day 3: still obsessed

It's day 3 of owning my camera and I'm still obsessed with it. I take it to work. I take it to Happy Hour. I literally always have it. So since I'm going to attempt to show you my life through pictures, here you go.

Someone at work today told me I looked regal, sophisticated. She said I should be living in New York. Um, yes please. Take me to NYC. Take me anywhere East Coast. I think I belong there..

By the way.. I'm in love with the bracelet I'm wearing. It's black string with opal beads. GORGEOUS! And my friends make them. All custom with like a million different choices. See them all on twitter...

  Renahy.

Monica.

As I was driving home from a seriously stressful day at work, I drove across this bridge. I drive across it everyday actually. And everyday the sunset looks amazing as it is reflecting upon the still water sitting in the bottom of the basin. Only today, as soon as I past it, I knew I had to stop. I flipped a U-turn real quick and pulled over in the "no parking: tow-away only" zone.  Oh well. Tow my car. I'm getting this shot.

 After I finished obsessing with the sunset, I grabbed my roommate to head to one of my favorite spots in LA for Happy Hour. I had a long day remember, and four more just like it to follow.

I love Rush St. because it is Chicago-inspired. The decor is amazing and the vibe is like older-professional-men-grabbing-a-drink-after-work meets mid-twenty-somethings-trying-to-be-professionals. Everyone's beautiful and everyone's interesting.

Also, the food is absolutely to die for. If you go, you have to try the Tataki Nachos. I promise you won't regret it. Tonight though, we stuck with the Happy Hour menu and I ended up with a glass of Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand and a pesto pizza with cherry tomatoes, fresh mozzarella cheese, and fresh basil. YUM!

Still playing around with my camera. Also, I love black and white photos. They remind me of Audrey Hepburn and Shirley Temple and flapper girls from the 20s.

xoxo
T

New camera, new found love...

Soooo I have decided I am revitalizing my blog! I was so into it before, and then I guess I just got caught up with life.  But no more- I'm back!

For Christmas I received some money that I was told to "not spend on bills." I put it in my savings for the day that I would actually have to pay rent with it. As the time passed though, I realized that I always spend my birthday/Christmas money on bills and that this time I wasn't going to do that. So I said fuck it and bought myself a Canon Rebel T3 that I had been eying for months. I know it's by no means a professional's camera, but I'm a beginner in the whole photog department. I just want to see what I can do.

So I've had my camera for a whopping 48 hours and over the weekend here's what I have done:
Saturday I went to Santa Monica to catch a sunset. The weather out here has been amazing and warm and the sunrises have been pink and the sunsets have been all kinds of fiery orange.

The sun looks truly beautiful and I can honestly say that I am so blessed to be able to see this in January!

I absolutely love this photo of the American flag and the palm tree. The sunset in the background and the military pillars on the right make it the ultimate patriotic picture :)













Finally, my last picture from Saturday turned out to be my favorite. The bird in the top right flew in just as I snapped the sun going down and it turned out, in my opinion, just lovely.

On Sunday, me and a friend went hiking in Malibu. Honestly, who knew waterfalls and NATURE existed in LA?! I've been on this hike before and it is one of my favorites. You have to do a bit of rock climbing to get to the big waterfall at the top, but it is well worth it. Word to the wise: Don't wear white! You will get dirty. The whole hike takes about 2 hours round trip, including time to stop, take pictures and soak in the beauty of it all. Here's some of the things from today.

I love the color lavender. Like I really, really love it.  

Anyways, stay tuned for more as you follow me and my camera around :)
xoxo
T