when are you going to yosemite? the prices of lodging goes down alot after sept.1. also you might want to check out The Photographers Guide To Yosemite by Michael Frye 3rd edition $12.95 new.

I will be Kayaking on Jackson Lake and Hiking in the Tetons the last week of Aug.I cant wait to get there. I will be spending a week there. I love your pictures of the area.

in the last couple of years they have redone the philly waterfront if you take a boat ride you can get some pictures of the philly skyline. Genos has the best Philly Cheasesteaks. as far as soft pretzels go they will have them at the airport but the Pretzel Factory has stands all over the city and are cheaper 3 for a dollar.have a great trip.

he waited for you because he thought you were going to bring him something to eat. nice pictures .

dont be afraid to check out sony also. minolta lens will work on the sonys and you can pick them up cheap.

if you are looking for places to shoot in San Diego check out the book Photosecrets San Diego by Andrew Hudson. Its a great book.

I have always belived that you can be good at anything you want to be good at; if you are willing to put in the time and the effort to reach that goal.most of us are part time photographers who take pictures for are own enjoyment.we have jobs and famileys and cannot spend as maney hours as we would like taking pictures.but by reading books and shooting 100s of pictures an trying diff.settings;lighting;an shooting diff.scenes we strive to get to be the best that we can be with our photography.after all the pictures we take mean diff. things to each of us. some are to capture memories of a certain time in our lives or a place we might never get to see again.As we contiune to shoot pictures t/o our lives I find that if we are not happy we what pictures we shoot we will find out why we dont like the picture and we will find a way to make it better. You have to put in the time and effort if you want to get better. I think this is the same for anything you do in Life.So keep shooting an enjoy life after all you cant please everyone.

OARS outfitters who runs whitewater rafting trips all over the world lists the top 3 w/p point and shoot cameras as follows No1 Olympus TG1 $400.No2 Panasonic Lumix DMC TS4 $400; and No3 Nicon AW100 $300. all good to 30 ft u/w with tons of features I use the Nicon AW100 and have never had a problem with it. others are Pentex and Fuji for around $150. any of these will work for what you need. good luck.

I think it is a nice shot but I would like to see it without the cpl on the lens, I shoot alot down at La Jolla Cove it has alot of great photo ops there.

check out the book San Francisco & Northern California by Andrew Hudson I think it is one of the best books out there for that area.$16.00 new about $5.00 to $10.00 used. will tell you everything you need to know about the whole area.what to do;what to see; where to take pictures;history and everything else. have a great trip.

OARS outfitters lists the top 3 P/S w/p cameras as follows Olympus Tough TG 1;PanasonicLumix DMC TS4;Nicon AW100. they range in price from $300 to $400. I use the nicon aw100 when rafting but I always take my Sony A65 with me in a w/p case. I know people who use the GO PRO and they are nice also.

I have the nicon aw100 which is great. there are some nice w/p cameras at walmart for around $100.00 that would be perfect for your trip. the nicon aw100 is around $300.but I do alot of rafting and skiing which is why I got it. as for taking a dslr on the water I take my sony a65 with me all the time but keep it in a Pelican 1400 case totaley w/p and tie it to the boat if in whitewater and it is handy if I am in clam water.I never had a problem. have a great trip.

check out the book San Francisco & Northern California by Andrew Hudson it will give you all the information you need on where to go and things to shoot in that area. it cost $16.95 new probley about $10.00 used great source for information on that whole area. enjoy your trip.

I have the sony A65 and a Tamorn 18 to 270 lens .I love it .it does all that I could wish for . after 8 months Im still learning how to use it.

If you ever get the chance to raft the Grand Canyon ;do it Oars and Azrona Rafting both offer trips from 6 to 14 days.photo no. 2 is about a 1/2 mile up on the canyon wall there is a path to it from the river.photo 11 is only one of the views you see each morning when you climb into the rafts. photo 18 if you hike about 4 more miles up that creek you will end up at photo 35 Havasu falls.also the first 67 miles of the Grand Canyon is clear at mile 67 the Little Colorado enters the CAnyon with the muddy water. photo 26 most of the rapids in the Canyon are not this big photos 11 and 27 is what you see most days. And the side Canyon hikes are even more Allsome.