Do these qualify for this thread? They are not photographs but they are pictures that I created using oil paint and watercolors:-

 

Do these qualify for this thread?

Yes, those are amazing works.

 

Leaving the hell of DFW and back to PDX.

 

 

If you find yourself in Silicon Valley, be sure to take a detour to 391 San Antonio road in Mountain View. There you will find the former location of the Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory, which as you all know spawned all the semiconductor companies which gave the moniker Silicon to the valley.
The original building is long gone, having been replaced by the ugly Yahoo headquarters.
Nevertheless, there is an extremely interesting monument there on the sidewalk.

 

The 2N696 was the very first silicon transistor diffused on the valley.

 

Nearby, in Palo Alto there is the famous HP garage.
It is unfortunately located inside a private property, so all one can do is to take a peek from afar.

 

Red-winged Blackbird on a very cold fall morning.

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