Stunning Sunset; Superhero Surprises: This Is Calif. (In Photos)

CALIFORNIA — From its beaches to its deserts and mountains, from its lakes and forests to its small towns and big cities, there's just so much to see in California! And we got to thinking: Why not share the photos we receive, and see elsewhere, with you?

Thanks to several Patch readers who've been very busy lately with their cameras, we're able to share the below photos taken across the state. For this week's "This Is California — In Photos," we've got families, firefighters and police officers giving back; some stunning nature shots; baby hummingbirds; zebras getting comfortable in their new home; superhero surprises; and more.

We hope you'll enjoy these glimpses of daily life and scenery in Northern California as well as down the coast in Southern California.

• PHOTOS: Superheroes Surprise Rady Children's Hospital Patients
  
• Sunset Over San Francisco Bay: Photo Of The Day
  
• Career Day! Future Firefighters Check Out Their Ride
  
• Family Loves Heart Association Walk: San Ramon Photo Of Week
  
• Before The Fog Lifts: East Bay Photo Of The Week
  
• Nice Gift! 2 Zebras Join Oakland Zoo
  
• Hummingbird Babies, From Eggs To Empty Nest
  
• Sweet Trick! Pinole Kids Greeted By Candy-Toting Police
  

It's Your State, It's Your Shot

It's your turn, photographers. Whether you're an amateur, a professional, an Instagrammer or just the one who always has their phone or camera ready so as not to miss that perfect shot, we're excited to view and share your work. If you have an awesome photo of nature, breathtaking scenery, kids caught being kids, a pet doing something funny or something unusual you happen to catch, we’d love to feature it here on Patch.

We’re looking for high-resolution images that reflect the beauty that is California and that show off your unique talents. Share your best photos with Patch and your work could be featured in your community as well as in this weekly collection of California in pictures. Email your submissions to autumn.johnson@patch.com. Be sure to include your name, the city, location of the photo and date.

Did you miss our most recent "This Is California — In Photos?" It is worth another look:

• 'Magical' Rainbow | Heroes Head Home: This Is Calif. (In Photos)
  

Photo collage credit: (Top left) Rady Children's Hospital San Diego; (Top middle) Gordon Pascale; (Top right) Rodeo-Hercules Firefighters; (Bottom left) Gail Smith; (Bottom middle) Pinole Police; (Bottom right) Oakland Zoo.