Spring has Sprung!

Went out shooting today.  I've never come across daffodils in the wild just blooming!  These were the first ones! Chuck and I went to late lunch this afternoon and I took a camera with me just in case we came across something really beautiful and well, these were it!  We also went down to Newport/Huntington Beach to go look around.  Turns out there was a tsunami warning and the pier was closed.  I guess that was a first too, never been present for a tsunami warning before.  The weather and number of earthquakes on this planet recently is alarming!  I feel so bad for all the people who lost their homes.  Such a frightening thing!

A day with the kids

I once heard that photographing children is like photographing wildlife.  Nothing could be more true!  It's not exactly easy to compose your shot perfectly when you have little tiny balls of energy running around so quickly that you're lucky if they are in focus!  Yesterday Chuck, Randy and I went to go visit their nephew and niece.  These are a few of my most favorite shots of the kids.  They are such sweet kids!  We had a blast!


This was my first experience shooting with a Canon 30D.  I really liked it.  I definitely need a lot more practice though!

Chilly Nights

I took this picture of a palm tree trunk outside my complex the other night.  It had just stopped raining and it was chilly enough you could see your breath when exhaling.  I loved it.  Rowdy and I were just strolling along enjoying our time outside.  I thought about how fun it would be to  have this weather all the time and wondered how Rowdy would do if we lived in New York.  I think he'd love it because there would be so many things for him to smell.  Anyhow, the shadows in the tree trunk caught my attention.  I wanted more crispness to this picture but I'm still happy with the textures that came through.