More camera work

So some more experimenting this week in view of my assignment for class. In general, I sum it up as, "playing around with shutter speed, aperture, lighting, depth of field, and other general do-hickeys."

Had some fun today dusting off the ol' Canon Rebel and putting it to good use.



This is the fountain at UCLA. I love playing around with the manual mode.


Same thing in B&W.

UCLA has some really nice photo spots, and I'm not just talking about Royce (I have a number of those photos) but also of buildings, even the ugly south campus ones, patios, sculptures, lamp posts. I will definitely have to spend more leisure time trolling around for photo ops.

Starting off the new year

A hike up in the Pacific Palisades was the perfect way to start off the new year. Got good clean air, exercise, relaxation. Had good company and then good food followed by a nap. I think I'm addicted to hiking now! There's something so calming about being in nature surrounded by vegetation and silence. Well, mostly silence when there aren't other people walking by. It was great. Even better was doing forms at the top. I think being up there helped me get get a little more connected with my body. I know I'm out of whack and my body feels disjointed at points, largely due to work and other non-fun things. Ah, but being out in the mountains was a needed break to regroup, recoup, and re-energize. I think it'll be great to have a day of hiking and then wing chun afterward. Entry techniques down the mountain! Okay maybe not. We don't want to run the risk of sending our training partners flying off the trail. Lesson number 1: don't kill your training partner. Anywho, I'm going to take full advantage of the fact that I have the rest of the weekend to relax and breathe before the chaos starts again. Hopefully, this year will be better than the last.