Santa Barbara Shoreline

“Our memories of the ocean will linger on, long after our footprints in the sand are gone.”

--Anonymous

Pink Flamingo

Pink Flamingo Facts:

• Average life span is 20 to 30 years
• 15 to 30% of their day is spent preening 
• They eat with their head down in the water so they can both drink and eat at the same time using the front of their bill. 
• Their wingspan can range from 3 to 5 feet 
• Can live in either hot volcanic lakes or icy lakes

Jaguar

Random Jaguar Facts:

• The largest of South America's big cats
• Life span in the wild is about 12 to 15 years
• They are good swimmers
• Cubs are born blind
• They have the second strongest jaw amongst cats; can bite through a turtle shell
• They hunt mainly at night
• Jaguar means, "a beast that kills its prey with a single bound."

Mountains

    One thing about California that I love, are the views. I found this amazing view one day while hiking on a mountainous trail in Los Padres National Park. The park covers approximately 1.75 million acres of central California.

Monkeys

     I'm always amazed when random things happen to make an image better. When I first arrived at the Gibbon monkey exhibit at the Santa Barbara Zoo, there was one black monkey sitting by himself. I wished there was a second monkey present, because he looked very lonesome. Suddenly, a tan monkey jumped into the frame out of nowhere, which gave me this wonderful image.

Santa Barbara Zoo

     While visiting the Santa Barbara Zoo, I came across many animals throughout the day. Some of my favorites were these three birds: the Macaw, Parrot, and Cockatoo. I love the bright colors of the Macaw and the Parrot, along with the simple beauty of the Cockatoo.
   

The Moving Wall

    The Moving Wall is a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall in Washington, D.C. It made its first appearance in 1984 in Texas, and travels the United States annually between April and November. I photographed the Moving Wall while it visited Santa Barbara, California.

Farmer's Market

   One thing I love about Santa Barbara are all the farmer's markets. Every Tuesday and Saturday locals set up their stands to sell their variety of locally grown goods, such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, flowers, cheese, and much more. Other than purchasing the fresh goods to enjoy at home, my favorite part is all the free samples. 

Twilight

     This is a detail architectural shot of a building on the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) campus. The tower and the bell was the first aspect of this building that caught my attention and made me really want to photograph it. I shot this during twilight because I thought it made the building more appealing and interesting. 

Bird

      This is a photograph of a Green Heron that I found at the harbor in Santa Barbara, California. I decided to make the photo black and white to emphasis the mood that I felt from the bird. What mood does the bird make you feel?   

Church

     This was an assignment I had called Commercialization.  I had to use a previous photograph then create two new images that created a commercial photograph in order to sell something. The three images had to be fairly similar. I chose the image on the left as my previous image. That image was taken at a church in Manayunk, PA about a year ago. I then decided that I would use a tablet as my product with the bible app showing to indicate that the pastor uses a tablet for his sermons.  To achieve this I had to find a church that was relatively similar to my original image then I would zoom in closer to the podium, then take a shot looking at the podium and out into the church as if I was the pastor giving the sermon.