Who's from California?

[CanonGlass3]

Well since I have paranoia...I am just going to say Southern California...

[JamesMayLee]

wow! long thread. I'm in Davis moving soon.

[Killjoy]

wow! long thread. I'm in Davis moving soon.

Where to? Another part of California, or out of state?
If you move out of state, you'll miss all the fun get togethers we have. :p :lol:

[CartoonBear]

Riverside here

[Valeri]

Im in Riverside

[PhotographersMate]

San Diego

[beznadan]

South Bay Area

[JDMjello]

so whos got the tight snow pictures?

all iv got in temecula is rain...
who got snow?

[hachi]

bay area... burr I can't believe it's in the low 30s!

[JDMjello]

hachi- is it snowing?

[number six]

There was snow in the East Bay Hills yesterday. Pics in the paper. I didn't go up to play, though - my motorcycle is sorta unstable in snow. Lousy traction, too.

-js

[CartoonBear]

The hills around Lake Mathews and Corona are covered in snow...wow

[Killjoy]

Jacques,
I have Friday off, and am thinking of going up on Mt. Diablo to see what snow is left.
I think my 4x4 is probably a tad more stable than your motorcycle.
Send me a PM if you would like to drive up to the snow.

[number six]

Jacques,
I have Friday off, and am thinking of going up on Mt. Diablo to see what snow is left.
I think my 4x4 is probably a tad more stable than your motorcycle.
Send me a PM if you would like to drive up to the snow.

Sounds like fun. Unfortunately I have a plumbing project that is demanding my attention. Not "plumbing" as in nice clean water, "plumbing" as in drains.

Ick. >:(

-js

[Killjoy]

Jacques already knows what Mt. Diablo looks like today.
But for the rest of you, this was shot from my mailbox.

I know, I really ought to PP out the wires. :p

http://killjoy.smugmug.com/photos/439097379_KURxF-L.jpg

[PhotographersMate]

I'm from Maryland..can't say I miss the snow one bit. Possibly going back next year..to leave SD or not to leave SD?? I could do all sorts of snow pics out there.

[hachi]

on nearby mountain tops there's snow... burr =)

[thomascanty]

so whos got the tight snow pictures?

all iv got in temecula is rain...
who got snow?

This is what it looked like in Palmdale this morning:
http://www.ldphotography.net/cdpf/palmdale021.jpg

[PhotographersMate]

I'm getting cold just looking at that! Beautiful though. Great shot..love angle shots

[Calicajun]

thomascanty,
Think that is the road I drove on to get to work today.

[thomascanty]

thomascanty,
Think that is the road I drove on to get to work today.

It's Ave. Q near 10th Street East.

[Calicajun]

It's Ave. Q near 10th Street East.
Wrong street, guess all streets in the desert look the same cover in snow, I'm down by 70th West, still a pretty shot.

[masterlizzard]

Temecula : )

[JDMjello]

^^^^^

me too!

[Confuzed]

Jacques already knows what Mt. Diablo looks like today.
But for the rest of you, this was shot from my mailbox.

I know, I really ought to PP out the wires. :p

http://killjoy.smugmug.com/photos/439097379_KURxF-L.jpg


Great picture. When I was growing up that used to be my backyard, however I am currently living in Sacramento. Home of layoffs and furloughs.

[Killjoy]

Great picture. When I was growing up that used to be my backyard, however I am currently living in Sacramento. Home of layoffs and furloughs.

Thanks. So you are still only about an hour or so from where you grew up.
Did you go to Clayton Valley High? If so, what year did you graduate?

[timescapes.org]

This is what it looked like in Palmdale this morning:
http://www.ldphotography.net/cdpf/palmdale021.jpg

Snow in Palmdale. :shock:

[ocalexoc]

Anaheim, CA basically 1 min from Disneyland.

[HostileM6]

Santa Clarita/Valencia, CA
661
next to Magic Mountain

[Andrushka]

Tustin!! T-Town represent! :-)

[Confuzed]

Thanks. So you are still only about an hour or so from where you grew up.
Did you go to Clayton Valley High? If so, what year did you graduate?

Monte Vista H.S. class of 2001

[mrerico]

Anyone here from Long Beach, Cypress, Los Alamitos, or anywhere around there lol?

[ryant35]

Anyone here from Long Beach, Cypress, Los Alamitos, or anywhere around there lol?

Cypress High class of 99.

[mrerico]

Cypress High class of 99.

Haha Cypress High class of 2007 :)

[meh_meli]

^ I suddenly feel old :-(

[KOLODI]

^^^^^^^ What he said!!!!!!!!!

[Killjoy]

^ That makes three of us. :p

[Tee Why]

Just as an FYI, we at LAShooters.org try to shoot as small informal groups every week for those that are interested.
Some shots by various group members.
http://www.smugmug.com/community/LAShooters

[meh_meli]

but then again they have all the wonderful thing in life to look forward to.
Mortgage for 30 years
Raising kids till 25.
Paying lots of taxes.
and they will still be working while we will be buying up nothing but L's
I've another ~15 to go though.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i74/78879/IMG_1839resize1024.jpg
I still don't have the shakes though.
handheld at the De Young museum in SF. 1/15 f2.8 100mm macro

[mrerico]

Do any of you use Model Mayhem?

[Killjoy]

<-What's with that "Senior Member"? Now I really DO feel old. :p

meh_meli (or should I say Kevin), is that a recent photo? As in after the museum has reopened?
Or is that prior to it having closed for remodel?
How long was the wait to get in (if after the reopening)?

[meh_meli]

It is from Friday and it was raining in the morning too.
The admission line was ~100' when we were there at 11:00, after we actually entered the museum they had started to keep people out. The line for the Academy of Sciences/Steinhart was rediculous, that is the one which just opened a few months ago.
We were going to try that but didn't want to wait in the rain, not to mention that we had to walk ~1 mile from the place we parked because the garage was full.
I think the Academy will be rather full for awhile on the weekends unless you go right when they open in the morning. If you go to the DeYoung then if you have a monopod bring it, it is dim in there. Quite a few of my shots were in the 1/30th range and horrid. I was lucky with the duck at 1/15th

[Killjoy]

Thanks for the tip. I DO have a monopod. It has the odd feature of having a foot that can be converted to a little tripod base, to help steady the monopod too!

I wonder what the lines would be like on the weekdays.

[meh_meli]

Much better and you might try riding the 74x bus aka "the culture bus" for ~$7 you get an all day pass to ride all muni busses and the culture bus goes specifically to many different points of interest rather than paying for parking at different places. Since you are coming from Clayton it may make sense to ride BART then do the bus.
Unless you make it a POTN day and group commute.
If you get a weekday off it will surely help reduce the background "pollution" in your photos.

[fab123]

Living in Irvine, but from Texas!

[DaveO]

Central coast of confusion! Lompoc to be exact...

[forcefed]

Lived in San Fernando valley, Burbank, and now in near Fresno ca!

[samsen]

How about every lucky Californian as introducing him/herself, adds a picture of their city, something iconic of that area, may be city hall, main square, high school, bridge, theater, museum or something of that nature that also represent the residential area in picture?
Here goes mine from village of El Segundo:

[csshih]

Bay Area!

no pics because I'm terrible at photography.

C

[patrickf117]

From the OC, Orange it is.

[meh_meli]

Somewhere and I'll leave it up to you to guess.

[samsen]

Somewhere and I'll leave it up to you to guess.

With all these golden things around, you must be living in Goldland!:)

[Killjoy]

Bay Area!

no pics because I'm terrible at photography.

C

Are you sure you're in the right forum then? :p

[csshih]

Are you sure you're in the right forum then? :p

Killjoy! :rolleyes:

C

[Killjoy]

Killjoy! :rolleyes:

C

Sorry. It was too easy. Couldn't pass it up. :lol:

[Belmondo]

Somewhere and I'll leave it up to you to guess.Lodi?

[meh_meli]

Lodi?
Way to try and piss off someone.
That is an very extreme sore spot.

[Killjoy]

Lodi?

Way to try and piss off someone.
That is an very extreme sore spot.

Lodi, Lafayette. Meh, what's the difference? :lol:

[meh_meli]

Cost me to the tune of $60k North, is what the difference is.

[Belmondo]

You mean to tell me, the Golden Gate Bridge is not in Lodi?

Who knew?

[Killjoy]

Sorry Kevin, but even in today's housing market, there is a larger gap than 60K between Lafayette and Lodi.

There's a reason Creedence Clearwater Revival sang "Oh Lord, I'm stuck in Lodi again!"

[Tom_D]

You mean to tell me, the Golden Gate Bridge is not in Lodi?

Who knew?

Lodi should get one. It would improve their image.

[tomholman]

I used to live in California City. Now I call Austin Texas home.

[Jon Clemens]

I'll add to party. I live in Solvang, which is between Santa Barbara and Santa Maria. This is a view of Solvang from our back deck. Those are the Santa Ynez mountains hidden under the clouds.

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z211/jon1937/SolvangSpringMorning.jpg

[Numenorean]

I'm from CA...but I got out as soon as possible.

[Calicajun]

I used to live in California City. Now I call Austin Texas home.

California City, California to Austin, Texas, that is one big change in life style.

[tonylong]

There's a reason Creedence Clearwater Revival sang "Oh Lord, I'm stuck in Lodi again!"

Heh!

It brings back a funny memory -- back in "the day" -- it would be around the year 1970, I concluded a brief stint at US Santa Barbara, grabbed a few things and hit the road hitching, going all over the state, having some pretty interesting times in pretty interesting places for a couple years until I found a place to settle down in Humboldt County, not far from Eureka.

So, during the days on the road, I foud myself hitching to Fresno to visit a young lady I had known in college, and picked up a ride on the little highway outside Sacramento, and was told they would be going to Lodi.

I had to kind of chuckle, but at the same time was curious..."Stuck in Lodi"? Hmm.

Well, long story short I learned what that song was all about, waiting as all these drivers went past the "odd young man" standing at the side of the road -- actually, I think it was a freeway onramp so that only the folks coming out of town saw me!

Well, I survived, got a ride after a good wait and made it to Fresno, yay!

[kirish]

Haha Cypress High class of 2007 :)

You young wiper snapers...Class of 1987 here!

[tonylong]

Another interesting California memory -- during the summer of '68 I went up to the Bay Area and spent the summer with friends in Berkely -- they lived in a big apartment that had previously been occupied by Country Joe and the Fish -- more tales to tell!

[ryant35]

You young wiper snapers...Class of 1987 here!

Cypress High class of 99.

[Killjoy]

Cypress High class of 99.

Clayton Valley High School. Class of '82.

[airbutchie]

You young wiper snapers...Class of 1987 here!

'86 KIX!!!

:D

[tomholman]

Overall it's been a good move. I do miss that Desert weather and other things about that area though.

[Belmondo]

Westchester HIgh School, class of '60. Whoopee.

[thomascanty]

Hoover High (Glendale), '81

[Calicajun]

Gardena Hi, class of "71"

[Killjoy]

Westchester HIgh School, class of '60. Whoopee.

Chief, I wasn't even born yet. :lol::lol::lol::lol::shock:

[Tom_D]

OK, I'll pay. Oakland Tech, 1965.

[Belmondo]

Chief, I wasn't even born yet. :lol::lol::lol::lol::shock:
And now I know why they call you Killjoy. :lol:

[Killjoy]

And now I know why they call you Killjoy. :lol:

ROFLMAO.

[Shutterwolf]

Anyone here from the central valley, between Merced and Modesto? Would be cool to meet some locals!

[meeko031]

West Covina :)


+1, me too, but now live in ny ! my family still lives there, whom i visit every two weeks !

both LA teams ahead in the series, 3 - 1 ! :D

[Belmondo]

Anyone here from the central valley, between Merced and Modesto? Would be cool to meet some locals!We have a couple moderators in Visalia.

[BayAreaHydro]

Pacifica Ca, now living in New Mexico.

[T2i4me]

Native Californian, Surf City baby.....Huntington Beach!

[Shutterwolf]

We have a couple moderators in Visalia.

Damn thats almost a couple hours south of me lol. Figures, anything is 2+ hours away. Yosemite, the beach, Sacramento, civilization... LOL

[Calicajun]

Native Californian, Surf City baby.....Huntington Beach!
Are you following me? :lol: In another post you stated that you once lived in Lancaster, CA and now Huntington Beach, CA, which is where my wife and I grew up. Still have the house on Slater and Talbert.:D

[Maureen Souza]

Anyone here from the central valley, between Merced and Modesto? Would be cool to meet some locals!
We are in Visalia. We do quite a bit of traveling in the Central valley/coast to photograph local sites. PM me if you are interested in meeting up.

[Maureen Souza]

Native Californian, Surf City baby.....Huntington Beach!
I lived there for 13 years; 1967-1979. I go back as often as possible...love HB!

[walkien]

+1, me too, but now live in ny ! my family still lives there, whom i visit every two weeks !

both LA teams ahead in the series, 3 - 1 ! :D


Me too, close to Merced and Lark Ellen.

[meeko031]

Me too, close to Merced and Lark Ellen.

haha, i have friends that live near that area ! that BKK area is now fully developed there !

small world

[Belmondo]

We have a couple moderators in Visalia.

We are in Visalia. We do quite a bit of traveling in the Central valley/coast to photograph local sites. PM me if you are interested in meeting up.

Say, would your husband happen to be a moderator, too? :lol:

[madjack]

The OC...

[rick_reno]

Spent my high school years in Woodacre (Marin County), then the family moved to Los Altos.
I spent the next 30 years in Palo Alto, upon returning from Zurich we settled in Penryn (near Auburn) for 12 years. I miss the weather.

[T2i4me]

Are you following me? :lol: In another post you stated that you once lived in Lancaster, CA and now Huntington Beach, CA, which is where my wife and I grew up. Still have the house on Slater and Talbert.:D

You might be following me! Yep dad worked at Edwards when I was young, then moved to Douglas so we left the high desert and moved to the beach town, Talbert & Slater is just around the corner from me! The only time I see Lancaster now is on our way to 395!

[Calicajun]

Talbert & Slater is just around the corner from me!
Maybe one of these days when my wife and I are in town (HB) for the weekend we can get together and shoot something.

[adamg5]

Fowler, CA
Fresno's best kept secret :)

[T2i4me]

Maybe one of these days when my wife and I are in town (HB) for the weekend we can get together and shoot something.

Sure and we can bring along our cameras to photo what we shot!

[Calicajun]

The wife is the only one in this house that can shoot with a camera. I make a point of keeping her happy.

[samsen]

I'll add to party. I live in Solvang, which is between Santa Barbara and Santa Maria. This is a view of Solvang from our back deck. Those are the Santa Ynez mountains hidden under the clouds.

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z211/jon1937/SolvangSpringMorning.jpg


Lucky you with this view.
One thing probably never comes to your wish list is a visit to Europa unless there is a specific personal reason.
Love to see this place and I am hearing that you have one beautiful lake too.
When is the best time to visit your city?

[samsen]

Spent my high school years in Woodacre (Marin County), then the family moved to Los Altos.
I spent the next 30 years in Palo Alto, upon returning from Zurich we settled in Penryn (near Auburn) for 12 years. I miss the weather.


Really Rick?
Cali's weather is better than Hawaii??? And I was envy you.