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After I posted the previous image in My last post, I decided that a different color sky might be better. So I came up with this.....

I am the luckiest person in the world! My Mom rented a house in Silver Strand, Ca. for the month of April. It was on the beach in the Oxnard/Ventura area. No, I didn't get to stay the entire month with her, but I did spend almost half of it there!

Capturing God's beautiful world He puts in front of me with my camera & lens is a true passion of mine! So, I really do love getting up early in the mornings before any traces of light are in the sky. Before many people or cars are out there! When the street lights are still on! Add a body of water to the mix & my creative juices start to flow!

I have a very generous Mom that I love very much! So, I thought I would post various images of my travels & adventures, then blog about it to share with you what I saw!!!

This 1st image was taken when the sun had just come up. I was on the Pt Hueneme Pier watching the waves, light & horizon. It is an HDR image with some Lightroom & Photoshop enhancement, as most of my images are finished that way.

Happy Mother's Day Mom! Happy Birthday Mom!

Growing up in the San Joaquin Valley of California, one can't help but notice that when February comes around the almond fields start to bloom. Over the years I have gone out and tried to capture this beautiful scene in many ways. This image is one that was from a few years ago. This was amazing to walk through the rows of blossoms. This particular year there was a slight wind & some of the petals fell off the branches & hit the ground making it look like snow. The scent of the flowers were wonderful too!

This year 2011 however, the blossoms opened only to fall off within a few days. So I thought I would post some images from years past of the different stages of growth of almond trees. I hope you enjoy them!

I keep telling myself that I will start to blog about all the photographic adventures that I have experienced. But the time just keeps ticking by & I haven't started one yet. Well, this is going to be an attempt at starting my blog! Let's see how this goes & continues......

My name is Connie Cooper-Edwards. I have been interested in photography for the last 10 years. My husband bought me a Nikon SLR camera because he saw a talent in my pictures from a point & shoot that I had been using. I didn't want it. I told him not to buy it. He took me to the store & purchased one for me. He kept asking me to give him some input in what he was purchasing. I couldn't & didn't. I knew nothing about these types of cameras.

So I just couldn't let the gift go to waste. I started reading & learning how to use it. I practiced, shot images, tried working with depth of field, different focal lengths, changed the shutter speeds. Now this was all with a film camera, which was very expensive developing the film. It wasn't until I got my 1st digital SLR camera about 6 years ago that I really was able to experiment and actually adjust right then & there. My images finally seemed to be getting better & better.

I am very fortunate to be able to go to many places in California that are beautiful! I work hard, get up before the crack of dawn, miss a lot of dinners with family, put on layers of clothing in the winter, sweat in the heat of summer just to get out there to get the perfect light from the sun to capture the images I have in my vast library. I give all the praise & glory to the Lord our God for allowing me to experience each & every scene He puts before me!!! I will over time on this blog try to share some of those moments with you.