Pull Over!

Driving to Staples in Orange this evening with my daughter and had to pull over to grab a shot of the sunset. Love playing with longer exposures, and also trying out a new travel kit that I put together with a Canon G11, small Slik tripod and backpack. I don't like to keep my 50D and L lenses in the car, but this will work for those impromptu moments.

Rainy Day Subjects... Cats?

Most of the time it's pretty sunny in beautiful Orange County, California. However, we do get the occasional rainy day, and unless you're into getting wet with your camera equipment it's time for some indoor subjects. Here are a couple of my cats staying warm together. In this shot our oldest cat yawns, but it looks like there's a chance she may eat the new kitty.

Shot with Canon 50D and 24m-105m Canon L series lens. Processed in Lightroom, with a few Photoshop touch-ups to blur the background.

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Cowen Heights Sunset

Driving home this evening, there was a great sunset. So we pulled over the car at the top of La Loma Drive in Cowan Heights (near Chapman & Santiago Road) in Orange County. Worth a stop.

Aneheim Hills Sunset

There's a vacant lot on Via Escola in Anaheim Hills (92807) where you can capture some pretty amazing sunsets.