Jan 01 2009
Happy New Year Everyone
Surfers and Gulls, San Onofre State Beach
May your new year bring you more new opportunities and new hopes, and may the gift of new beginnings bring you peace, joy, happiness, peacefulness and good health.
Venus and Moon Earlier Tonight
As we did not go anywhere tonight, trying to avoid the roads that may have drunk drivers from the New Year’s partying, we instead look at the sky for our natural New Year’s fire works display, that is of the stars, the moon and planet Venus. We had fun, since we have not tried photographing the sky at dark at all, and this is our first time. I actually get lost with focusing since I could not even see well the sky in the eye piece. I realized that those taking pictures of the sky at night must really be very good! A lot of patience too, since the exposure is alot longer.
Pine and Stars
Anyway, the New year has brought me a new challenge, that is to practice more taking picture of the sky at night. Lights are beautiful, and natural lights from the sky make it even a lot more beautiful. We just have so many blessings to enjoy life, for free!! It is all up to us if we take them and be satisfied with the joys of simple life.
I really like these photos of the seagulls. I haven’t had a chance to get anything like this myself yet. The huge number of birds in this one and your last post is just fascinating.
Happy 2009, keep the great shots coming!
Happy New Years, betchai. I love your night time pictures. We see the Moon and Venus quite a bit. We have had quite a few chilly, and clear nights lately.
May peace, joy, health,prosperity and killer photos fill your year.
Happy New Year!
i love the birds.. they are just lovely to look at… great for capturing that planet’s alignment… and the wonderful sky, i barely seen that lately because of the clouds all over the sky here…
happy new year…
Happy new year!!!
I’m one of your entrecarddroppers and I’m sending you my best wishes.
May many dreams come true.
Thanks for the lovely comments you left on my blog. Your compliments endear to me and compel me to write more.
Yes, light indeed is beautiful and God has given us so many beautiful things to enjoy for free.
A blessed and abundant New Year to you Betchai and to your family.
Wishing you a happy, healthy, prosperous, and amazing 2009!
peace,
mike
livelife365
Happy New Year!
Wishing you a wonderful and prosperous 2009.
Happy New Year Betchai. The Moon and Venus are awesome! that is a fantastic shot. Thanks so much again for sharing and stopping by as well. I look forward to more of your posts and pictures n 2009
I love that pic of the moon. It made me cry so much. I feel I need to go home, my spiritual home that is where ever that may be..
Happy New Year!!
Happy new year, B! The stars are so lovely - you’re so fortunate to be able to see them that clearly.
There’s nothing like stargazing. It grounds us to where we are in relation to the universe. Pretty humbling, don’t you think?
hello my friend,
love the birds photo. you are indeed so lucky to be always in touch with nature. happy new year.
hi betchai, what a relaxing new year celebration you had. thanks for the holiday greetings. have a blessed and prosperous 2009!