Leigh’s Photos

This is my first year that I entered a photography contest at the Ventura County Fair.  I enter three pictures and my wife entered one picture.  This past Sunday, August 3rd, we went to see how we did.  Out of the three pictures that I entered, I received an award of honorable mention for my “Going Up!” picture for the B&W Architecture Class.  My other two pictures of each daughter one in B&W Portrait & Color Kid Portrait. My wife also won an award of honorable mention on this photo on Google Picasa. I was also proud of my oldest daughter, Katie, as she wrote two book reports to receive 6 free ride tickets.

Just this past week, I was up in Carpinteria off The Bluffs and came across The Sea Rookery. The Harbor Seals that are there were having pups (babies). I just missed a birth of a seal by an hour. When I talked to one of the volunteer’s, they said this will be happening for the next few weeks.

If you go, you will need to take a long lens as you are up about 50 ft and there is no way to get down at their level and they are protected at ground level to about 750 ft.

Directions: The easiest thing to do is take the 101 to the Bailard Avenue exit. Turn towards the ocean and go into the Bluffs parking lot. From here you can follow the footpath that leads to down to the bluff, over the railroad tracks then along the bluff top to the seal rookery overlook. It is about a half a mile walk.

Today I went to Mugu Rock in Ventura, CA. For the past week, we have had nothing but rain. I got a new lens this past week and it is the Sigma 18-200 mm OS lens. So I finaly got to use it for the first time.

I tell you what it is a nice lens.It was nice to finally to get out of the house and enjoy the out doors.

Over the next couple of weeks, two tall ships will be in the Ventura County harbors. The Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain are visiting as a promotional event for the Festival of Sail 2008 which is August 7-10.

January 23-31 at the Channel Islands Harbor.

February 1-10 at the Ventura Harbor Village.

The article I received this information is from the Ventura County Star Online.

Ventura’s photowalk had a beautiful afternoon. The sun was shinning with a few clouds in the sky. We had a great turn out with 28 photo walkers. We all met at the base of the Ventura Pier. We decided to take a group photo.

There were many different groups join our photowalk from Flickr, Zooomr, Betterphoto and the Ventura County Camera Club. After everyone got to know each other, we then walked down California St to the San Buenaventura City Hall. After the city hall, we walked down Main St. to the San Buenaventura Mission. We then walked down Figueroa St to Surfers Point. We ended the photo walk at the Ventura Pier for a great sunset and the start of a chilly evening with the wind kicking up and providing a little wind chill.

I would like to thank all that joined us on the Ventura Photowalk and really enjoyed talking to all.

Photo Tag Searches: Flickr 1, Flicker 2 & Zooomr

• Leigh - Flickr, Zooomr, Blog
• Carrie - Picasa
• Timothy - Flickr
• Julianne - Flickr
• Al - Website
• Patricia - Flickr
• Nancy - Flickr
• Shad - Flickr
• Henrik - Flickr, Website
• Bernie - Picasa
• Rick - Website
• Steve - Flickr

If I missed anyone, please comment with link to your photos and I will update the list.