On Vacation
We've been on vacation in California since last Sunday and I've been busy taking pictures with my new camera. Above is one end of the indoor pool at Hearst Castle. We drove up to San Luis Obispo on Thursday, walked on Pismo Beach, went to the Farmer's Market and drove up to our hotel in Cambria. We stayed at the Cambria Pines Lodge in a huge jacuzzi suite that could have fit a family of six with no trouble at all.On Friday we toured Hearst Castle, which is overwhelming. There are several different guided tours and I barely heard the tour guide, I was so involved in shooting as many pictures as possible. Of course it helped that her voice was so soft, she would have needed a megaphone to hold a normal conversation with someone three feet away. After the tour we drove up the coast another few miles to find the elephant seals.
The stretch of coastline between San Luis and Monterey is absolutely beautiful and was a favorite camping area of ours when we lived in Pismo Beach. You used to be able to walk down on beach, but now they've got it closed off with a boardwalk above the beach, which is probably better for everyone.
Below is supposed to be a picture from the overlook above the beach where the elephant seals hang out, but I'm having technical difficulties, so I'll have to wait until I get back at the end of the week. Tomorrow we're going to the aquarium and Monday I fly to a conference in Las Vegas, so I'll have plenty of photos to share.
posted by Amy N. @ 10:49 PM
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Hi turtlellini, if you like the picture I managed to post, you should come back after I get them all uploaded. I could have spect all day taking pictures at the castle.
My camera is a Canon Powershot S2 IS. I've had it less than a week, but I'm very impressed with it. It turns on instantly, takes excellent pictures even in low light and has a great movie w/sound feature. It can be set to fully automatic, fully manual or somewhere in between. It has a 12x optical zoom and does a great job of focusing even on distant objects. It's not a pocket camera, but it's still pretty compact and isn't very heavy. I'd recommend finding a good review site and comparing cameras that have the features you're looking for.
I like using pcmag.shopping.com to compare prices and ended up buying mine from Profeel because they had the best price and package combination.
Good luck finding a camera and thanks for visiting.
It's so so cold here in Chicago and I could use a vacation myself just about now ;-). I hope you're enjoying all your days and I look forward to hearing the full story!
Lovely picture and I will be waiting for more. Have a nice vacation.
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