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<p>William -I agree the 89A is beautiful and lots of scenic spots. I will have to see if my riding buddy would be willing for a little detour, otherwise I might just take the 10 to CA 78 to the 79 and revisit the 89A another day (since its just a little north from where I reside) Thanks for the suggestion, I am just so used to driving the same route every time I go and just wanting to get there, this is the first time I really have the time to enjoy the drive. and James, we use to eat at World Famous all the time when we lived there. I use to live right off or Tourmaline and Cass St. and my in laws had a house on Toulon Crt. Lots of fond memories of PB. I will be right up the road staying at a friends house off Claremont Blvd. One of my favorite places to go when ever I go back and visit, their creme brulee delicious as well. We tell everyone we know its a must stop when going to San Diego (that and Taco Surf and Last Call on El Cajon Blvd for karaoke)</p>

<p>There are two that inspire me. My first is my family photographer, she made me want to get my camera out and learn how to use it to bring all my ideas in my head to life <a href="http://www.carriefayphotography.com/">http://www.carriefayphotography.com/</a><br>

The second being a photographer I stumbled upon a couple of years ago. I hope to one day have my pictures be as stunning as hers are <a href="http://ellemoss.blogspot.com/">http://ellemoss.blogspot.com/</a></p>

<p>I am driving from Phoenix to San Deigo and wanted to stop and try a few landscape shots and stuff. I finally am doing the drive w/o the kids and can take my time (and have a friend with me for those creepy out of the way spots) Are there any good recomendations if anyone has driven that way before? I might also try to go out to Vejas and go up on one of the mountains for a nice night shot of the 8 freeway in motion, any one know a good place for that? Thanks in advance and I will let you know if I find any on my way there or back :-)</p>

<p>Thanks!!!</p>

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<p>Hi, my name is Kristy. I am a total newbie to photography and am trying to expand my knowledge and increase my talent. Here is a link to my blog that I have started to help keep me on track.<br /><a href="http://withhercamerainhand.blogspot.com/">http://withhercamerainhand.blogspot.com/</a><br />I live in Phoenix, AZ and am currently a SAHM with two daughters and I am also a full time caregiver for my mother in law, so finding time to take pictures can be a challenge on some days. I currently have a Canon 30D with the kit lens, and my new favorite lens a 50mm f/1.8. Everything that I have learned so far has been self taught and from there internet.<br />For editing, I have PSE5.0 and recently got LR3 (which I love but am still learning more about how to use it). I love shooting in manual mode and have so far gotten good feed back from family and friends about where I am for just starting. I would like to get to a point where I can earn the respect and possible admiration on fellow photographers.<br />I have posted once on this thread so far and must say that I love this forum. Everyone here seems to be so supportive and I am grateful for all the advice that has so far been given to me. Thanks in advance for helping me to grow!</p><div></div>

<p>I just wanted to add (something that I adoing now while trying to figure out which lens I want next) if you find a lens you think you might want, try renting it just to be sure. I would rather spend a little money for a weekly rental and find out I love or hate the lens, then drop a large amount to find its not my favorite. If you dont have a place locally, I found borrowlenses.com to be pretty resonable.</p>

<p>Thank you all so much for all the great advice! It is no nice to belong to such a supportive photography forum! I hope that in the future I can give as much advice as I am getting! :-) I will be looking into all of these things this weekend!</p>

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<p>Thank you all, I will deffinately look into the no words threads! And, Alan, I will get started on my 1st week assignment! Thank you very much for taking the time to help me out!</p>

<p>I recently started a blog so my family and friends could follow my journey with photography. I am a complete newbie and need to come up with ways to challenge myself and expand my knowledge. Does anyone know of any good links to a photography challenge for beginners? I am shooting with a Canon 30D and a 50mm f/1.8 lens and have LR3 and also PSE 5.0. Thanks for any help you can give me!</p>