The Trees of Modesto California November 2011

What a spectacular view residents of Modesto received this year.  There was no need to fly to the East Coast or New England to see vibrant fall colored trees.  The Central Valley of California weather has been just perfect for creating the reds, oranges, rust, and yellow colors on the local trees.  I spent a recent afternoon just wandering the streets round my home and taking photos.  This is my favorite time of the year for tree color and this year I was not disappointed one bit. 

The picture at the top of this blog I converted from a regular photo to a watercolor.  With such great views I'm considering doing a calendar of converted photos for 2012.  Keep an eye out at: http://www.redbubble.com/explore/Images+by%20William%20Moore; or look for some of the converted pictures at: http://wacm3.redbubble.com/works.  
This is a great time of the year to get out and just take photos. 

One of the best photographers

OK... so this is a proud dad writing about one of the best photographers he knows.  Amber Grover of "Grover Style Photography" (along with her husband/partner Luke) are the best in the business.  I've been taking photos for well over 45 years (not as a professional though) and Amber (my youngest daughter) has far exceeded anything I could ever have hoped to accomplish.  Take a look at her photos at: http://www.groverstyle.com/ (and her blogs at:  http://www.groverstyleblog.com ).  She also conducts both beginning and advanced workshops (I've taken her classes and even after all the photos I've taken, I have learned a lot about taking people shots).  Each of her classes focuses on the needs of the photographers in her sessions (photographers meaning people wanting to know more on how to use their cameras to create images they would be proud of)..  Amber calls these classes: "SnapShot Saturdays - Photography Workshops" and she keeps the classes small so that each person will be able to receive her individual attention.  http://www.groverstyle.com/#/snapshots-home-page . 

Well, that is the end of my shameless plug for my wonderfully fantastic photographer daughter...  She'd be "wonderfully fantastic" even if she didn't take photos (just as my son (Will) and other daughter (Heather) are).
ENJOY......

Don't forget to check out my other photo sites:

My photos and blog are located at:

http://bmoore3photos.blogspot.com  (original photo web site)

http://poppie1945.blogspot.com  (new photo web site)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yInkr1soPVE  (my YouTube videos of photos with music)…  8 videos total (at this time) – Ireland, France, Amgen Tour California, places in the USA, and various other events…..

I have some also listed at http://wacm3.redbubble.com/works …