Puerta Vallarta part 2

That last post was getting really long, so I thought I would start a new one.

On Wed we decided to go snorkeling. We signed up to go on another "adventure". This time we loaded a large flat boat at 9:oo am. I need to mention that this trip included as much alcohol as you wanted. Even though Dan and I don't drink, it got a bit crazy!

We traveled for about 45 minutes to our first destination. We had about 45 minutes to snorkle near the rocks. They warned us to not disurpt the fish,nor getting hert by not touching the rocks.

I don't know if we would disrupt the fish more by touching them, or looking at them like this...
They through out some bread for the fish to come near. These are some of the fish we were able to see...
Did I mention that I am really scared of fish? At one point I was in the water and they through a peice of bread near me, I thought I wasn't going to make it...

Once we were done at our 2 locations we went to a beach to relax and eat some home made chips and salsa, and play a bit of volleyball. Here Dan is busting out his best moves. We both realized that we miss playing volleyball.

On the way back to our port we played some games, and did some more dancing...This was a wonderful day. Very beautiful scenery.

This was our last day, so we made the most of it.

On Thursday, we played on the beach for a few hours, and grabbed a taxi to go back to the airport. - The start of our final adventure. Our initial plan was to get to the airport about 90 min early. Well apparently there was a drive by shooting by the drug dealers to the police department, cars and building, just off the highway, that was causing a MAJOR traffic jam. It took us about an hour to get to the airport when it normally takes 20 min.

We get to the airport and talking to the woman to check us in, who politly tells us we are too late and that they had already started boarding, and the gate was one of the firthest away. Needless to say we started running really fast... Out of breath, we made it to the gate and boarded the plaine, but the exictement doesn't stop there.

We landed at LAX, went through customes and headed for our next gate. We were at gate 2 and needed to be at gate 7. Side note... LAX is a LARGE airport. After we talked to customer service, we started walking... and walking... and walking... I don't know how anyone else finds their way around this airport. We decited that there must be an easier way, but we didn't find it.

We made it home and can now reflect back on our fun adventure. We can't wait until we can go on another!!

Below are the images and assignments that I did for a color photography class. I have now decided to convert this blog into something I can use for everyday use about myself. I will be adding additional pictures and information about life. STAY TUNED...

Color Photography:
Images shown are for educational purposes and are not an attempt to steal intellectual property. This is a forum to increase visual dialog and literacy.

First assignment

Final Project

This semester I got some feed back that I need to see objects in different angles. So I based my final project on this concept.

This is my first attempt at cross processing.

My Favorate and most influencial photographs

The following photographs are my favorites that I have taken, and have influenced me in various ways.

I love taking pictures of people, especially children doing what ever they do.


I took this photograph of my niece last year, and has since become my favorite picture. This picture I originally took in color, and by accident changed it to black and white. which I feel emphasizes her features. The lighting on her face emphasizes her long eyelashes, and her innocence.

This photo was one I took last year. I learned that you can find beauty any where you look, depending on the angle you approach it. These leaves were on the steps of school blown into a corner.



















My sister asked me to take her wedding pictures in November. This is a shoot that I learned a lot from, by mistakes, and experience. At other weddings I have taken candied pictures of the bride and groom, and thought that it would be simple to take the posed pictures. Luckily I had done research and practiced before the "big day". I am embarrassed to say that on this shoot I learned how very important focal point is. I was so excited to take the pictures I didn't concentrate entirely on where the cameras focus was. I have some amazing pictures, with the bride and groom out of focus. I am very greatful that I took LOTS of pictures.



This is a photograph that I took of my husband obviously fishing. I found in while taking this image, photography doesn't need to have hours of set up time, nor needs perfect conditions. This was an image that I took for an assignment in Photo 2. It was starting to rain, I placed my camera on the tripod, covered my lens with a towel, took this shot and ran back to the car.

Pleasantville

As a class we watched Pleasantville. This is a movie that uses color as a character. I feel that a person turned to color when they were doing something outside of the norm. For example, when the teenagers wanted to start reading books, or when the owner of the diner started painting.

Their are many people that don't want change to happen, but it does. You must work around it, and not judge people for the various ways tasks can be accomplished.