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exploring the light

with rick sammon's book!
this is what i'm currently reading. to be honest i haven't gotten too far yet. i'm probably on page 26, so i can't give you a good review of it. but perhaps when i am done.. i'll let you know how it helps, or doesn't help, a beginner like myself. and just for fun.... i wanted to say: f-stop! f-stop. f-stop. f-stop!

love of reading

photo by suchitra prints on flickr.

after watching a small snippet of the movie matilda yesterday, i am eager to start reading everything i can. there's no doubt that reading is a wonderful way to open your mind to new ideas/concepts, vocabulary! and to learn about things all around you. but as a child i was like a woodworm, i never liked to read. i was 'too cool' for activity such as reading. instead, i glued myself to a television screen. and although television bestowed upon me the ability to speak perfect english (for english is my second language), it has not taught me too much more. this is probably greatly attributed to the types of shows i chose to watch (i.e. disney channel). and so, because i am at a stage in my life in which i want to learn a bagillion things (will this stage ever pass?), i have decided to dedicate myself to reading more about subjects i want to learn about. for example, photography, buying a home, investing my money, etc etc. and hopefully i'll increase my vocabulary in the process. yay me!

feel good noun: palm trees

this weekend i went to balboa beach with a few of my girl friends. we were actually celebrating a birthday. it was tons of fun. filled with a lot of jumps, and super high ocean waves. although i wasn't able to grab a picture of those crazy things, i was able to take one of the many surrounding palm trees. just seeing a palm tree immediately reminds me of the beach, of summer, and of a cooling breeze. now that summer's nearing it's end, i am trying to take in a much of it as possible. oh me, and not appreciating things while they're here. i need to learn better habits for the future.

the sunrise this morning

today i woke up before the crack of dawn in hopes of capturing some beautiful pictures of the san diego skyline from coronado's ferry landing. but.. damn those clouds! this was the best i could do. nothing but a plain grayish sky was captured. i was utterly disappointed. but there will be other days. other sunrises.

feel good noun: rocks

when i was younger i would hold a rock in my hand to stay calm in situations that made me beyond angry. knowing this habit of mine, one of my close friends had picked up a smoothed-out pebble from the beach one day and drew a beautiful pattern on it, couple with a poem, and gave it to me. absolutely priceless.

what do i find beautiful?

photo by annia316 on flickr

mother nature.