10 on 10: May

I love my iPhone.  Yep, I do.

It's hard to believe there once was a time when I couldn't go anywhere without my fancy-pants DSLR camera.  I didn't want to miss a thing and in fact, I wouldn't even go for a walk on the beach without it.  It was exhausting carrying around this heavy gear and I honestly hated being stopped and asked what I was shooting all the time.

I saw people using their iPhone cameras but it seemed it was for things like a photo of one's Starbuck's drink that morning or what they had for lunch.  When I met the Shutter Sisters at Oasis last year I was asked over and over again, "what's your handle on instagram?"   I realized I was way behind the times.  Not only was I not on instagram, but I never used my iPhone for taking photos.

I recently joined instagram and as I browsed through people's images I was blown away.   With all of the apps available, and various lenses you can attach to your phone, I learned that I can still give images my special touch.

These days when I go for my walks on the beach, I still always have a camera, but most of the time it's my little 8 megapixel iPhone and I love it.   I stay inconspicuous, even with my zoom lens, and I can even take photos of myself without anyone ever knowing!  Ha!

Here's ten iPhone images from a day in La Jolla.   On this day, May 10th, the clouds were breathtaking and changed drastically from morning to sunset.

Please take a look at Micah Hewett's 10 on 10 post for May here, and follow the links around to see the images from all the women in our 'ten on ten' circle.

Windansea Beach

Little girl at play at La Jolla Shores

Bowing to the great Ocean

Egrets dancing in the Pier's reflection

Close-Up on the Waves

La Jolla Shores

Scripps Pier

La Jolla Shores

A closer look inside the doorway to infinity

Before Sunset at Windansea

Seaweed Antlers

Sandcrab Art

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Me and the Ocean

It just seems to be my go-to place, the ocean, which is one of the biggest reasons I love living where I do. Ever since I was a wee one, the beach was pretty much my favorite place to be.  I spent most of my Summers as a teen on the beach, and find that I could never live too far away from it.   In my 366 day project on flickr, I've had four days of the ocean.  Out of nine, that's a lot!  Here's one of my faves from Windansea, La Jolla.   I love using my 10-20mm lens here because there's so much to see in the rocks under your feet, as well as way out where the god rays burst through the clouds on the ocean.