Saturday, July 28, 2012

Southern California

I generally travel in my day job, and most recently my travels have been to San Diego, CA.  I've been there a few weeks and will spend some more time there.  I decided I needed to bring my camera and see what's so special about this place.

The first photo trip I took, I had my old camera, EOS 20D and just my 50mm 1.8.  I figured it was light and easier to travel with than my 7D.  I hit the coast and stopped at a couple of places, eventually reaching Del Mar.   Well I figured out what's so special about this place.   If it wasn't for the traffic and population, everyone would move here!

The sunsets are incredible, folks were literally lined up all along the coast with cameras in hand.




My next trip, I did bring my 7D and my 28-135.  This will give me a few more options.  I ventured a bit further up the coast, and in doing so, decided to jump on I-5 to save some time....   Then I jumped off that veritable parking lot of a highway as soon as I could and drove up along the coast to Encinitas.  Nice town but I didn't stay there for long, may be back though.  The cliffs along here are something else making the beaches only accessible in certain areas.   I decided to head back to Del Mar.   The clouds weren't cooperating as much as my previous trip but I still got some good shots.





This next one is one of my favorites, these kids were just running along the beach with their little dog, playing in the water and enjoying life.



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