orange and red towards the bottom of the frame. A utility pole, power lines, and some palm trees are silhouetted against the warm twilight glow of an evening sky, just after sunset. The sky fades from bluish at the top of the frame to deep orange and red towards the bottom of the frame. A utility pole, power lines, and some palm trees are silhouetted against the warm twilight glow of an evening sky, just after sunset. The sky fades from bluish at the top of the frame to deep orange and red towards the middle of the frame. The bottom of the frame consists of a residential street hidden in shadow as the light of the sky dominates.
November 8, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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Sunday when I was walking home I noticed this murder of crows hanging around these power lines.

(2025/11/02)

#photography #crows
A murder of crows perches atop a power line in the late afternoon. A couple of crows are tussling in midair at the left of the frame. In the foreground is a chain-link fence with the background featuring high-voltage pylons. A group of crows perches atop a power line in the late afternoon.
November 8, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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Went out with my sister yesterday to Liberty Station to see a pumpkin patch (more like open-air pumpkin market, but was still charming).

#photography #halloween
An assortment of medium orange pumpkins sits on some straw bales in the afternoon light. A lone small white pumpkin sits in the lower right of the frame. A green warty pumpkin and yellow gourd sit on the straw-covered ground shaded by a crate. An assortment of pumpkins and gourds sits on a wooden spool in the afternoon sunlight. Center of the frame is a small green gourd. To its upper right is an elongated yellow warty gourd and to its upper left is a pale green medium pumpkin. To the left of the pale green pumpkin is a small orange pumpkin. All around are medium orange pumpkins, with the far upper right corner of the frame hinting at another warty yellow gourd. A bunch of small-medium white pumpkins bask in the afternoon sunlight in their crate.
October 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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There's a statue titled Morning by Donal Hord displayed prominently near Seaport Village. I found these old photos of it and can't help but laugh at how the statue seemingly enjoys being pooped on ...

#photography #sandiego
A California gull perches atop Morning by Donal Hord, viewing the statue from behind. The statue's arm and shoulder are covered in bird droppings. A California gull perches atop Morning by Donal Hord, viewing the statue from behind. The statue's arm and shoulder are covered in bird droppings. A California gull perches atop Morning by Donal Hord, viewing the statue from behind the right shoulder. The statue's arm and shoulder are covered in bird droppings. A California gull takes flight from its perch atop Morning by Donal Hord, viewing the statue from in front and to the right of the statue. The statue's arm and shoulder are covered in bird droppings, with one dropping prominently visible on the statue's right nipple.
October 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Have some vintage SeaWorld photos from my very first photo outing with my first Canon DSLR ... 15 years ago.

(2010/02/07)

#photography #seaworld
Corky the female orca spyhops out of the water in front of a trainer during a performance of Believe. At the old Rocky Point Preserve, bottlenose dolphin Kolohe holds her flukes up out of the water as she floats vertically pointed downwards. At Wild Arctic, beluga whales Ferdinand (front) and Allua (back) watch a trainer off to the left of the frame. Allua's beak rests on a blue buoy. A snowy egret basks in the late afternoon light at Rocky Point Preserve. Cat's eye bokeh from the lens sparkles on the edges of the frame.
October 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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#photography #sandiego
The front of Tribute Pizza in North Park, San Diego, lit only by light from the sky in the late afternoon as sunset approaches. The bussing station, presumably, at Tribute Pizza in North Park, San Diego showing clean glassware. The outdoor seating area and distant street are blurred away in the background. Food stalls in the street at night in North Park, San Diego. There's a white stall selling Filipino food, "Mama V's Lumpia," as well as a red tented stall selling Afghan cuisine, "Kabul's Chicken." People are seen to the left of the frame waiting. Behind the white stall is also a vendor called "Cha Thai" selling Thai food. Way back in the distance to the upper left of the frame can be seen a car park and a traffic light. A black-and-white image of a car park in North Park, San Diego. A van whizzes past the camera in the foreground at the bottom of the image.
October 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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I took a trip to North Park way back the beginning of the year with one of my sisters. Here are some select shots!

(2025/01/02)

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#photography #sandiego
A contrail sits in the blue sky of the late afternoon above a street in North Park, San Diego. The lower left of the frame is dominated by a boxy modern apartment building while the lower right shows some of the street with cars and signs and a trash can, among other odds and ends. View of a shaded road in North Park, San Diego. The sky is blue with golden clouds in the late afternoon sun. Prominently in the center-left-bottom of the frame is a crosswalk sign with the background showing a street full of cars. To the sides of the frame are boxy-looking apartment buildings. A modern Mercedes-Benz sedan sits in an alleyway bathed in blue light in the shade of the late afternoon sun in North Park, San Diego. As the day approaches sunset various buildings in North Park, San Diego are cast in gold light. The red building in the center-right of the frame is flanked by a white and dull brown building. Utility poles are visible to the left of the frame supporting wires going to the buildings.
October 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Sumar and Orkid hang out at the far end of the pool.

2008/05/17

#photography #seaworld #orca
Sumar and Orkid float at the far edge of the pool as seen from the underwater viewing area. Sumar has his flukes raised visible to the photographer.
October 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Still one of my proudest photographic achievements. Orkid's distorted image is haunting ...

2008/05/17 ... 17 years ago. Shucks.

#photography #seaworld #orca
Orkid rubs her back against the side of the pool near a gate, her image broken up by the surface of the water.
October 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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When I went to sit back down the ravens picked up their activity a bit. I decided to film one giving its signature croak!

#raven
October 18, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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These ravens visited the restaurant's patio on my lunch break! Always a treat to meet them!

#photography #raven
A pair of ravens, possibly mates, perches atop an awning cast in blue in the color of the shade. A raven looks in the general direction of the photographer from its perch atop a restaurant awning.
October 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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I've come upon some light reading!

#johnclilly #dolphins #book
The picture-taker holds the book "Communication Between Man & Dolphin" by John C. Lilly, M.D. in his hand.
August 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Always a treat to see these in bloom!

#california #poppy #photography
California poppies shine their signature gold-orange color in the afternoon sunlight backdropped by gravel and weeds.
April 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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#photography #fencelizard
A western fence lizard rests in the shade with one leg in the sun on a mossy brick wall. The red clay bricks are well-worn and little dots of moss cover the clay and mortar. Clearly visible are the blue scales of the lizard's back. The lizard's body is oriented towards the lower right of the frame while its head points to the lower middle. Its legs rest in a large mortar gap. A western fence lizard rests in the shade with one leg in the sun on a mossy brick wall. The red clay bricks are well-worn and little dots of moss cover the clay and mortar. Clearly visible are the blue scales of the lizard's back. The lizard is oriented to the lower right of the frame. It seems to be slightly more interested in the photographer this time. Its legs rest in a large mortar gap while the tip of its tail touches another gap.
March 11, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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I liked these fence lizards against the red clay.

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#photography #fencelizard
A western fence lizard basks in the sun on red clay tiles. Dropped seed pods of nearby plants and small rocks rest in the gaps between the tiles. The lizard watches the photographer closely. A western fence lizard rests in the shade with one leg in the sun on a mossy brick wall. The red clay bricks are well-worn and little dots of moss cover the clay and mortar. The shade seems to accentuate the blue scales of the lizard's back. The lizard is facing to the left of the frame and only seems mildly interested in the photographer. A western fence lizard rests in the shade with one leg in the sun on a mossy brick wall. The red clay bricks are well-worn and little dots of moss cover the clay and mortar. Clearly visible are the blue scales of the lizard's back. The lizard's body is oriented towards the lower right of the frame while its head points to the lower middle. Its legs rest in a mortar gap while the tip of its tail touches another gap. A western fence lizard rests in the shade with one leg in the sun on a mossy brick wall. The red clay bricks are well-worn and little dots of moss cover the clay and mortar. Clearly visible are the blue scales of the lizard's back. The lizard is seen from straight on with both its eyes visible. Its legs rest in a large mortar gap.
March 11, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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#photography #nikond50
The skylights of a school hallway glow in the late morning light. Branches of a dormant tree sit in a clear blue sky. Green goblet laurel bush leaves sit in front of a chain-link fence against a clear blue afternoon sky.
March 4, 2025 at 4:06 AM