Being the introvert that I am, I tend to avoid any photo meet ups, because it involves being around large group of humans and having to make small talk with people I’ve never met before. And while I am skilled at many things, small talk is NOT one of them. People who know me are…
Tag: california
My Fear of Heights
Fear is an obstacle. To overcome this obstacle, you have to realize that fear is also an illusion. I came to test my fear of heights when I approached Taft Point in Yosemite National Park. The landing after the one mile hike into Taft Point, I was greeted with the sprawling beauty that oversees the…
Getting Stuck
I have this toy sailboat that I brought to the beach with me for photography as there is no other place I can see fit to bring a boat to other than ocean. As I didn’t want it to be washed away, I placed it in the sand, and then I realized how odd this…
Firsts
I’m dedicating this posts to “firsts”. To clarify, I’m talking about that very first shot you took with your first “real”camera. I got a new camera recently, the Sony a6300 and I thought it would be a nice gesture to feature a floral shot as my very first picture because my very first picture I…
Laying Low
The temperatures during the Summer in Southern California have been getting higher and higher every year and there are some days where it is unbearable. Lately it has been in the high 80s to 90s, and I live 10 miles from the beach. I can’t imagine how awful it must be inland. These are the…
That Darned Rogue Wave
My friend Elizabeth and I headed down to the beach last week when we had one of those rare cloudy evenings (quite rare so, in the summer) that is a photographers paradise. I was a little anxious because one of my friends lost his camera to the Ocean just the weekend before, when a rogue…
Portraiture Venture
I need to give a shout out to Instagram for being able to be such a successful social media platform for photo sharing. Yesterday I went to a “world wide instameet” in Newport Beach and was able to connect with 100 or so local hobby photographers. (Note my handle @calimanders for more pics) There were…
Mandy On Earth 