A classmate (Kayla) wrote her haiku about photo filters and “liquid gold”. This is the phrase I thought about when I saw the gorgeous golden light at Palo Alto Baylands during a short solo trip to destress. This photo is unedited, showing the natural reflected light filtered only by my hand in the corner blocking the blinding rays of whiter light. The showing of the hand, slightly blurred at the edges but solid, is one of my favorite components of this photo among many.