My wife and I had the pleasure of exploring +Castello di Amorosa in Calistoga this past weekend with the incredibly talented +Annette Biggers and her son Daniel, before heading up to Lake Tahoe to hunt for Captain Cook in Emerald Bay. 

If you haven't checked out Annette's work…you must head over to her G+ page!

Keep an eye out for the 12-page Cinderella wedding shoot (taken at the castle) in modèle weddings magazine later this month, with Sharelle Smith and Jon Hall as the lovely couple (engaged at the shoot, and now married in real life).

Photo by my wonderful wife +Susan Bell 

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This is one of my favorite captures (besides capturing Captain Hook) from Sunday's visit to Emerald Bay. A busload of tourists snapping pics of the sunset at the parking lot above Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe.

As he walked by me back toward the bus…I held up my camera for him to see, and it took a few moments for him to realize that he was the subject.

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I've been thoroughly enjoying the fabulous posts from +Annette Biggers & +Karen Hutton from our unforgettable day of pirate-hunting on Emerald Bay.
Coaxing Annette onto G+ and then pointing these two creative geniuses toward each other is, perhaps, my proudest G+ moment 😉

I, along with my sweet wife +Susan Bell,  can't wait until the next opportunity to get together for more shooting, chatting, laughing, and pondering life in general…thank you for being such amazing friends!

As a photography hobbyist, I've learned so much this past year…but I still have a lot of room to grow. I want to thank all of those here on G+ who have spent so much time mentoring and encouraging the many budding photographers in this fabulous community.
Special shout-outs to the seemingly tireless work of +Ron Clifford +Sandra Parlow +Tamara Pruessner & +Chrysta Rae 

Pondering the Next Move

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(if you live in the US, that is 😉

I Voted!

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