Camera club trip to the redwoods

The Villages Camera Club had a fun day going to the Redwoods in Felton, Calif.  Here are three of the photographs I took that day.

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Fog can be interesting

The other day when I walked out of my RV I saw thick fog around the trees... Here are a few renditions of one photograph:

First the original photograph: (click to enlarge)

Then I worked on it in photoshop and got this photograph:

Finally by playing with hue and saturation I make a different color rendition:

Its fun to try to come up with diffent ideas.

Be sure and look over the fence

The other day I was walking along and just happened to look over
the fense that borders the Villages with its neighbors..Here is some of what I saw over the fence: (click to enlarge)

I really enjoy the nostalgic look of the buildings..I made it look a little painterly with Nik and Topaz photoshop plugin's. A fun project.

Spring colors on the Golf Course

During the Spring I like to take a walk and  photograph the Blossoms on the trees..especially the pink ones..(click to enlarge)

There are many walks around the "Villages" with nice spring colors...

Here is a walk  by a few wild Geese on the lawn:

Guadalupe Dunes Park

Just outside of Santa Maria is a small Farm Town Called

Guadalupe.. We went to their Giuadalupe Dunes Park..

It had rained hard the night before so the ground was pretty

wet...  You can see the nuclear plant in the background:

The clouds were beautiful:

and so was the beach:

Here is a partial view of the Sand Dunes and a fence
that ends up buried in the sand.

Coronado Island

We took a ride over to Coronado Island to see the famous hotel..

 The lobby has a pretty chandelier.. Iphone image:

I liked the views from the back of the hotel:

The swimming pool is right behind it...

This is a beach view panorama:

We drove to the other end of the island to get a view
of San Diego skyline..Also did a few panorama's with my
Panasonic fz35:

San Diego Zoo

Hi I am not very fond of the San Diego Zoo..It is hilly and I get better results at the San Francisco Zoo.. We got there around 11 o'clock in the morning and most of the animals were hidden or sleeping.

We were however very fortunate that there was a baby panda being exhibited and I got a couple of good photos of the baby:

Hey Mom I am up here!!!

We happened upon the Bird section while they were being fed..Lots of outside birds showed up to get some free food:

Tomorrow is Coronado Island