Another Picture from CaliforniaPeggy

[CaliforniaPeggy]

[NV Whino]

1. You're getty pretty feisty there, Peggy.

I do love that photo.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Feisty, huh?

Thanks! Sorry about the size...don't know yet how to downsize them. I like it too...It's getting easier!

:toast:

:woohoo:

[maveric]

3. Which pier is that?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. The Manhattan Beach Pier,

in the town where I live. Cool, huh? I didn't know if there was enough daylight when I took this recently; the flash went off, as I knew it would...but it still came out.

:hi:

[yvr girl]

4. It's lovely

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. Thanks, yvr girl!

I am so fucking happy, I can hardly stand it!

[yvr girl]

8. You have the power of pictures

at your finger tips. :woohoo:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. Ain't technology wonderful?

I'm having a ball!

Thank you so much!

:loveya:

[politicaholic]

7. Is that the pier that Forest Gump ran down?

It's an absolutely gorgious picture!

It really does look like that pier Forest Gump ran down when he was running from coast to coast in the movie.

[DS1]

10. Kinda looks like the one at the end of Falling Down, too

But I think there's more than one like that.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. I'm not familiar with that movie...

But it's true that there are many, many piers in the USA...This one is the closest to me!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. I don't know, but it could be...

If they shot any of the movie in California, then it could very well be the one.

Thank you for the compliment! I hope to post many more pics in the days ahead...

[politicaholic]

14. I'll keep an eye out for your name.

It reminds me I need a vacation...UGH!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. Thanks!

If you come to LA, you can see this scene for yourself! We have a lovely beach with a great view of Santa Catalina Island, too...

[Longgrain]

13. Cool pic Peg, you should have joined us in the Photo Group

for our sunset happening last weekend.

It twas a splendid evening...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. Thank you so much, my dear Longgrain!

My local pier...I forgot about the Photo Group! Someday I'll join you guys over there.

I really value your compliments, you know, since you are a professional! And I mean that...

:loveya:

Did you see my picture (of me) that I posted earlier?

[Longgrain]

19. Well, I'm no pro, at least regarding Photography, but Thanks!

And in case your interested, here's the main thread from the Photo Group. It was TahitiNut's idea. Basically what we did was, we all went out on the same day and took a picture of a sunset.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=280x2508

And here's my New England sunset...



Some good pics, unfortunate for those in the Rockies tho...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. Oh, Longgrain!

That is one beautiful sunset,imho! I'll go and check out the thread in the photo group...And I would like you to comment on MY pic of me, please...if you haven't already...!

[Longgrain]

22. I did see it, you look grand!

I'll try and find the tread and comment on it, if you'd like.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

23. I'd like that...it's on page 5 right now. I was just over there checking.

:toast:

[texas1928]

15. NIce Sun set.

:thumbsup:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. Thanks, texas1928!

Your opinion means a lot to me also! Another guy with a very good eye, indeed...

:hug:

[deadparrot]

21. Ugh. I'm jealous.

I hate being landlocked.

It is beautiful, though. :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. Yes, it is beautiful...

However, in the summer, there's NO parking: tourists and locals CROWD THE BEACH! I try to do my shopping early before they get here. It's a mess...The winter is much better...many fewer people.

I'm sure you have beautiful things where you live, too!

:hi:

[deadparrot]

26. The tourists must be awful.

As for me...I'm in the midwest. Lots of blah. We do have a lovel spring, though. :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

28. Yes, the tourists make me crazy!

They jaywalk and gawk and carry on, clog the parking and so on and so on! I feel like my little town isn't really mine in the summer...

[RetroLounge]

25. Ooh, that is truly beautiful

Wish I was there...

RL

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. Thank you, RetroLounge

for your kind words! I really got lucky that time...I was hoping it would turn out! Maybe someday you can visit California...the coastline is one of the most beautiful in the world...

[RetroLounge]

35. I've been to Cali twice.

a week in LA and a week in San Francisco.

I much prefered everything about SF. God, I loved that city and that whole area. Climbing Mt. Tam and looking over the city was breathtaking. Seeing City Lights was a dream. Marin is gorgeous. Driving thru the redwoods and north on the coast. Wow!

Almost moved there...

RL

[RagingInMiami]

27. Nice picture, what kind of camera are you using?

Here is one of mine taken on the opposite coast.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

31. I'd say your picture is much better than mine! Very beautiful...

I'm using a Canon PowerShot A60. It's the first digital camera I've ever had. It was a gift from my oldest daughter...This is a little point and shoot type. Someday I might want to graduate to a SLR digital type. Right now I have a Nikon N60 film camera. I understand that Nikon makes a digital camera that uses the same lenses their film cameras do. I might go that way. Any ideas on this? Thanks for your comments!

:hi:

[RagingInMiami]

33. I went digital less than a year ago

At the time, I was shooting with a Canon Elan IIe film camera. I ended up buying the Canon 10D because the lenses I used with the film camera were compatible with the digital camera. It just made the transition much smoother on my wallet.

So yes, that's a good idea to buy a Nikon digital if you already have the lenses. But in the mean time, the Canon Powershot is a very good camera. I also have a Canon S-50 Powershot, which I use when I don't want to lug the SLR around.

I had been shooting film for several years before I went digital, but I've become a much better photographer since going digital for the simple reason that I can immediately see what I shoot instead of waiting until it gets developed.

It allows me to experiment with exposure, aperture and speed settings and not have to worry about wasting film.

So now that you have that camera, you should come down to the photography group. We usually hold photo contests every month and the next one should be getting started anytime now.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

34. Thanks for your remarks! I'll check out the Photo Group.

Maybe I'll even participate in one of your contests...I'm glad to hear that my little Canon is a good one. It seems to produce well, at least so far. There's a LOT that I don't know about it yet, though. I should probably read the manual!


:hi:

[Huckebein the Raven]

29. You are making me jealous Peggy

:(

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. Please don't be jealous, Dark_Leftist!

We all have good things in our neighborhoods! The cost of living is astronomical here, kiddo...My husband and I can afford to live here since we bought a loooong time ago.

:pals:

[NNadir]

36. It doesn't look all that different than it did in the 1970's when I lived

in Hermosa Beach. I used to run from the Hermosa pier to the Manhattan Pier and back every night, sometimes on The Strand and sometimes, when the tide was low, on the water's edge.

That was nice.

Those were wild times in my life. I must admit though I'm much happier in New Jersey than I ever was in Hermosa Beach but that's just me.