rose in the sunlight

rose in the sunlight, originally uploaded by Manicosity.

I like the gradient of the sky because of the sun and the shadows of the inner petals. One of the best ones from my UCR Botanic Gardens trip.

orange

orange, originally uploaded by Manicosity.

yellow duo

yellow duo, originally uploaded by Manicosity.

I like this one because it looks like the flower is drinking the sunlight.
Taken at the UCRiverside Botanic Gardens.

blue star

blue star, originally uploaded by Manicosity.

Taken at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden in Claremont

curls

curls, originally uploaded by Manicosity.

reminded me of instrument strings
Taken at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden in Claremont.
From the cultivated garden.

Reds

Reds, originally uploaded by Manicosity.

It kind of reminded me of a pipe cleaner.
It was on a tree on a West L.A. neighborhood street.

fuzzy rose

fuzzy rose, originally uploaded by Manicosity.

This might be my favorite one from the botanic garden trips.

Taken at the UCRiverside Botanic Gardens.

Contemporary

Alone, originally uploaded by Manicosity.

I think the single reason I love this photo so much is the way the guy is standing. Taken at the National Portrait Gallery in D.C.

Palms in the pool

Palms in the pool, originally uploaded by Manicosity.

Last fall, Jeff and I went to Hawaii for Chase and Noel's wedding. We spent 3 days in Kauai, 4 in Honolulu and braved an earthquake, 30 flights of stairs, rain and a whole lot of humidity.
However, it was the best vacation of my life and my first one that I had the D50. There are tons more photos but these are some of the favorites of my favorites.

Palm Tree

DSC_00370943, originally uploaded by Manicosity.

Kauai

Lighthouse

DSC_00770981, originally uploaded by Manicosity.

On Kauai, HI

Memorial

DSC_00451641, originally uploaded by Manicosity.

The U.S.S. Arizona

Burger King

DSC_03981584, originally uploaded by Manicosity.

Even fast food restaurants are cooler in Hawaii.

Painted waves

DSC_00871776, originally uploaded by Manicosity.

I like this one because the waves in the background almost look like they could be a hollywood set piece. They're not.

Peacock

DSC_03711557, originally uploaded by Manicosity.

Perched at the Hawaiian Zoo near Waikiki in Honolulu, Oahu

Jellyfish

DSC_02711459, originally uploaded by Manicosity.

Taken in the aquarium in Waikiki

Surf's up

DSC_00891778, originally uploaded by Manicosity.

From Hawaii vacation, Oct. 2006

Hawaiian Sunset

Hawaiian Sunset, originally uploaded by Manicosity.

From Honolulu, Waikiki Beach, Oct. 2006

Green

Green, originally uploaded by Manicosity.

Jeff and I went to the National Portrait Gallery in D.C. after it reopened. This was in the contemporary art section and it it struck me. It was a bunch of green bottles connected together in a circle.

Excalibur

Excalibur, originally uploaded by Manicosity.

It's the castle where YOU rule.

This is another shot from the recent jaunt to Vegas.
We stayed at Excalibur, which is kind of like the castle from Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood on crack.

I shot this from our room.

Johny Vegas

JVT, originally uploaded by Manicosity.

Last weekend I went to Vegas with two of my college friends. While we were waiting for one to get money out of the slowest ATM ever (in the M&M World store), I harrassed Johny with the camera. For the record, he hates being in pictures.
However, I really like how this one turned out, taken in a split second before he started covering his face with his hands. Another friend pointed out that his eyes mirror those of the green m&m (or is it just an M?).
Anyway, I like the depth of field in this one.

Popular, like Nada Surf

stacks, originally uploaded by Manicosity.

According to Flickr, this is the most viewed photo of mine. I took it in the Bahamas last summer.