Nothing like trying to turn a positive spin on something horrible. Back when I was in college I had a rough start to things. Both my grandparents had passed away, my girlfriend at the time and I were going through a rough patch that eventually lead to our breaking up and with the stress of [...]

I picked up an older Minolta Maxxum AF 50mm f/2.8 MACRO lens last week and took it out this morning, while letting the dogs out, and snapped a couple of photos of a leaf on our rose tree.

As I was driving back home from visiting my parents at their ranch down south, I was struck by the beautiful sunset that was literally beaming over the small mountain range in front of me. I was so taken back by it, I pulled over on the side of the highway and got out my [...]

The Monarch Butterflies come every year to Pismo Beach to eat, hang out, and pose for photos… you know, the usual stuff. The "Butterfly Trees" of Pismo Beach are one of our most beloved attractions From late October through February, thousands of colorful Monarch butterflies cluster in the limbs of Eucalyptus and Monterey Pines in [...]