Larry Sizemore

One reason why I like this photographer is the nature pictures that he has taken. I really enjoy nature and could see how beautiful it is without man getting involved. However I wish I could put a photo of his. I mostly like about his photos that I feel like I was there. The colors he uses is interesting. Some of them were dark and some were light. It all depends on your point of view. However, no matter I love nature and like how he shows the beauty of it all. Even though I could not load his photos. His web site is www.larrysizemore.com. He has varies different picture of nature to landscape.

John Shaw

The one thing that I like the photos by John is the unique color in how bright they are. The place of nature he took, I felt that I could be there and enjoy the peace and quite. His photos are bright and full of color and it seem to be a live. I like the wild life and nature. The peace and quite you get when you are alone. His photo make me feel this way. He has a range of depth with nature. No matter what time of the season is all the photos were great.

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Quail Botanical Gardens-April 11th, 2009

Going to the Botanical Gardens was really nice. I have not been there for years and only remember it being smaller. Walking around it was really calming and great to reflect. All the plant were very beautiful. The flowers were either blooming or just starting for the seasonal ones. The Garden even has a waterfall that was very sureal and claming when you sit down. You listen to the water fall and think you were in a different place away from the city and people. Overall the plants and the flowers are beautiful. They were full of color and unique in shape and size.

Indian Rock March 23rd, 2009

This a place that is well hidden from the public eye. It is so hidden that there is not even an address for this place. This a place were people have slowly brought back to life. By taken out the non native plant and put in the native ones. There were plants that I never know that they exist like the wild cucumber. The amazing part of the learning about this place is the native plants that have come back on there own. Once the people got rid of the weeds that were growing there. The grow of the native plants were incredible. The one part of this site is the rock that surrounds this area. Even though it tagged it looks great in the area. I think it is great that this being done in this area. This place is in the middle of a housing development and you would not know it is there unless you live near there or part of a class that would visit the place.

Ricon March 16th,2009

This trip was going to be more labor tense then any other trip we have taken in the past. We were able to plant in different region that were assigned to. For my group we had plants that were native to the coast. I was able to only help a little bit with the digging before my back started to hurt and had to stop. It was interesting that students are help this area out. It has been a couple years since the fires destroyed the landscape of region. In only a couple years the plants were growing back and now there will be an area where people can visit and admire the different native plants from the coast, mountains, and desert. This project is still in the starting phase and to see it in the future would be great. Knowing that you are part of the something to help the landscape and to bring back the native plants is great. Right now the land is bare and the plants were just planted. However, I think in a year time, it would be completely different from the time that I went.

Pechanga-March 9th, 2009

When I first got to the location of this trip, it was really cold with the wind blowing. Once all the students got on the shuttled to take us the location. Our first stop was an Oak tree that they have estimated to be 1000's years old. The most fascinating fact that we were told was that Oak trees live to up to 500 years old. We were told to give our first reaction when we say the tree. I thought it was great to see this tree. To see this tree grow the way it grows. The branches that grow to the ground. The one thing that I thought was interesting is that you could not tell the tree was there from the road. You would need to go into an area to see the tree. That from the outside all you see is the leaves and not the tree.
Next we headed to area were only the native students could go to learn what their ancestor did and live. When we arrive at the place you can see different area where the students who take part in the camp during summer. They have a home made pond, made huts that at least one night though out the camp they sleep inside them. They have also constructed a sweat lodge that were able to see but could not go in. They even made home clay pots that the students could leave there or can take home with them.

Tierra Miguel Farms Revisited March 7th, 2009

Going back to the Tierra Miguel Farms during the day has a different feel when taken pictures. I think the lighting was much better. The plants were brighter and were full of color. That day going back there were a group of people who were learning how to take care of fruit trees. Also while I was there I went back to the fields that we went to a couple weeks before. I was there mid morning with the sun very bright. The fruit in the fields had started to grow. It was very small but it was colorful. Overall going back during the day did make a difference when taking pictures.