Spring Break in Monterey

[MarkBarbieri]

We went to the Monterey Peninsula in California for spring break this year. It was about a month ago, but it has taken me that long to go through my pictures and put together a slideshow. You can see the slideshow here (http://photos.barbierifamily.org/Video-Slideshows/Vacations/2011-03-Monterey/16625845_jpL7HR#1263488499_bL7LNHP-L-LB). You can see the pictures used in the slideshow here (http://photos.barbierifamily.org/Video-Slideshows/Vacations/2011-03-Monterey). I have even more pictures from the trip here (http://photos.barbierifamily.org/Travel/California/2011-03-Monterey).

I went back through the slideshow and put together some notes. You can read the notes here (http://barbierifamily.org/2011%20-%20March%20-%20Monterey%20-%20Slideshow%20Description.pdf).

Here are some of my favorite shots from the trip:
http://photos.barbierifamily.org/Video-Slideshows/Vacations/2011-03-Monterey/01/1255356068_DFnGz3Q-L.jpg

http://photos.barbierifamily.org/Video-Slideshows/Vacations/2011-03-Monterey/02/1255356573_B46sTtj-L.jpg

http://photos.barbierifamily.org/Video-Slideshows/Vacations/2011-03-Monterey/05/1255356960_NmWpp5Q-L.jpg

http://photos.barbierifamily.org/Video-Slideshows/Vacations/2011-03-Monterey/13/1255339322_qk44RCX-L.jpg

http://photos.barbierifamily.org/Video-Slideshows/Vacations/2011-03-Monterey/60/1255348414_bJzKQQt-L.jpg

http://photos.barbierifamily.org/Video-Slideshows/Vacations/2011-03-Monterey/77/1255352290_5BRdswt-L.jpg

http://photos.barbierifamily.org/Video-Slideshows/Vacations/2011-03-Monterey/96/1255355898_DRTW4Rp-L.jpg

[SC Mouse Fan]

Great pictures Mark. It's good to see you posting again. I wish I had the knowledge to get such wonderful pictures. You are a master at water pictures. Most beaches on the east coast don't have those interesting rocks. I guess I need to practice in rivers and streams.

[disneyfaninaz]

Just beautiful! I love Monterey! Thank you for sharing your talents with us!

[mom2rtk]

I love your use of flash in the sunset photo. The rest are pretty great too! Thanks for sharing!

[Frantasmic]

Great pictures. Thanks for sharing. good to see you around here again.

[Gianna'sPapa]

Very nice, beautiful shots. Welcome back Mark, I hope you can stick around, you've been missed!

[PrincessInOz]

Nice to see your camera action again, Mark. Thanks for sharing.

[manning]

What is the name of the first song. For the life of me I can't remember it.

[HeatherFeather]

Thanks for sharing. Your wonderful Disney pictures are part of what prompted me to upgrade from p&s to a dSLR camera last year. I have learned so much about photography in the last year or so, but it has also cost me a lot of $$$ in new lenses, flashes, and other goodies. On the flip side, the photos I have taken, especially of my family are priceless to me.

Keep up the great work and keep sharing, please!

[klmall]

I was just thinking the other day that you hadn't posted anything for a long time Mark so it's really nice to see you back 'on board' again. Your Monterey pictures are outstanding; especially that ethereal first blue one - wow!

[Iwant2BAprincess]

Love, love, love the otter!!! The other shots are great but I adore otters!

[DVC Jen]

Great photos - as always. Your boys are growing up.

[NateNLogansDad]

Very nice Mark! :thumbsup2

So glad to hear from you again!

[MarkBarbieri]

Great pictures Mark. It's good to see you posting again. I wish I had the knowledge to get such wonderful pictures. You are a master at water pictures. Most beaches on the east coast don't have those interesting rocks. I guess I need to practice in rivers and streams.

It doesn't really take that much knowledge or skill. It does require waves, rocks, and a tripod. Just try different durations of shots and you'll get lots of interesting looks.

Very nice, beautiful shots. Welcome back Mark, I hope you can stick around, you've been missed!

I'll try to drop by from time to time. Things are really busy around here and aren't likely to get less so for a long time. With the limited time I'm allotting for jabbering on the computer, I plan to spend most of it on my new photo blog (http://WoodlandsPhoto.com). I plan to use it to write about whatever photographic subjects interest me. I'm hoping that others find it interesting as well. Stop by and feel free to post questions, comments, criticisms, or anything civil that strikes your fancy.

What is the name of the first song. For the life of me I can't remember it.

It's Aquarium, the 7th movement from Saint Seans' Carnival of the Animals. It's one of the songs in the Epcot's Impressions De France.

Love, love, love the otter!!! The other shots are great but I adore otters!

Otters are cute, but they are hard to shoot in the water because the waves move them up and down so much. On land, they aren't so cute.

I'm apologize for the video quality. I'm having serious problems with Smugmug accepting decent quality video. Heck, their entire site is down right now. I uploaded a nice looking WMV file version here (http://woodlandsphoto.com/videos/2011Monterey.WMV) if anyone wants to see a version of the slideshow that doesn't look so nasty.

[ChiSoxKeith]

Great shots Mark. Will definitely check out your blog. Thanks for sharing!

[KCmike]

We went last November for our anniversary. Love that City. Many jellyfish washed up on the beaches when we were there. Very interesting to say the least. Your shots have always inspired me. Nice to see you posting on here again. Why do all the great photographers leave us to go other things?