There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer. – Ansel Adams
Self Reflection II
MarFarland Ranch, California 2009
Self Reflection III
MarFarland Ranch, California 2009
Reflections of a Tractor Show
MarFarland Ranch, California 2009
I have always been fascinated by reflections of scenes on surfaces like water and glass.
I have never actually noticed, until recently, how reflective a car body or a car body part can be! I just couldn’t resist including myself in the photographs of the reflections! 
Evening Sun
Galt, California 2009
I tried to capture the evening sun through some weeds but unfortunately there were just too many things like the eucalyptus trees, and the neighbor’s house in the background to block a better shot of the setting sun.
I’ll just have to wait till I get to the hills of Los Osos where there’ll be nothing in the way of my sunset!
Kereta Lembu
Malacca, Malaysia 2009
Too bad you don’t see these bullock carts in use any more in Malaysia! Well, except maybe for the odd Malay wedding where the groom might arrive at the bride’s house in a bullock cart.
Sunflower Umbrella
Galt, California 2009
Parrot
Galt, California 2009
I don’t normally look at things other than what the vendors are selling while I am shopping at the market. But yesterday, the sunflower umbrella really caught my eye. I had never seen an umbrella quite like that! Makes me want to get one for myself if I see any for sale!
As for the parrot, I saw it perched on a man’s shoulder coming towards my direction. When they passed, I looked back, and just couldn’t let the opportunity for taking pictures pass me by! So I ran after the man and asked if I could take pictures of him and the bird. He obliged and I took a few pictures. What a brightly-colored bird!
I thought I’d use some spot coloring on these two pictures so their startling colors could be emphasized. Charlene has done a fantastic job with spot coloring and I thought I’d give it a try since I already have Photoshop installed in one of my computers. I read a tutorial on how to do spot coloring, found it wasn’t difficult at all, and voilà!
Pismo Beach, California 2008
Pismo Beach, California 2008
I always seem to take pictures of the same things every time I stop by at Pismo Beach. I will make sure the next time I go there to take pictures of things other than the pier and the seagulls!