Stuck in Lodi Again

Stuck In Lodi Again

OMG I am really afraid people are going to start calling me the crazy bird lady!! While out for a drive the other evening to look for something interesting to photograph, we wandered down Stanton Island Road on the outskirts of Lodi, Ca. And low and behold there were the Sandhill Cranes and some Egrets as well and many other birds. So we got out and wandered around the area and stuck around for sunset. Here are a few of my images from that night. 

Sandhill Cranes~Full Moon

Sandhill Cranes

Birds of a Feather 

Sandhill Cranes

Big Boom

Big Bay Boom/Bust

I was in San Diego on vacation last summer and was excited to be shooting fireworks for the 4th of July. Well to our surprise the Big Bay Boom celebration became known at the Big Bay Bust! They had a technical issue and all of their fireworks went off in a 15 second explosion. OMG it looked like Bagdad on a bad day. It set off all the car alarms we were sitting on a big patio at our hotel and could feel the repercussions from it. Here is what it looked like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrPCEubDZ9A&feature=share&list=PL6D9939F65F689853

Boy was I glad that just over the water at Coronado was another fireworks show. So that is where I got this shot with my 50D, F2.8, 6.0 sec, ISO 100.

Sunsets and Sunrise

 Sunsets and Sunrise

I love shooting at sunset and sunrise. Although I am not a morning person so sadly there is only one sunrise in these shots. It is amazing how sunsets are never the same. I think if I shot 365 sunsets and maybe 1 sunrise a year they would all be totally different. I love when there is a storm coming near sunset, clouds can turn any picture pretty in my opinion. 

Valley Springs, Ca

Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe

Lodi Lake, Ca

Lodi, Ca

The Delta

Walnut Grove, Ca.

Wallace, Ca.

Hawaii

Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe

Safari West III

Safari West III

Well I have taken my third trip to Safari West near Napa, Ca. This time we did a little glamping (glamorous  + camping) and I must say I love this place. It is a great place for a photographer + animal lover to go. For the most part you get to see the animals in a natural environment. A place you can go and see a herd of zebras roaming the 400 acres,  among many other animals. I especially love the giraffes!! So here are a few of my shots from my recent trip. 

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Castello di Amorosa

Castello di Amorosa

While in Napa we decided to check out some of the more elaborate wineries and stopped at http://www.castellodiamorosa.com/  to check out any photo ops for me since I am not a wine drinker. So the wine tasting was done by my husband and our best friends. It is a perfect pairing!! They love wine and I love great places to take pictures. This place was nothing short of amazing. It is very cool with a dungeon and all. It is watched over by gargoyles and two cats named Lady Guinevere and Sir Lancelot. Here are a few of the shots from that day.  

Birds, Birds and more Birds

Birds, birds and more birds

For someone who doesn't consider herself a birder, I sure have a lot of bird pictures.  I just made my third trip to Safari West to go glamping (glamours+camping) between Santa Rosa and Napa, Ca. Had a great time as always. If you ever get the chance to go, do it. www.safariwest.com  I was able to take a behind the scenes tour and was able to see and pet a baby flamingo and a baby great horned billed, we also fed a porcupine and the highlight for me was being able to feed their herd of giraffes a big bowl of carrots and bananas. But back to the birds I am posting here. These are birds from many locations that I have shot. I hope you enjoy. 

Pelicans

San Hill Cranes

Sand hill Cranes

Flamingos

 Demoiselle Cranes

Scretary Bird

Lady Baltimore~Bald Eagle