Photo Safari

I took a class around the San Diego area and we shot all over the place. The safari went for me from 9 in the morning until about 7 at night. It was a long day but I got to see great areas of San Diego I haven't seen before.



La Jolla Cove area 

Class assignment get both of the subjects(person with camera and cross) and the shot and make it interesting. I took the paparazzi approach ;-) You can see the real one in the slide show at the bottom.

Impromptu pet photography session

Artsy shot of the Mt. Soladad Memorial with the flag in the background. Patriotic. If ya notice I found Ronald Reagan out of all the memorials on the wall.

San Diego Skyline in the day 

Action photography at Pacific Beach. Get your subject clear and the background blurry. Not bad for the first try.

This was after everyone but the teacher and I went out. I wanted more shots.

Surfs Up

I love this!

And here are all of the shots from the day that I liked... I selected these out of 384 images :-)

The Flower Fields

So today I went on an outting to Carlsbad, CA where The Flower Fields are. So there are about 50 acres of the Giant Tecolote Ranunculus flowers planted here every year. It basically sends a huge rainbow of color through the fields and are beautiful to photograph in. Today they were offering a macro photography class so I chose to go. When I think of a class, I think of them giving different instructions on how to shoot, different displays of how to get the "perfect picture," Q & A and things of that nature. Well, this "class" was more of a you need to have one of these three lenses... oh and you NEED a ring flash... and you NEED this... and that.  Oh yea and you shouldn't shoot in auto AND you should use a tripod. THAT WAS IT. 10 min. See those tents? That's where it was and most people couldn't hear him because they used a boom box for the mic system.

So I said OK and went to the north 40 to shoot away from the well over 2,000 people that showed up. They had beautiful flowers, I will post a few of my favorites, and the rest I will put in a slide show at the bottom.

So after shooting I went and looked around at everything else going on at the flower show. It was hillarioius to people watch. I couldn't help but snap a guy modeling in the open area with a giant red mohawk

Overall this place is great for kids. They have a maze out of sweet pea flowers and tons of activities and vendors for all. But I would recommend going on a weekday. The flower fields are only open till the beginning of May so go enjoy the beauty while it lasts!



Skyline San Diego

So becoming serious about my photography requires me to step out of my comfort zone, and explore the area by myself when I really don't know many people here. A few nights ago, I decided that I wanted to work on my night photography skills. I went to a park that basically consisted of a bench and decided I would learn how to get the right night photo. Well, after 40+ pictures here's what I got

Well I was looking at the skyline, and I had never been over to the far left with the red/white/blue lights that were on the USS Midway. Well, while I was out and about I decided to go take some shots of that.

 When I got there I realized that the famous kiss statue was there and I had to capture it all under the cover of night... it was so beautiful

 I think I am well on my way to working with my photography. On sunday I am going to go some place else by myself to work on macro photography. I am also taking others photos and posting them on my photography blog for them and their families. Feel free to check it out Amanda Brandeburg Creations