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.
It’s difficult to get close enough to these guys to capture a shot. The weather has been incredible the last few days so when Ray drove by the window in his golf cart and asked if I wanted to come out, it was a no brainer. Ray golfed and I shot.
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I wasn’t planning on going out to shoot tonight. I was going to spend the day going through a couple of stacks of papers that has been growing far too long and tall. But the last few days we’ve had vultures hanging around and seeing them all by water’s edge tonight was too tempting to forgo an opportunity to not only shoot them but to get out in our new balmy weather.
A neighbor I haven’t talked to was out walking his dogs. So much for shots of the vultures. But I did enjoy, when the two dogs weren’t jumping on me, watching the dogs having fun running around after balls and then swimming after a ball.
I’d like to have a dog again, but I am afraid I like my freedom too much. But boy do they make great subjects to photograph. I think I’ll just keep shooting all my neighbor’s dogs.
Camera settings: Manual mode, ISO 2000, 1/500 sec at f/5.6 Canon EOS 5D Mark 11, EF 400mm f/5.6L USM
Dennis Olgas, owner of DOS Salon in Palm Desert, CA., where I get my hair cut regularly, supported a fundraiser called Preventing Suicide in STYLE by offering $20 haircuts to adults and children with all proceeds going to benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. He asked me to take some photos.
Pictured in the group photo, far right, is Jessica van der Stad, Area Director for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Dennis, Jessica and his gang of volunteer hair cutters.
There was a tree filled with photos of loved ones and notes expressing beloved farewells just outside the salon.
Not much time to work on my Canada photos, nor shoot anything new. Here is a photo I shot on the opposite bank of a river than where the other photographers were shooting. The last remaining sun and shadows were what caught my eye.
Lake Cahuilla, where the Triathlon was held that Ann raced in this morning.
Early this morning Jen and I both drove out to support/photograph Ann in her Olympic Triathlon at Lake Cahuilla. Ann came in under 3 hours!!!! I posted lots of photos of Ann in the race on FB.
Following the Triathlon, Jen and I came back to my house where Melissa and Eric were waiting for us. All four of us met to go over our gear and clothing for an April 6th PCT backpack from Campo to Hwy 74, departing April 6th.
Here's Melissa on the floor with her gear/clothing and some of mine I found in her pack.
Trying to find time to go through the 4000+ Mentor Series Workshop photos I shot last week. One thing one of our mentors, Layne Kennedy stressed….”Make notes of where you were when you shot your photos.” I’ve forgotten the names of these two places. Anyone in our workshop remember?
