A Captured Memory

Monday, March 8, 2010

Sedona Arizona

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Breathtaking. That one word sums up Sedona, Arizona quite nicely. Sedona is my kind of place. Nature, beauty, relaxation and invigoration around nearly every corner. We decided to join our good friends, Yolanda and Zaya for a few days just to get away. I have always said that I wanted to go to Sedona and January provided the perfect opportunity. The 8 hour drive was well worth it when we stepped out into this beautiful place. It was as if we were on a different planet and Mynde must have said "wow" 25 times in the first hour of our arrival. We spent the next couple of days hiking and exploring and just hanging out in the super-cool awe-inspriring city.

Bell Rock

Sunday, March 7, 2010

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A few years ago, I came across a picture of Antelope Canyon . I had never heard of this place (located in Page, AZ near Lake Powell, AZ), but I knew at that moment that I HAD to make it there someday. So, after a little convincing, our group decided to make a detour on the way to the Grand Canyon. Page, Arizona is located about a 4 hour drive from Sedona and, as we found out, not really on the way to the Grand Canyon, but it was soooo worth the extra drive. Because Antelope Canyon is located on Navajo land, everyone has to be escorted by a guide and are only allowed a short amount of time in the slot canyon itself. There are longer photography tours available, but I am the only photo freak so we went with the "regular" tour. It also happened to be about 15 degrees colder in the canyon so I am not sure how long my fingers would have survived, anyway. Our guide, Leonard (fancy Navajo name eludes me), was GREAT! He knew all the places to look and pointed out the "perfect shots". Needless to say, it is not easy to take pictures in the canyon. It is dark and the use of flash would wash out the natural light. I was completly running on adrenaline and was just hoping I could capture even a fraction of the beauty that surrounded me. Here are a couple of the seemingly million pictures I took inside the Antelope Canyon...I cannot wait to return in the summer when the light shines directly in the canyon and makes for completely different photographs~

Saturday, November 29, 2008

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Greetings! If you are looking for photos of the Elite Softball Turkey Tournament from 11/29/2008, click on the photo and it will take you directly to the uploaded photos!

If you are interested in downloading or buying any prints, you can click HERE for a link to my price list post. Thanks for looking!

Sunday, June 1, 2008

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Click on the photo link to see some photos from our Greek adventure...Enjoy!

Monday, January 21, 2008

FUN WITH THE DUCKS!

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I had a lot of fun when Lance invited me to go watch the Ducks play some hockey. I was lucky to have gotten my camera in as they apparently have some kind of rule that doesn't allow lenses over 6 inches and well, that doesn't leave a lot of options. Nonetheless, I passed the length test and got a couple of good shots...still learning the camera and shooting through the glass and nets...but still some fun pictures. Thanks Lance for taking me along!!

Hockey's favorite pastime...fights!

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Birthday...............once again.............

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Happy Birthday to me...Happy Birthday to me...

I spent my actual birthday with Mynde and Tammy and we just had a nice dinner out at a local Teppan Japanese joint...good food and good friends...sounds like a nice evening to me!

A couple of days later, the girls hit the town (Fullerton) and had a little fun...

The group at Tammy's before we left (notice Mason sticking his lil head in)...

The Irish Pub--stop 2 of about 7

Our celebratory drink...I hope the fishies found a new home...

And last me showing off my BOLLOCKS shirt I made just for this evening...that or my Saturday Night Fever pose...FUN TIMES...

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Santa Cruz November...Catching up...

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Wow! I am not being very diligent about this whole blog thing...but in the next few days I will try to catch up starting with the pictures from our little road trip to Santa Cruz just after Thanksgiving. Okay okay...so I am a couple of months behind...I will do better in the future...maybe.

Downtown Santa Cruz
After spending the afternoon touring the shops and sights of downtown Santa Cruz, we picked up dad and went to dinner out on the pier.

We watched the few surfers beg for the wave gods to send some on...not much luck as the sea was very tame.

Santa Cruz landmarks and beautiful signature views...

Mynde and I hangin by the ocean...I need my own photographer...

It was so great to see Drake...way too much time between visits...