Last night we had a lunar eclipse. It was neat. I am in need of a new better stronger lens that is roughly the size of Matt’s F150. Yes, that would be what I needed last night to do this natural wonder justice. “Hello, santa? Yes, I would like some glass as big as Matt’s F150 please. Don’t mind those starving children in africa, this is the  really important issue. Preita needs new glass.”

Yes the sky was this color last night. You’d think the world was ending, though it was not, because that would be exciting & exciting rarely happens to me.

is it weird that my eyes can barely look at this picture with out squinting?

See that tiny little “star” at the bottom right of this frame? Yeah, that’s Jupiter, neat huh?

Also here are some random pictures from Grant’s park in Ventura.

Overlooking the Channel Islands.

Told ya, Nothing special sunset wise. Matt and I have decided that we are going back to Sanibel Island this September though. Armed with new glass (Matt has decided that the best way not to fuck up presents, not that he ever has, is to do jewelry for christmas & lens’s for my birthday. Is he a keeper or what?!) I’m sure to get some even more amazing pictures than last year when all I had to my name was a kit lens.

But…it does go to show you that it’s the photographer not the lens (or even the camera) that takes great pictures. I did some major damage with a kit lens.  If you just got yourself a fancy new camera don’t let people talk down to you or tell you that you know nothing (and I know most people don’t deal with this, but I have and it makes you feel like crap).  With courage to whip out your camera at any oppertunity (yes it does take courage to randomly block traffic or crawl on a city side walk) and “Digital Photography for Dumbies” you have just taught yourself more than most photography schools could.

Photographed with a kit lens.

Also taken with a kit lens.

Also? photoshop is great, but if just cropping the picture doesn’t make it then it’s way to much work for me. I rarely spend time editing anything so all colors are produced as they were seen in person.