P H O T O S

I tend to think Summer Sunsets are my favorite

but these past few years I've look backed through

my photos and noticed my November/December

ones have been truly spectacular. I'm now thinking

Winter Sunsets are the way to go.

I truly have a passion for sunset shots

and it brings me a lot of joy being outside

and watching the sun go down.. it's very

symbolic and refreshing to me.

I have a Canon Rebel t3i and I love it.

I have 3 different lenses..

10-20mm ultra wide angle - real estate and wide scenery

18-55mm - portraits/light weight walk around lens 

 (i use this one the least)

and 55-250mm I love this one for zooming in

up close and getting great detail shots from 

far away.

Here is some of my recent sunset shots

that I edit in Lightroom 5 and Photoshop CS6.

{click photo for larger view}

Life Lately

Wow, i feel like i just can't catch up anymore

life is busy with work and church and working out.

it just never ends. I don't want it to end up

but sometimes you just need a break. 

so glad we got to do that this weekend

with some friends from Idaho, 

Kevin & Gretchen

we went down the HB Pier 

enjoyed a stunning sunset

& ate at Rubys

The next day was hoping the beach would 

be warm.. but Laguna failed us.. it was

so windy and cold.. no sun :-(

we stayed about 1 hour, ate lunch

then headed back to our apartment pool

where it was much warmer!

aaron loves those chinese therapy massages..

we've gone to get massages twice this month 

already! we are in pain....

Aaron and Trigger napping... we find ourselves

here a lot..

                                      

Trigger and I running some work errands! 

it was about 100 in the car and 95 outside...

therefore the tongue is waaay out.

                                     

i love this little guy

with the weather being so nice in the evenings its

fun to go hiking or running nearby.

the aliso creek trail is a famous one for sure.

i find myself on it quite often.

the views to saddleback are great and i love

exploring back there.

the recent Super Moon.. it was way better

to see in real life!

 

I've found myself at the beach a lot

for work lately. I'm not complaining, trust me.

I have this awesome telephoto lens where

you can zoom in and see something a few

miles out. I spotted this ship in 

San Clemente one day!

another great shot from a Dana Point job I had.

I seriously love my job.

and I love my job so much that they even

put me on the cover of the magazine?!

I was soooo stoked! I'm front and center in the

purple shirt with my camera wrapped around

my neck. I have to say, in the 1 year i've had

my business... I never thought i'd make 

an impression so good as to get on 

their magazine. I must be doing something right.

YAY

Life has been great, just super busy.

I kinda like it that way though.

Things to look forward to:

4TH OF JULY

ARW PARTY @ HOUSE OF BLUES

5TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

ANNIVERSARY TRIP!!!

relief society night

Relief Society Night

don't you love it? i do. for the most part.

im on the committee so i help with set up, clean up, 

planning activities, etc... it's fun!

tonight was the RS Birthday! i'm not sure what

year. but it's a big number.

check out these ADORABLE cupcakes a very

talented sister in my ward made. 

we made a cutesy craft... quote with scrapbook paper,

ribbon, flowers and frames.... 

i invited my good friend Trish to come. i always try and 

invite her to the fun nights :-)

and lastly... what would be blog post with out a panoramic image!? 

This is in RSM from my church building.

 incredible view!

not sure what that white stuff is on my phone camera... ugh...