After many years of P&S photography I'm going back to one of my great loves - Photography.
This is a web site which will hopefully show my progression & give me a chance to share it with family & friends.
I bought my first camera, for my own won money, at the age of 9. It was a Kodak Instamatic. The large problem with that was that I had no money for extra film & getting the film developed, so I had to rely on my father's generosity which didn't always understand photos of our dogs & apples from our garden. Ah well... such is life. ;-)
My first real camera, by which I mean slr camera, was bought after I sold my beloved horse Sabotage in 1980. I had to have something to do after that. It was a Nikon FM. I loved that camera. My last film camera, before I bought the D200, was an N50 which I'd not touched for years. I'm still shooting Nikon, but today I'm the proud owner of a D300, a Nikon N90s film camera & the amazing D800. The D300 is my primary camera, but the D800 is getting more & more work. I have just added a D70 to my arsenal of cameras. It has been Infrared converted & will only be used for Infrared (IR) photography.
I try to capture "Moments In Nature" - much to remind us all of the beauty we have around us & have to protect.
I'm just someone who, in her old age, is trying to follow a Dream....... I shoot what matters to me. What's in my heart. What warms my heart. I try to catch "moments" which matter to me. Kind of like my riding of my horses.... I look for "moments" & try to grow from them.
I have a self published booktitled "Moments in Nature" which might peak your interest if you like some of my earlier photography.
However, individual prints of my photographs can easily be ordered & printed through Zenfolio's system & sent straight to you. I make no money should you order. I'm an amateur after all. So if you find one you like..... Please feel free to order it & enjoy it on your wall.
Please be advised that this is really a place for me to share my photos with family & friends. I'm not a professional & don't claim to be. This is my hobby.
Welcome & this place is updated continuously - - so please feel free to come back...
Featured Galleries & Collections
My "Best of the Best" Birds
Visitors 30
206 photos
Created 16-Jan-13
Modified 16-Jan-13
Infrared (IR) from The Japanese Garden
Visitors 169
112 photos
Created 3-Aug-09
Modified 3-Aug-09
Andrea
Visitors 4975
5 photos
Created 25-Dec-07
Modified 25-Dec-07
Kyle
Visitors 990
18 photos
Created 5-Oct-07
Modified 5-Oct-07
Dream Flowers
Visitors 157
51 photos
Created 11-Nov-09
Modified 11-Nov-09
Lousy weather day at Sepulveda Dam
Visitors 2061
33 photos
Created 2-Feb-08
Modified 2-Feb-08
Butterflies Finally.....
Visitors 583
31 photos
Created 28-Feb-10
Modified 28-Feb-10
Dragons Dragons Dragons
Visitors 414
35 photos
Created 13-Aug-08
Modified 13-Aug-08
The Treasure that is the Japanese Garden
Visitors 500
140 photos
Created 6-Dec-08
Modified 6-Dec-08
Current Favorites
Visitors 4680
51 photos
Created 28-May-08
Modified 28-May-08
Illegal Activities at Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Refuge
Visitors 858
13 photos
Created 26-Oct-08
Modified 26-Oct-08
My "Best of the Best" Landscapes
Visitors 0
0 photos
Created 16-Jan-13
Modified 16-Jan-13
Recently Added
Bruce Silke and Camden 2021
Visitors 2
24 photos
Created 29-Nov-21
Modified 29-Nov-21
GoPro Videos 2020
Visitors 5
2 videos
Created 16-Jun-20
Modified 16-Jun-20
Renee's 60th Birthday Party in Paris
Visitors 4
185 photos
Created 16-Nov-16
Modified 16-Nov-16
Videos
Visitors 106
33 videos
Created 3-May-16
Modified 3-May-16
Bruce Visit & hike up to the Hollywood Sign January 2016
Visitors 0
46 photos
Created 27-Feb-16
Modified 27-Feb-16
Jabba the Hutt - the Boston Terrier
Visitors 5
41 photos
Created 25-Oct-15
Modified 25-Oct-15
Photo.net NIKON WedNEsDAy Thread Photos
Visitors 562
164 photos
Created 23-Sep-15
Modified 23-Sep-15
Family Vacation August 2015
Visitors 4
148 photos
Created 13-Sep-15
Modified 13-Sep-15
All Photographs
Bruce Silke and Camden 2021
Visitors 2
24 photos
Created 29-Nov-21
Modified 29-Nov-21
GoPro Videos 2020
Visitors 5
2 videos
Created 16-Jun-20
Modified 16-Jun-20
Family Stuff - Stay out or get Bored
Galleries 32
Modified 13-Oct-16
1459 photos
Videos
Visitors 106
33 videos
Created 3-May-16
Modified 3-May-16
Jabba the Hutt - the Boston Terrier
Visitors 5
41 photos
Created 25-Oct-15
Modified 25-Oct-15
Photo.net NIKON WedNEsDAy Thread Photos
Visitors 562
164 photos
Created 23-Sep-15
Modified 23-Sep-15
Jamestown
Visitors 5
170 photos
Created 7-Jun-15
Modified 7-Jun-15
Horse Shows etc. I've Photographed
Galleries 3
Modified 19-Oct-14
163 photos
Mimmi's visit 2014 - visit to Death Valley, Bodie & Mono Lake in California
Visitors 2
45 photos
Created 5-May-14
Modified 5-May-14
Latest Shots
Visitors 374
134 photos
Created 28-Mar-14
Modified 28-Mar-14
Birds By Individual Species
Galleries 96
Modified 23-Mar-14
1488 photos
Venezuelan Dwarf/Miniature Orchid
Visitors 0
9 photos
Created 19-Mar-14
Modified 19-Mar-14
Beginning Panoramas
Visitors 2
29 photos
Created 24-Feb-14
Modified 24-Feb-14
Sunset Shots from Catalina Island Boat Trip
Visitors 1
27 photos
Created 21-Feb-14
Modified 21-Feb-14
Macros Galore
Galleries 18
Modified 20-Feb-14
246 photos
Animals of Different Kinds
Galleries 3
Modified 20-Feb-14
24 photos
Our Horses
Visitors 2
58 photos
Created 20-Feb-14
Modified 20-Feb-14
Water Lilies
Visitors 0
0 photos
Created 3-Aug-13
Modified 3-Aug-13
Nikon Equipment for Sale
Visitors 7
18 photos
Created 9-Feb-13
Modified 9-Feb-13
Processing Woos... ;-)
Visitors 0
11 photos
Created 22-Jan-13
Modified 22-Jan-13
My "Best of the Best" Birds
Visitors 30
206 photos
Created 16-Jan-13
Modified 16-Jan-13
My "Best of the Best" Landscapes
Visitors 0
0 photos
Created 16-Jan-13
Modified 16-Jan-13
IR or InfraRed Photographs
Galleries 10
Modified 13-Jan-13
655 photos
A Snowy Visit to Sweden
Visitors 4
70 photos
Created 12-Jan-13
Modified 12-Jan-13
Birds in Sweden
Visitors 24
53 photos
Created 16-Feb-12
Modified 16-Feb-12
Test
Visitors 21
3 photos
Created 30-Mar-11
Modified 30-Mar-11
Landscapes
Galleries 2
Modified 22-Jul-10
16 photos
Lens Tests, tripod shots etc
Galleries 17
Modified 22-May-10
242 photos
Lensbaby Gallery
Visitors 45
31 photos
Created 20-Apr-10
Modified 20-Apr-10
Andrea
Galleries 3
Modified 20-Apr-10
21 photos
Snow Landscapes
Visitors 11
9 photos
Created 30-Mar-10
Modified 30-Mar-10
Some Macros
Visitors 30
10 photos
Created 31-Jan-10
Modified 31-Jan-10
Flowers
Galleries 3
Modified 5-Dec-09
190 photos
Sizing & Quality test
Visitors 43
3 photos
Created 6-Oct-09
Modified 6-Oct-09
Attempts at Candids....
Visitors 66
7 photos
Created 15-Aug-09
Modified 15-Aug-09
Test with Nik Filters PlugIn in CS3
Visitors 29
7 photos
Created 1-Aug-09
Modified 1-Aug-09
California/Oregon/Washington State Trip Photographs
Visitors 82
216 photos
Created 11-Jul-09
Modified 11-Jul-09
Common Murres in Oregon
Visitors 18
7 photos
Created 4-Jun-09
Modified 4-Jun-09
Stuff
Visitors 27
5 photos
Created 4-Jun-09
Modified 4-Jun-09
Roosevelt Elk
Visitors 67
8 photos
Created 4-Jun-09
Modified 4-Jun-09
Deer at Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
Visitors 17
6 photos
Created 22-May-09
Modified 22-May-09
Los Angeles Arboretum
Visitors 0
0 photos
Created 28-Apr-09
Modified 28-Apr-09
LensBaby Art Cows in La Jolla 2009 - Thank You Patsy for sharing this with me....
Visitors 19
19 photos
Created 25-Apr-09
Modified 25-Apr-09
Rescued Captive Raptor Birds at Placerita Canyon Nature Center
Visitors 44
42 photos
Created 14-Apr-09
Modified 14-Apr-09
Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens - GLAZA
Galleries 6
Modified 10-Apr-09
76 photos
Reborn Mountain...... Four Months After the Fire.....
Visitors 15
22 photos
Created 5-Apr-09
Modified 5-Apr-09
California Harbor Seals
Visitors 41
21 photos
Created 3-Apr-09
Modified 3-Apr-09
A Few People With a "Cause"
Visitors 169
6 photos
Created 3-Apr-09
Modified 3-Apr-09
California Wildflowers
Visitors 8
5 photos
Created 26-Mar-09
Modified 26-Mar-09
Some test shots taken with my new USED Nikon FM film camera.
Visitors 131
19 photos
Created 13-Mar-09
Modified 13-Mar-09
Our pets
Visitors 1515
9 photos
Created 6-Mar-09
Modified 6-Mar-09
South Coast Botanical Gardens
Visitors 32
80 photos
Created 17-Feb-09
Modified 17-Feb-09
A Rooster in our driveway....
Visitors 64
25 photos
Created 8-Feb-09
Modified 8-Feb-09
Downtown Los Angeles Hike with DPR LA
Visitors 106
72 photos
Created 8-Feb-09
Modified 8-Feb-09
Silly D700 with Kenko 1.4 TC in different modes...
Visitors 200
3 photos
Created 30-Jan-09
Modified 30-Jan-09
Sepulveda a warm & beautiful January day in 2009
Visitors 65
49 photos
Created 26-Jan-09
Modified 26-Jan-09
Nikon FM - 1980ish film camera
Visitors 151
6 photos
Created 17-Jan-09
Modified 17-Jan-09
Birds in our Backyard II
Visitors 86
45 photos
Created 15-Jan-09
Modified 15-Jan-09
December Day at SJWS
Visitors 73
29 photos
Created 3-Jan-09
Modified 3-Jan-09
Snow Over Sylmar.....
Visitors 45
14 photos
Created 27-Dec-08
Modified 27-Dec-08
Juvenile Cooper's Hawk in our backyard
Visitors 61
17 photos
Created 26-Dec-08
Modified 26-Dec-08
Windy, Cold & Gray Day at Bolsa Chica
Visitors 37
41 photos
Created 15-Dec-08
Modified 15-Dec-08
Mothers & Chicks at Bolsa Chica in July
Visitors 31
77 photos
Created 12-Dec-08
Modified 12-Dec-08
The Treasure that is the Japanese Garden
Visitors 500
140 photos
Created 6-Dec-08
Modified 6-Dec-08
Result of the Fire Storms in Sylmar 2008
Visitors 138
101 photos
Created 26-Nov-08
Modified 26-Nov-08
Potential Cover shots for my book "Moments In Nature"
Visitors 1461
39 photos
Created 15-Nov-08
Modified 15-Nov-08
El Dorado Park - a collection
Visitors 66
12 photos
Created 2-Nov-08
Modified 2-Nov-08
The White Pelicans Have Returned to Sepulveda Basin
Visitors 27
44 photos
Created 28-Oct-08
Modified 28-Oct-08
Illegal Activities at Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Refuge
Visitors 858
13 photos
Created 26-Oct-08
Modified 26-Oct-08
October Sunday at Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Refuge
Visitors 23
45 photos
Created 24-Oct-08
Modified 24-Oct-08
Bolsa Chica
Galleries 4
Modified 19-Oct-08
119 photos
October Fire Over Sylmar
Visitors 98
4 photos
Created 15-Oct-08
Modified 15-Oct-08
Bolsa Chica Chicks
Visitors 20
1 photos
Created 12-Oct-08
Modified 12-Oct-08
Fun shots from DPR Meet Ups - - Photographers working hard....
Visitors 825
13 photos
Created 4-Oct-08
Modified 4-Oct-08
The Green Heron "Greenie" at The Japanese Garden
Visitors 21
58 photos
Created 25-Sep-08
Modified 25-Sep-08
Squirrels Squirrels Squirrels
Galleries 4
Modified 23-Sep-08
62 photos
September Day at Bolsa Chica
Visitors 52
19 photos
Created 22-Sep-08
Modified 22-Sep-08
August Malibu Lagoon State Park Cross Creek visit
Visitors 23
32 photos
Created 4-Sep-08
Modified 4-Sep-08
Malibu Lagoon Cross Creek & Pier Surfers
Visitors 30
9 photos
Created 1-Sep-08
Modified 1-Sep-08
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
Galleries 2
Modified 28-Aug-08
53 photos
Dive-Bombing Little Dictators or Hummingbirds 2008
Visitors 86
27 photos
Created 22-Aug-08
Modified 22-Aug-08
Summer Lightning over Los Angeles
Visitors 166
2 photos
Created 15-Aug-08
Modified 15-Aug-08
A Night Visitor......
Visitors 28
3 photos
Created 14-Aug-08
Modified 14-Aug-08
Sepulveda Dam/Basin
Galleries 6
Modified 11-Aug-08
215 photos
July Evening At the Huntington Library & Botanical Gardens
Visitors 307
9 photos
Created 22-Jul-08
Modified 22-Jul-08
First DPR Meet up at Malibu Lagoon State Park & Reserve
Galleries 4
Modified 21-Jun-08
66 photos
Huntington Library & Botanical Gardens.....
Visitors 45
18 photos
Created 16-Jun-08
Modified 16-Jun-08
DPR Day at the Huntington Library & Botanical Gardens
Beautiful photos Lil, I thoroughly enjoyed your galleries!!
Masafi(non-registered)
I enjoyed scrolling through the albums that you have shared here and among them I could come across some new experimental stuffs which I never have thought about and even I did doubt about the execution of such programs.
Absolutely wonderful. I´m overwhelmed. I have to admit that you make amazing pictures!! You really do! I wish I could be as talented as you are. keep up doing great job!