Scenery of Hwy One

I fall more in love with Northern California and all the secret gems that are just a short driving distance away. Every view was absolutely stunning and I can't wait to take Highway One again!

• house of prayers in carmel •

• viewpoint off the highway •

• rocky creek bridge •

• bixby bridge •

• other side of bixby bridge •

Anniversary Weekend

The husband and I are escaping to Big Sur for a weekend getaway to celebrate the one year wedding anniversary (already?!). We plan on filling it with hiking, sun, fun, food, endless pictures and... a bottle of Dom Perignon Vintage 2000 that we've been waiting to open. Yum...

Carnival Colors

I love going to local carnivals: the vibrant colors, loud laughter, smells of fried goodness and cheesy rides. Maybe one of these days, I'll put down the camera and actually go on these rides :)

Evening photo

After a beautiful Sunday of endless mimosas in Santa Cruz followed by a BBQ in Santa Clara with our friends, we finished our Sunday sitting in our backyard watching the moon and the stars. Obviously after a day like that, I probably wasn't in the best condition to set up the camera, tripod or manual settings but I somehow managed. My favorite is below...especially since you can see trail of the two stars (at least we can see a "few" stars where we live) moving...

• 30 sec @ f.10, ISO 100, 50mm •

I love strawberry season...

...so bright, juicy and fun to photograph. I never noticed before how fuzzy strawberries actually are until I saw them behind a lens...I love when that happens.