31 Mar 2008
LaJolla Beach
What a beautiful place! This is LaJolla Beach in sunny California. It is absolutely breathtaking. I didn’t want to leave.
31 Mar 2008
Mission 2
This is another photo taken while in San Antonio. I used the trees as a frame for the unique building in the background. Once up close, I was able to see more of the buildings detail. I never realized how interesting taking photos of architecture was until I took a photography class to [...]
18 Mar 2008
The Alamo
This photo was taken in San Antonio, Texas at the Alamo. I used Photoshop to crop the sides of this photo and turned it to black and white to give it a more dramatic look. The Alamo (San Antonio de Valero Mission) is a former mission and fortress compound, now a museum, in [...]
26 Feb 2008
Viewing Pleasure
Spring is just around the corner or is that wishful thinking on my part? When taking this picture, I used the wooden chair as my rule of thirds. As you can see, there are different depths starting with the bush & flag on the left, chair on the right, dogwood tree on the right [...]
26 Feb 2008
The Convento
The question I ask myself when looking at a scene like this: do I stand back and take a broader look at the landscape or move in close for a shot showing more detail of the architecture. The tower in the left fits into the rule of thirds balancing the remaining building on [...]
26 Feb 2008
Stairs to Sunlight
It was such a bright warm and sunny day, I had to step inside for a moment to get away from the sun. This old stone staircase has very unique look to it.
26 Feb 2008
Wishing Well
“Penny for your thoughts. “Didn’t you like to take your pennies and drop them into a wishing well as you made that special wish?” This photo was taken in San Antonio, Texas during our vacation to the Missions. I did make a few changes to this photo in Photoshop. Because it was [...]
12 Feb 2008
Paradise
Isn’t this paradise??? This photo was taken in Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. I love the way the waves are rolling in and the palm trees are blowing in the background. As you can see from the photo, the sand is a very dark tan. Its not what I’m used [...]
11 Feb 2008
Sea Shells
If you’re like me, its not just good enough to walk on the beach…..I need to stop and look at the shells and pick out the pretty ones. In this photo I thought I’d just take a photo of all the shells laying in the sand to see if I could turn it into [...]
11 Feb 2008
Beach Security
DANGER: No Trespassing, Hazardous Area - Keep Off Rocks……
As you can see, the Florida seagulls are making sure that no one disobeys the rule on the beach.
