I live near an area that is really building up to be the new “in” place to go for dining, entertainment, and shopping. The Collection at Riverpark in Oxnard, California has slowly been adding new stores, restaurants and now a new comedy club called Levity Live. The calendar of talent scheduled to perform there is […]

I went to the Ventura Art and Street Painting Festival this weekend. Talk about amazing artists!!!  This was definitely an inspiring weekend. The one artist who really stood out was Willie Zin. His tribute to Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka is just incredible! The first image below was taken on the morning of Saturday, September 10th, when Willie […]

I’ve been in the planning stages for a really big trip in 2018. It will be a road trip and I’ll be visiting sixteen national parks and two national monuments in the U.S. I’ve already mapped out the trip, but need to figure out how long it’s going to take. I figure at least three […]

Thursday was the official centennial birthday of the national parks. As always, I encourage you all to visit your closest national park as soon as you can! Below is a photo I took in Yosemite from Artist Point. I like hiking up there because you can see some extra parts of the valley that Tunnel […]

PetaPixel has a really great article on photography at the Olympics. Some of the photos in the article are hilarious! I don’t think there is one camera phone being used in any of the photos. Check out the article by clicking on the following link. Talk about some serious cameras! The Crowd of Photographers at […]

I’ve been procrastinating on buying a photo printer for my photography. I don’t know why I haven’t printed myself…possibly because of the learning curve??? Recently I’ve been looking at the Epson P800 as a possible purchase. Yes, it’s expensive, but from what the reviews say, it’s really quite good. For me, the cost isn’t the […]

I have no idea why I waited so long to see Refugee at the Annenberg Space for Photography. I went yesterday to see the exhibit and really enjoyed the whole experience! The layout of the exhibit was well done. The mix between the contrast of the colored walls and the photos really brought a lot […]

I’ve decided to go back up to Lassen Volcanic National Park in the fall. I do have reservations for Yosemite, but a few days before that trip, I’m going to make the trek back to Lassen. A couple of things I was unable to do on my first trip to Lassen were the Bumpass Hell […]

I really enjoyed my time in Lassen Volcanic National Park. My one regret on my last trip is that I did not plan more time to explore this absolutely amazing place. Below are two photos I took right as I entered the park. One is of Manzanita Lake with Lassen Peak in the distance and […]

Since it’s the centennial anniversary of the U.S. National Parks, I thought it would be best to bring to light a person who really helped shape the National Park System. Stephen Tyng Mather was the first director of the National Park Service. During his time as director, he helped increased the numbers of parks and […]