A Day With the Camera

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Hey, I can see!

Well, lets put it this way. I can see really well with my right eye, not so great with my left. When I'm looking in the distance, or even a short distance, like watching television, my right eye dominates and I'm fine. And when I want to read a book, that's ok too. It's that distance between the the book and my computer screen that gives me a bit of trouble. I got some readers for when I'm on the computer, and they’re fine for text.

Today, a gloriously gorgeous day, we went out shooting, and I found when I got home to process my pictures that my vision isn't quite right for editing pictures.

At least that's my excuse, and I'm sticking to to it!

We started out visiting a couple of local RV parks. We have friends coming in tomorrow, so we thought we'd do a bit of scouting, searching for the best spots and rates. Both the parks we visited are under huge redwood trees, so I was somewhat surprised to find a huge fantail (I think) palm right in the middle of the trees. The sun was just right so I took a couple of shots.

The light seemed perfect.

Next, we took off for
Natural Bridges State Park,
thought we'd do a little bird watching.
But we're not sure who's watching who.

I always try to catch birds in flight,
but don't always succeed.
Not a great shot,
but he's pretty much in focus,

This is a crop from a photo like the first one.
They were pretty far away,
so it's not really sharp
but I love the pelicans.

Another far off crop.
I know it's not too sharp
but I love the family dynamic.
Is that little guy a strutter
or what?

I'm fascinated with seagull's eyes.

Another not too sharp pictures,
but look at the layers.
It looked like a stacked salad.

Natural Bridges also has a
Monarch butterfly grove.
We hiked down, saw a few butterflies,
but didn't get any special shots.
Again though, I love the play of light.
(As always, you can click any image
to see a larger version).

When we were done at Natural Bridges, we decided a day in Santa Cruz wouldn't be complete without a visit to the seals and sea lions on the wharf.

This pod was playing
a few hundred yards out to sea.

I zoomed in as close as I could.

These guys were having a great time!

Here's on final shot.

So it looks like I can take pictures, but working on them in the computer will be a bit of a stretch for the next month or so. After I get my other eye done, if it still isn't right, I'll get prescription glasses for working on the computer. Not ideal, but a small price to pay for the the overall improvement in my vision.

Tomorrow night is another auction, wish us luck!