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We went to lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe in La Jolla on friday, and the weather was very nice, and the food was good. I live in the desert, so the cool temps were very nice.

Here a are a couple more shots from our day at the beach in La Jolla:

Here is a three frame panoramic stitch of downtown La Jolla, California

Tags: la jolla, hard rock cafe, roxy, stitched panoramic

I was at the beach the other day and took a few shots of the local surfers. I got there late in the day, so the sun was setting in front of me, and it made it hard to get any good shots. I ended up with a few keepers (if you can call them that) I need lots of practice to get good at this.

Tags: san elijo state beach, beach, surfer, surfing

I was in La Jolla the other day, and stopped in to see the Images of Nature Gallery by Thomas Mangelsen. I originally walked in to see what the big deal was about a few photos of wildlife, and left in awe of what looks to be a lifetime of achievement. What impressed me the most was how large the prints were of 35mm slides and digital photos. Now they were grainy as one would expect, but they had a very nice quality to them. I am not one to purchase other artist’s work, but his prices were very reasonable, and if I were one to purchase photography, I would definitely be proud to hang one of his pieces in my home.

If you are not familiar with Thomas Mangelsen, then have a look at one of his most recognizable pieces, and you may remember seeing this photo somewhere.

Thomas has several galleries, and I would recommend that you visit one of them sometime.

Tags: mangelsen, thomas mangelsen, images of nature, la jolla

saw a fireworks show last night near my home. Naturally I could not resist bringing a tripod and camera to "possibly" catch a good fireworks shot. As it turned out, we were not close enough to the show to get good wide shots, so I was forced to get in tight with a zoom lens to avoid the street lights, and parking lights in the foreground.

Here is what the foreground looked like:
By the way, the correct way to shoot these is shoot wide open ( I used iso 100) and vary the shutter speed (start at about 2 seconds or so). The shutter speed will not effect the intensity, but it will effect the length of the streams. The aperture will effect the brightness. You should try wide open first, then close down if necessary. Focusing is very tricky in the dark. I would suggest getting there when it is still slightly light and focus on the launch area, and use that same focus to shoot the fireworks. Don’t forget to disable autofocus, shoot in all manual mode, and use a remote/cable release. You can shoot without a remote release, but you risk shakiness in the shot.

Here are my shots from last year…I did a little better

This was taken last year near the Pechanga Indian Reservation in Temecula, California

More advice here

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This is a seven frame stitched panoramic. This location is one of my favorites in the La Jolla area, and as I was walking in the other day, I tried a quick hand held seven shot pan, and it came out ok… I think

Tags: torrey pines gliderport, la jolla, stitched panorama, stitched, panorama

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