Mike and I went to Forever Wild Animal Sanctuary about two hours northwest of us. I had seen a Groupon for a guided tour, and we both love animals and we ESPECIALLY love places that take in animals that need a better home. Forever Wild takes in all kinds of animals – most of which […]
Read more "Forever Wild Animal Sanctuary"There is a marsh in Torrance right down the street from us. It’s about 10 acres of protected marsh lands, home to lots of ducks and geese and bugs and small animals. I went to the marsh last year to complete some homework for my photography class, but I flew solo. Since Mike had never […]
Read more "Madrona Marsh"This month’s Night Hawks outing took us to two places we’ve been during the day, but never at night – Griffith Observatory and Hollywood Boulevard. This was probably one of our favorite shoots so far, and we thought the pictures turned out GREAT! Hollywood and Sunset, Griffith Park, 2015 Winding Road, Griffith Park, 2015 Griffith […]
Read more "Night Hawks – Griffith Park & Hollywood Boulevard"We went down to the Redondo Beach Pier for my first solo Night Hawks outing, since Mike had to work. It was so cool photographing the pier that we live closest to. Things look so much different at night! Tony’s at the Pier, Redondo Beach, 2015 Just After Sunset, Redondo Beach, 2015 Pier Reflections, Redondo […]
Read more "Night Hawks – Redondo Beach Pier"The first night hawks outing of 2015 took us to downtown LA – specifically, Chinatown and Union Station. I had never been to either of these places, so it was fun from a “tourist” point of view, AND as a photographer! Hop Woo, Chinatown, 2015 Chinatown Plaza, Chinatown, 2015 Hop Louie, Chinatown, 2015 Lanterns in […]
Read more "Night Hawks – Chinatown & Union Station"Every Christmas season, there is a whole neighborhood in Torrance that decorates their houses and streets. People from all over come and either drive through or walk through the neighborhood looking at all of the beautiful displays. It was so much fun to go and take photographs of the lights and get into the holiday […]
Read more "Night Hawks – Candy Cane Lane"I was so lucky that Rosemary came to visit California TWICE last year! She had a conference in December in San Diego, so I drove down and spent the day sightseeing around San Diego! It was so much fun! Brunch at Cafe 21, Gaslamp District, 2014 Sandcastle on Coronado Beach, Coronado Island, 2014 View from […]
Read more "Rosemary Visits San Diego"This month’s outing with the Night Hawks took us to a park in Torrance – Rocketship Park. It sits up on a hill that overlooks the South Bay, so it provided great views of city lights. As always, Mike served as my loyal sherpa and hauled my equipment around for me! We had three models […]
Read more "Night Hawks – Rocketship Park"We were so excited for this night shoot in November because of the ferris wheel at the pier, and it did not disappoint! We were there at sunset and I got some great shots of activity at the beach as the sun set. After we got done photographing the pier, we went to the amusement […]
Read more "Night Hawks – Santa Monica Pier"This night shoot last October came with a surprise – a model! This was my first time shooting a model, and it was really fun! Terminal Island provided the perfect backdrop for grainy, film noir looking photographs. I learned a lot on this outing! Done Fishing, San Pedro, 2014 Terry’s Gale, San Pedro, 2014 […]
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