Santa Monica, CA Sunset

This used to be my view from my old apartment in Santa Monica, CA. I miss this view, so I thought I'd post it here to I could look at it again.

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Color and Detail

I'm going through my flowers folder and finding pictures I haven't looked at in a while. This image was taken in Brentwood, CA in October 2008. I love the color combination and detail I was able to capture with my little Canon Power Shot. Foliage and Macro are great features!

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Nature's Magic - With a Little Help from Photoshop

Believe it or not, this is the Pacific Ocean at the Santa Monica Pier, not a swimming pool! That morning the water was so clear, and the light was at just the right angle to make the most beautiful patterns, that it didn’t look real. This was not Hollywood magic, this was nature’s magic.

When I got home and saw the picture on the computer, I noticed small specks of light splattered throughout the image. I don’t normally touch up my photos, but I cleaned up the extra spots of light in Photoshop using the healing brush tool. It was a bit tedious and time consuming, but the final product is worth it.

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Excerpt from: Moments in Time Captured Forever; You Don't Need a Good Camera to Take Good Pictures. 

 

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Hanging Out

This baboon was just hanging out when we drove by in the Jeep on the reserve in Kenya, Africa. 2006.

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Moran, The Friendly Rhino

On my trip to Africa, our group was fortunate enough to meet Moran, The Friendly Rhino! He had been raised by people from birth and we were assured that he would not harm us. I was scared, but went up to him and rubbed behind his ear. His skin was so soft and smooth! Moran was very patient with all of us and even posed, as you can see! It was quite an experience I won't ever forget!

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The One I Didn’t Take

Never turning my back against

The Wailing Wall,

I walked away.

Looking up, I noticed

two black birds

facing each other on

The Western Wall

sitting in a crevice of the stone.

It would have been

a beautiful picture,

but I didn’t take it.

I honored the Sabbath instead.

Others took pictures,

but I didn’t.

I felt guilty and torn.

I wanted that photo,

but I was respecting the feelings

of the worshipers.

Against my will

I followed the rules of the Sabbath.

I have a thousand other pictures

that are beautiful and just as meaningful as

the one I didn’t take.

DAR

Jerusalem, Israel

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Lion King

Here is another photo from my trip to Kenya, Africa back in 2006. This trip was life changing for me and inspired me to learn more about photography when I returned home. Look at this majesty! How magnificent! Enjoy!

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