http://www.leighsphotos.com/wordpress I enjoy taking photos whenever I can! Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:42:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.leighsphotos.com/wordpress/2008/08/05/2008-ventura-county-fair-photo-contest/ On July 9, 2008, I had entered three pictures into the competition for digital open and B&W print at the Ventura County Camera Club monthly. For my two pictures in digital open, one received a merit award (title: "Airplane Helicopter Stunt"). For my B&W print (title: "I'm ... http://www.leighsphotos.com/wordpress/2008/07/10/vccc-july-08-photos/ As part of the Capture Ventura County (CaptureVC) picture campaign that the Ventura County Star is hosting, a picture of Sarah, my daughter, is seen on the front page of the Ventura County Star website. I am very happy as this is a great picture of my daughter ... http://www.leighsphotos.com/wordpress/2008/07/05/published-picture-in-ventura-county-star-website/ The Ventura County Star wants to publish a coffee-table art book and has started a photo website called Capture Ventura County. This is a site for all Venturian's and anyone that has captured pictures of Ventura County. They have eight different chapters (categories) to post your pictures in ... http://www.leighsphotos.com/wordpress/2008/07/01/capture-ventura-county/ The Valley Flyers is putting on a 3 day electronic fun-fly at the Sepulveda Basin in Van Nuys June 6th-8th.  This will be a spectacular event that will show off the alternative to gas/glow powered remote control planes.  This will also be great photo opportunities as this event is going ... http://www.leighsphotos.com/wordpress/2008/06/02/valley-flyers-rc-western-electronic-fun-fly-june-6-8/ This past weekend, May 3rd and 4th, the CI Condors held their 20th Annual Gathering of the Giants.  The weather was nice both days.  A little windy in the afternoon but great.  There we at total of 38 pilots and 52 planes over the two day period.  We had a ... http://www.leighsphotos.com/wordpress/2008/05/06/ci-condors-20th-annual-gathering-of-the-giants-writeup/ This coming weekend (May 3rd & 4th) the Channel Islands Condors will be hosting the 20th Annual Gathering of the Giants. The CI Condors is a remote control club that I belong too (Yes, I fly remote control planes as well). The remote control planes will need to have a ... http://www.leighsphotos.com/wordpress/2008/04/29/ci-condors-20th-annual-gathering-of-the-giants/ The last weekend of March was my 37th birthday. I was invited to Las Vegas by my good buddy Paul who lives in Henderson. He wanted me to come out to take some pictures with him. On the first day, we went to the Las Vegas Strip to get ... http://www.leighsphotos.com/wordpress/2008/04/08/las-vegas-birthday-trip/ 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 ... http://www.leighsphotos.com/wordpress/2008/02/17/carpinteria-harbor-seals/ Photowalking.org just announced a photowalking event in Simi Valley on March 15th. For more information, goto Photowalking.org. Here is a little excerpt from the announcement: "we’re going to head to the western end of Ventura County, in Simi Valley, and shoot in and around Corriganville Park. The Santa Susana ... http://www.leighsphotos.com/wordpress/2008/02/17/santa-susana-mountains-photowalk/