A shot taken through the windshield while driving south on I-580 east of the Altamont Pass, California

Wind farm in the Altamont Pass, East of Livermore, taken out the left window while driving East on I-580.

Wind farm in the Altamont Pass, East of Livermore, taken through the windshield while driving East on I-580.

Wind farm in the Altamont Pass, East of Livermore, taken out the right window while driving East on I-580.

Wind farm in the Altamont Pass, East of Livermore, taken out the left window while driving East on I-580.

Shot of the Pacific coast South of Big Sur, taken backwards (over the shoulder) out of the left window while driving North on California State Route 1.

A view of the smoke from the big fires Southwest of Grants Pass, taken while driving North on I-5.

A picture of some oddly-shaped clouds, taken through the windshield while driving South on I-5.

A shot of my hand and steering wheel caused by shutter-lag (trying to take a shot out the window).

My son Isaac and I were leaving from Concord on a 9-day trip through the Trinity Alps, central Oregon, ultimately ending at my dad's on the Key Peninsula section of Puget Sound, northwest of Tacoma, Washington.

Sunrise illuminating Mount Diablo.

Sunrise illuminating Mount Diablo -- high-res, bordered version. Taken while driving State Highway 24 between Orinda and Lafayette, California. Cropped out cars in the foreground, producing pseudo-panoramic look.