Kickin' It With Cops|Eclipse Gazing|Scenic Lake: This Is Calif. (In Photos)

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 "California In Pictures," the solar eclipse stole the show through much of the state, but we've also got cops kicking it with a family, a picturesque lake scene (can you spot the wildlife?), a photo showing perhaps the best time of day to ride the Bay Area's BART, 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 -- and this week, in our neighboring state of Oregon for a better view of the total solar eclipse.

This Week's California In Pictures

• Eclipse On The Road: Photos Of The Day
  
• Scenic Stafford Lake: Photo Of The Week
  
• Kickin' It With Police: Benicia Photo Of The Week
  
• Solar Eclipse Gazing In San Diego County: Photos Of The Day
  
• All Aboard The Niles Canyon Railway: Photo Of The Day
  
• Proof That BART Is Not Always Packed: Photo Of The Day
  
• Solar Eclipse Gazing: Photos Of The Day

Your State, Your Shot: Pictures You Take and We Share

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.

• Hometown Hero Honored; Sunrise With A Friend; Walking In Wildflowers: California In Photos
  
• Sea Lions At Sunset; 'Sturgeon' Moon; Back To School: California In Pictures
• Incredible California Photos: Playful Dolphins; Handsome Bald Eagles; Stunning Sunsets
• California In Pictures: Patch Photos Of The Week
• Amazing California Photos: Whale Gives A Show; Sunflowers Stun; Milky Way Embraced

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.

Photo collage credit: (Top left) Seema Siddiqi; (Top middle) Brett Lynch; (Top right) Bea Karnes; (Bottom left) Kristina Houck; (Bottom middle) Raj Gopinath; (Bottom right) Kiran Sampat.