Such a beautiful day today. This is why we love Cali!

Some pictures from our fabulous trip to Ojai. Beautiful weather in beautiful surroundings.

So much to see when out to sea. We survived the three hour (+) tour. Oh the life of a sailor!

I have been playing around with a new photo program. Playing with colors.

Here are some pictures from a recent trip to Cancun. Most of the beach shots are taken at Puerto Morelos which is South of Cancun. Such beautiful beaches and many pristine areas.

Photos from a recent hike out in Palos Verdes, so beautiful as everything was in bloom!

Hot Air Balloons in Temecula

A few more shots from New Orleans.

So many beautiful sights on this trip.

I just can't keep up with all of the shots that I took.

Spent the weekend in New Orleans!

While much of the country was covered in snow, California put out another gorgeous day. People were lined up along the cliffs in Palos Verdes watching the surf. Just stunning!

Just us and the birds.

We took a little adventure down in San Pedro earlier today. A long walk down to rocky shoreline.

Cycles

Cycles, originally uploaded by k erickson photos.

A few weeks ago, I shot some pictures of a church with bright red doors. I really loved the doors and these are what you see pasted across this image. Someone commented that it reminded them of musical notes which I thought was interesting. Kind of a lyrical feel.

I am sure this image comes about as a combination of all the images coming out of Haiti as well as our local struggles with the rain. This is one of those pictures that I did not have a real sense of direction for when I started, but once I completed the image, it made sense.

A tough day with the rain. The 405 had waterfalls cascading down, such that many people were forced to take Spring street, where the water was at least knee deep. It took me about forty minutes to travel less than a mile. When I finally got to my destination, I found that my class was canceled as there were serious water leaks at the facility. That really sucked! Here's to safe driving!

I really wanted to make some images with color this morning. I searched through some older photos and came up with two that I combined here. I like the movement and the strength.

The lighting here was incredible. This happens to be the stair case up to someone's home. I can only dream of having a home like this.

Laguna

Another beautiful day in Southern California. We headed down to Laguna and soaked in the sun this morning. The view of the tide was spectacular!

City Art

For anyone who missed the spectacular sunrise this morning, I was just in awe! I love January skies.