Nature Doesn't Need Photoshop

"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower"

-Albert Camus

Happy fall to you!

It is officially the first day of the new season.

It still feels quite warm in Santa Barbara.

In fact, Santa Barbara often seems to have

an "eternal spring".

I feel very fortunate to live here.

Many times, it is so beautiful that I just have to run

and grab my camera.

Then, I snap the shot!

When I look at it later, I just have to gasp.

It is so pretty that using Photoshop

would only diminish the beauty.

In Santa Barbara, nature doesn't need any help.

 For instance, I shot the photo above a few months ago.

It is a picture of sunset on the Mesa in Santa Barbara.

That is REALLY what the sky looked like.

Gorgeous! 

This past spring, I commuted to work

along the 101 freeway next to the Pacific Ocean.

The ocean was stunning (as it always is).

Yet there were a few days when the hills on the opposite side

 were spectacular!

Blue lupines were everywhere.

I pulled my car over by the side of the road -

I just had to get a picture of this amazing site!

A little while ago,
we went to the tide pools with our neighbors.

This photo shows my daughter frolicking

with her friend.

A person just has to leap around

when the sand is so smooth & the ocean & sky are so blue.

If I were to use Photoshop,

I would probably crop out the houses.

Of course, then I may not remember

that this photo shows the sunrise as

seen from the front of my house in Santa Barbara.

Look at those amazing clouds!

Finally, I have the beach.

The Pacific Ocean is always amazing.

Grey & choppy.

Blue & smooth as glass.

However it looks on a particular day

- the photos never need any computer help.

Have a wonderful fall.

I hope you enjoy all that the season brings.

 

"I would rather sit on a pumpkin,

and have it all to myself,

than be crowded on a velvet cushion."

- Henry David Thoreau

Speaking of pumpkins,

I should go out soon (with my kids, of course)

and get some pumpkins for my home.

Au Revoir,

Michelle