A work in progress! Hi! My name is Melinda. I am happily married to the love of my life and we have a daughter who is in college. I live in Southern California and I am an amateur photographer. My husband bought me my Kodak P880 for Christmas in 2006. I looked at it and thought I'd never figure it out! I've only taken regular every day snapshots and never looked through the lens in a "creative" way. Then in March 2007 someone introduced me to Renderosity.  In May, I became brave and decided to upload my first photo... I haven't been able to put my camera down since! LOL. I still have a lot to learn, but I sure am having fun doing it. I have come a long way though. This time last year, I couldn't even put a photo on the computer! Now I have started to research DSLR cameras ... Who knows what the future brings! Update: I now have that DSLR :) Was the best Christmas (2008) gift!   I did the research and picked it out and Santa put it under the tree. It's a Canon Rebel Xsi .
May 9, 2014
I have a new DSLR, the Canon 7OD. A gift from my husband for Mother's Day. So much to explore!
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Comments (23)
Faemike55
Very beautiful capture love the reflections
Chipka
Oh, I have so much catching up to do in your gallery, but this is a great place to start! What a vivid shot! You really nailed the whole frikkin' thing...and I love it. The colors grab me, as colors tend to, but I think what really pops in this shot is the action (the birds, and what looks like a woman and her child?) and the motion of the waves...everything is in super balance here, and the pier in the distance is the icing on the cake. I especially like the DOF in this...that pier in the distance, I think, is what really adds to the depth. The silhouettes are perfectly caught. In short, this is fantastic.
CaressingTheDark
beautiful shot Melinda
Lashia
Good for you, excersizing releases feel good endorphines into your blood, makes you feel great :-) And an AMAZING feel good shot this is! I love the warm colours, perfectly timed for the birds to fly around the sun, print worthy and 5+
micturn
Great shot, classic
bebert
beautiful capture
Feliciti
it's so beautiful and romantic !! wonderful captured this moment at the beach!!
morningglory
Super beautiful work.
dakotabluemoon
A very beautiful shot of fun in the sun.
fallen21
Stunning capture!
alanwilliams
what a beauty
flora-crassella
FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
X-PaX
Wonderful capture.
kgb224
Stunning capture. God Bless.
auntietk
Gorgeous!!
Richardphotos
quite beautiful
goodoleboy
Gorgeous warm colors, silhouetting, clarity and stark contrasts in this outstanding capture, Melinda! This was definitely worth the $15 parking fee, which I have yet to encounter wherever I go. And, I don't know anything about endorphins, but exercise does make you feel better.
ysvry
great foto.
gonzojr
Wow!!!!!! Absolutely outstanding and incredible photograph!!!!!
angelafair
way beyond Beautiful!
tennesseecowgirl
outstanding image!
Mad-Mike
OMG! this is soooo beautiful!!! I LOVE it!
tizjezzme
What a perfect photo!!! Melinda, this is gorgeous! ♥