I totally took this picture this weekend using a Canon G9… I’m probably the best photographer that ever lived:

This was during a hike up at Sanctuary Cove… the desert can really be beautiful if you learn to look for the little things in it. I could have done without all the bugs, but everything was in bloom so I can’t really blame them.
There is something peaceful about the desert, and I think it’s because you can see so far in every direction. When you’re in a forest, it’s got certain unique properties as well, but you can’t see very far in any particular direction… and every time you hear a noise you figure it’s an animal or something else coming to get you.
In the desert you can just relax and know that at any moment, a rattle snake is likely going to bite you in the ankle.
Happy Hiking!



















April 21st, 2008 at 8:16 pm
very nice closeup, i can’t get pictures like those
i really like it, it looks like the stuff am seeing on Discovery channel planet green special, really amazing stuff
April 22nd, 2008 at 8:31 am
Thanks Manny. I had to learn how to shoot stuff with “bokeh” (it’s the cool-photography-term for ‘depth of field’)… I am thinking about writing a quick “i’m retarded with photography, how do I learn?” quickstart because I really know nothing about it, but can occassionally tick off some nice looking pictures.