Let’s All Just Take a Breath It’s been an interesting week. On SO many fronts!! My goodness. Vic Gundotra leaving Google, all the crazy world stuff… whew! So today, being Friday… I’m just going to leave you with this. A breath, a fresh, minty moment, just a spot of peace in the midst of all…
My Confession Looking at this photo as I was preparing this post, I had a realization. I can honestly confess that: Sometimes what I experience when looking at one of my finished photos is way more awesome than the one I had taking it. There. I said it. It’s true for this photo…
Ruts… Bleh! Ever been stuck in a rut? I sure have! They often feel safe, known, comfortable… and you don’t always feel “stuck” in them! Sometimes it can be just smooth ‘n nice, which ain’t all bad sometimes. I always know I’m hovering near rut-dom when I feel a little bored by my own self.…
One Evening in Santa Cruz Santa Cruz is known for many things. Among them, surfing, beaches, sunsets, being a little (or a lot) “out there” – and Natural Bridges, which is where this image was taken. So on this particular evening, when they all converged in one spot for this one moment, I couldn’t help…
I spend part of my time in Santa Cruz, California these days. It’s a little beach town that prides itself on surfing, artistic freedom, great weather and well, being Santa Cruz. This particular day in December there was more than the usual amount of weekend revelry going on downtown. Artists, musicians, wannabe both, shoppers, sight-seers……
The Painful Realization This photo was taken with an iPhone. Why? Because that’s all I had on hand! ARGH! I’m grateful that I was able to capture it somehow, BUT… I also started kicking myself over the obvious… never leave home without your camera! The full frame one. Hey, I’m human. Prone to mistakes, big…
You wander around the beach at sunset, visions of brilliant cloud splendor dancing in your head. And yet… the heavens just aren’t cooperating as enthusiastically as you ‘d like. What to do, what to do? My ponderings exactly, on this particular evening with the hubs and photographer friends on 4 mile beach on Santa Cruz.