The Taste of Summer

To me, Summer is the sting of a sunburn, the gritty bite of a sandy sandwich, the smell of Coppertone, and that hint of salt in everything you eat. This past weekend we went to Capistrano to soak up some much needed Vitamin D, and of course my beast camera came with me. I climbed the sandy dunes of San Clemente State Beach and snapped some shots that scream Summer.

♡, A

Free Music Anyone?

I, like nearly every young person of my generation, do not like paying for music. Don't get me wrong, I love to support artists by going to their shows and buying a bunch of merch, but with free downloads so accessible to the public, it makes it more and more difficult to want to buy music from iTunes or Amazon. I decided a few months ago to meet these two sides of the music industry in the middle, and legally download music for free.

SPIN magazine offers a monthly 14-15 song download for free, which I love because I usually discover new bands that I become obsessed with that way.

Here's the url so that you can check it out yourself:

http://www.spin.com/itunes

Enjoy!

♡, A

Fireworks & Flowers

I decided to do Fourth of July a little bit differently this year. We did the typical picnic and firework display at the highschool, but this year I changed it up a bit and set my camera on my stomach with a slow shutter speed of about 15 seconds, and let the magic commence. Turns out fireworks are more like flowers than I thought.

America celebrates independence from Britain the right way: with explosives from China.

♡, A

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Sunset Fields

Chasing the setting sun while driving back from Yosemite with my boyfriend, I whipped out my camera and held it precariously out the window. Despite dangling a mere three feet from peril, my glorious Nikon once again did not fail me.

Pretty in Pink

Nothing puts a smile on my face more than a bouquet of peonies. They are so cheery, beautiful, and their colors are simply stunning.

Captured

This was one brave butterfly. I wan't sure that I would be able to snap a picture before it flew away, but luckily this one seemed to be undaunted by my dirty hands or surprised expression.