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San Diego Winter Weather

San Diego Winter Weather

The West Coast

Mark doesn’t like the pic cause it makes him look like he has a belly… I assured him it was the wind and that people would realize it’s the wind. But just in case, it’s the wind hah!

Mark Adam Cardiff

Cabrillo National Monument

One of the little gems of San Diego, CA.

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Cabrillo

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San Diego Zoo

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Inside the UN

During a trip to Switzerland inside United Nations

During a trip to Switzerland inside United Nations

Hiking Black Mountain Open Space Park

Went hiking yesterday at Black Mountain Open Space Park in 85 degree weather so I didn’t want to lug around my dslr… this is where the DP2 excels. Didn’t feel pulled down by any weight at all. About a 2 hour hike up and down and the DP2 lasted the whole way.

I love the peacefulness that comes with hiking. I’m no expert hiker with hiking shoes and gear, but I do appreciate a nice – somewhat challenging – elevating destination with amazing views.

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Starting our hike on level ground:
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The light was gorgeous, our hike stared around 5:40. Perfect light for me:
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The green on this tree was really interesting for me, post process a little much, but that’s my style:
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More gorgeous light infusing through nature:
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View from atop:
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Lastly, the end of the day drawing near:
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Great place to go for beginners like myself. It did get kind of scary an hour into the hike because we weren’t sure if we were still on the loop trail. So instead of continuing (the sun was just starting to set and the gates closed soon) we backtracked the way we came. Definitely need some good shoes as the hills get pretty steep, but other than that… a nice walk.

Another good hike around the area is the Rancho Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve which is made up of mostly flat lands to which a 3 mile hike to a waterfall and 3 mile hike back makes for a great workout while enjoying the outdoors.

I 100% firmly believe these results (for me and my liking) would not have been achieved by any of the compact cameras I’ve owned taking in consideration color, dynamic range, low noise, quality of the image and I’ve owned many compacts including the G10 and LX3. Still fascinated with my Sigma DP2!!

NYC Trip, 2009