In a world of so many great photographers and writers, I am venturing into some unknown territories, leaving comfort zones, finally very willing to practice the art of seeing. By maintaining the practice of posting daily photos, I hope to continue learning about the possibilities that I trust are out there for the taking.
I’ve been busy the last four days: Thursday in LA, shooting during our MHCC Hike last Saturday, shooting a New Member Mixer where I represented our Hiking Club, and later a Charity/Auction Event put on by my Trainer and his wife for Desert ARC.
Love this Happy, Joyous, Free Cross I spotted on the way home from Susan’s Wedding Shower on Sunday.
Used some Lightroom presets on this cross I noticed and photographed while driving home after a wonderful day in LA.
Jen has almost all of her stolen gear replaced. A night of getting everything together for our backpack. We're there. Everyone knows what they have left to do.
Can you read what is written on the back of Melissa's computer?
After a Costco run Ray and I did the other day, the girls packed up a few snacks for us all.
So many of us went to the screening today. Stacy was higher than a kite, with reason. I believe Stacy’s short video was the best of the 6 submitted Local Sightings videos from the Coachella Valley. Bravo to Stacy.
Debbie and Stacy showing their filmmakers' badges.
Here are some of the still photos I shot from today’s screening, that I added at the end of the still photos I’d previously shot and uploaded from the actual filming of Minimize Me.
Jen, Melissa, Jessica and Ann.
iPhone photo
Cynthia and Dusty.
Jen.
Jerry and Sandi.
Paula.
Gina.
Antonia.
Mystery bather:-)
A morning shot at the ADZPCTKO weekend in Lake, Morena, CA. I blended an Entrophy-5 texture (Shadowhouse Creations) with my original shot.
Blended shot.
Before, raw original file.
I’m driving to Santa Fe tonight!!!!!
(Thank you to Jerry Jones at Shadowhouse Creations for the free textures.) This lakeside photo is blended with a Shadowhouse Creation texture.
Up and out early shooting around the lake at the Lake Morena Campground.
I arrived at the Annual Day Zero Pacific Crest Kickoff Weekend at Lake Morena Campground on Thursday knowing I’d be shooting a lot. Seven hundred+ photos later I think I might have overdone it. Both Friday and Saturday morning I was out shooting just before 6am. Typically the morning fog makes for great shots. I was almost skunked both mornings but was forced to look elsewhere for photos.
Below are some of the hikers I met early Saturday morning while out near the lake.
Meet Phoebe or "Little Bit" who is 14 years old. She hiked 1,000 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail last year with her mom. What a sweetheart.
Little Bit.
This is Tall Paul. He has hiked most of the Long Distance Hiking Trails many times.
Tall Paul's dog. I promised I'd send him the photos I shot and played with this one by blending it with one of the ShadowHouse Creation free textures I'm using for my Photomontage class.
OneRockFish, a 2011 PCT through-hiker.
I met Hannes (from Germany) the same time I met OneRockfish. Hannes is through hiking too.
Hannes, knowing the photographer rarely has photos of themself, photographed me using my camera.
I've known Crash most of the years I've been backpacking. He is a fellow photog. We had fun shooting together.
Thanks to my hubby for being willing to open our home and share with us all each Tuesday night (for a while). He sure knows how to make a book come alive.
I forgot to take a group photo of us but found two willing subjects just before they left to go home. They were last to leave because they took on the job of cleaning up the kitchen and man do they do a good job.
A couple of special ladies. Thanks for letting me take this photo Vic and Roberta.
Dinner with Sandi and Andrea before meeting up with the other ladies to see Deb take her cake.
Sandi and Andrea. Andrea flew in from Alburquerque earlier in the day.
My sponse Deb, in the lobby, organizing rides to the meeting.
And here's Deb without her coat on. Smashing.
No names, but lot's of fun after hours last night. I'm front and center in case in you can't tell.