Night Hawks DTLA

We were so happy to be back with the Night Hawks for one of our favorite photo shoots in downtown LA! Mike and I started off in Grand Park and had a great time photographing the fountain before we went to the Walt Disney Concert Hall and then the freeway bridges!

Newport Beach Christmas Lights

This year, Mike and I decided to do a Christmas lights boat cruise in Newport Beach. We usually hit up Candy Cane Lane in Torrance, but we thought that seeing lights from a boat would be fun! It didn’t disappoint! It was so neat seeing all of the houses decorated with lights on the ocean, […]

Big Bear Lake

After living here for over five years, one of the places we had never been was Big Bear Lake. It’s about two hours from where we live, and it’s a very popular place to go in the winter. They have mountains, they get a LOT of snow, and they have tubing, skiing, snowboarding, etc during […]

Central Coast – OTTERS (and other animals)

For our trip to Central California, I was most excited about was seeing WILD OTTERS. Sure, the scenery was great and the food was great but there were OTTERS! We saw them in a few different places, but the best viewing we had was at Moss Landing, which is about 30 minutes north of Monterey. […]

Central Coast – The Scenery

Mike and I took a trip to Central California over Labor Day weekend and even though we had heard how beautiful this part of California is, we were blown away when we got there! The first day, we spent some time at Point Sur lighthouse, and drove down to Big Sur as far as we […]

Catalina Island – Jeep Tour

We had done a jeep tour before on the island, but it had been years ago, so we decided to do it again! There is a herd of buffalo that lives on the island and the last time we did a jeep tour, we saw a couple, but they were far away. This time, we […]

Catalina Island – Chihuly Exhibit

For my birthday this year, we went over to Catalina Island to see the Chihuly Exhibit at the Catalina Island Museum. I’ve seen pictures of Chihuly’s art before, but never in person, so I was really excited! It absolutely did not disappoint! I was really happy with how my pictures turned out, not only of […]

Torrance Fourth of July Fireworks

This year, Mike and I decided to walk to the Fourth of July fireworks in Torrance! It was so close to where we live and it ended up being a GREAT fireworks show! Of course, my trusty Nikon tagged along, and I was SO happy with how my pictures turned out! There was so much texture in these shots and I really like how that added to the overall feel of the pictures. There are a couple in here that I almost feel like I could pet because they look so soft and feathery! My two favorites from this group are Dandelion, because it looks like a dandelion right before you blow the seeds everywhere, and Eagle. That was not an eagle-shaped firework – I just happened to catch it at the right moment and to me, it looks exactly like an eagle head!

Dandelion, Torrance, 2017

Blue Man Group, Torrance, 2017

Koosh Balls, Torrance, 2017

Glitz, Torrance, 2017

Beginning and End, Torrance, 2017

Pinwheel, Torrance, 2017

Intersecting Colors, Torrance, 2017

Crazy Hair, Torrance, 2017

Feathered, Torrance, 2017

Warp Speed, Torrance, 2017

Squiggly, Torrance, 2017

Sprouting, Torrance, 2017

Eagle, Torrance, 2017

Urchin, Torrance, 2017

Textured Twins, Torrance, 2017

California Wildflowers

I’m sure a lot of you heard about the California super bloom this year! We got so much rain this “winter” and that led to so many flowers blooming! Also, for the first time since we’ve moved out here, things are actually GREEN and not brown! We knew that we needed to go somewhere before […]

Night Hawks – Redondo Beach Pier

This was our THIRD trip with the Night Hawks to the Redondo Pier, and it was just as windy and chilly as the last time we went! The waves were big and the pictures turned out great! I love the birds that hang out on the pier, eager to snatch a fisherman’s prize! In general, […]

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