As much as I love Southern California for the wonderful weather, there are some things that I miss out on, like seasons. I had the opportunity to visit PA for the first time ever a few years ago with my boyfriend (now husband) during the Fall and experience Fall colors in the East Coast for…
Tag: Lifestyle
Catching the Sunlight
It’s now the Fall season! The days are getting shorter now, so trying to catch the last bit of sunlight after work during the work week becomes an actual race against time and it becomes harder to get photography in before dusk. Luckily, I DID manage to get a bit of travel photography in this…
What’s Your Travel Philosophy?
I love to travel. I love to travel for pleasure, that is. Traveling for work: not so much, though is tolerable, if it is infrequent and maybe somewhat enjoyable if there is a little downtime between meetings so I can enjoy the city. But that being said, I prefer to travel on my own schedule,…
The Queen and I (plus 3 dozen)
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…
To New Beginnings: The Lights Fest
Before I begin, I am not endorsing any particular lantern festival: there are a few of these organizers that plan lantern festivals, one being “The Lights Fest”, which is the one that I happened to attend and photograph. For those unfamiliar with what a lantern festival is, it is a festival to release mini paper…
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…
The Fall of Tunnel Tree
With great sadness, I learned that the “Pioneer Cabin” tunnel tree over at Sequoia National Park was brought down by the storm over the weekend. It’s a little upsetting to hear. For one, it is such an iconic part of Sequoia. I remember seeing it as kid when I went on a road trip with…
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 