cadillac ranch 2.

I already posted the Cadillac Ranch photo from when Kevin and I braved the blizzard at the crack of dawn, but I never posted one from the day before, when we went and enjoyed it on a mild sunny day. I know the most iconic photos of Cadillac Ranch show the whole spread in a typically wide shot, so as always, I wanted to attempt a more unique angle. One of the things I loved about the area was all the used and empty spray paint cans strewn about, so I wanted to try and get a shot including those. This is what I came up with…

palm trees and sunshine.

A friend of mine here is a concierge at a swanky hotel in Coronado, which is a sort of island-like strip that is directly above Imperial Beach (where I currently reside). This means he gets all sorts of perks and hook-ups from the surrounding businesses…one of which is to use a sailboat that is usually rented out at a fairly high price. Lucky me…I got to tag along the other day when he took it out for a beautiful day on the San Diego Bay on a sunny January afternoon. As we took the sails down and motored back towards the marina, the sun was starting to get a bit lower in the sky and made for some beautiful scenery along the way.

find the light.

Admittedly, things haven't been going too smoothly since I landed on the West Coast all of eleven days ago. Not only do I feel like nothing seems to be going right, but it almost feels as if everything that can go wrong is going wrong as well. The other night, I'd had a supremely bad evening and found myself in the most sour mood. I put a plea up on Twitter, asking my followers for suggestions to get my spirits up and an old colleague/friend/mentor Jeff Montgomery replied with "take some pictures, stop seeing crap and look for light."

It was exactly what I needed to hear/read.

The next day, I made a point to carry my camera around with me each place I went to try to take some pictures, stop seeing crap and look for the light. Not only did I find the light, but I started to remember why it was that I moved here in the first place…for the adventure, the weather and most of all, the scenery.

So, thank you Jeff, for kicking some sense into me and reminding me where to turn when I get down…to my camera and the light.