San Fernando Valley: Looking Toward Warner Center

Day 37: San Fernando Valley - Warner Center, originally uploaded by Visions By Vicky.

I drove up to the Top of Topanga Overlook today to take some shots of the Valley. I had decided that I wanted to use a shot of the Valley as my picture today or I'm sure I would have gone with this one instead.

I've decided that I need to head back up to the overlook some night after sunset and get the lights of the Valley sometime.

Date Taken: February 6, 2011
Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Lens: Tamron 28-75mm 2.8
Exposure Program: Manual
Exposure: 1/100
Aperture: f/13.0
Focal Length: 56 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off

Week 13: March in Southern California

March in Southern California, originally uploaded by Visions By Vicky.

The sky was so blue, the trees are budding and the wind was blowing the flags; it seemed like a great time for a picture of the school where I teach. Okay, honestly I was actually testing exposure for a photo I was going to take of the Middle School students in this location a few minutes later - but I did like how the shot came out.

Date Taken: March 27, 2009
Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure: 1/250
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length: 28 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off

Week 9: Signs of Spring

Signs of Spring, originally uploaded by Visions By Vicky.

Friday after school I took a walk in my backyard and came up with some photos of the flowers currently in bloom. There's still a lot not in bloom but the colors are starting to pop!

Date Taken: February 27, 2009
Camera: Canon EOS 40D
ISO Speed: 400 on all
No Flash
Focal Length: 75 mm except lower right which was 63mm
Manual Exposure
Upper Left: Exposure: 1/60, Aperture: f/3.2
Upper Right: Exposure: 1/80, Aperture: f/4.0
Lower Left: Exposure: 1/200, Aperture: f/4.0
Lower Right: Exposure: 1/125, Aperture: f/4.0

I had a hard time choosing what to post this week which is why there are 4 different images here already and here's a bonus shot of a Lemon Tree too. This is actually our neighbor's tree but this branch hangs over in to our yard.

Date Taken: February 27, 2009
Camera: Canon EOS 40d
Exposure: 1/200
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 75 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Manual Exposure
No Flash

Week 1: Finally fall in Southern California

December "A Room With A View"
Originally uploaded by Visions By Vicky

I failed miserably at posting a photo a day last year so this year I am attempting a photo a week. My first entry was actually taken the last week of December but I really like the colors and sunflare so it's my first choice for 2009!

Date Taken: December 30, 2008
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel
Exposure: 1/200
Aperture: f/16
Focal Length: 21 mm w/Kit Lens
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV

Day 27 - Another Valley View

Today I'm sharing another one I took yesterday since today I've been busy trying to get ready for classes next week and have had no time to do anything with taking pictures. This was taken looking more to the west and with a higher ISO than the first photo so the sky is brighter to start and I post processed it differently to keep the brighter look. Do you see the black speck in the sky? That's actually a helicopter - if you click on the image and view all sizes you can see it better.

Date Taken: January 26, 2008
Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Lens: Tamron 28-75mm 2.8
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/16
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 800
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire

Day 26: Between the Storms

We've been getting a lot of rain the past few days in Southern California. Today we were in between two storm systems so I decided to head up to the Top of Topanga Overlook and take some pictures of the San Fernando Valley. I am not a landscape photographer - my photos never turn out quite how I pictured them but here's an attempt from today that I cropped into a panoramic view.

Date Taken: January 26, 2008
Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Lens: Tamron 28-75mm 2.8
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/16
Focal Length: 54 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire