this moment captured photography

Each day I leave for work a little before 6am in the morning… and it’s still dark.  Out here in beautiful sunny California, you rarely get anything but perfectly blue skies (not accounting for the good ol’ LA smog).  However about 2-3 months out of the year we get clouds and in turn get some incredible sunrises and sunsets.  We are talking brilliant colors and incredible cloud formations which make for some seriously breathtaking sites.  That being said, all of these photos have been taking from my car (and in most cases, while hanging half-way out the window or sun roof as I swerve all over the road going 70mph).  People must have thought I was crazy since my flash kept firing (forgot to turn off the auto setting on the flash and blinded myself a couple times).  Kids don’t try this a home… or in your car for that matter

I thought I would post these because an incredible London based photographer  that I follow made a great point in her post yesterday.  It’s not about what camera you use or wish you had or even for that matter if you know how to use it perfectly.  It’s about taking pictures with whatever camera you have and having fun doing it.  So don’t be afraid to just get out there and click away.  Capture life because it’s so worth being captured. 

All pictures taken with my point and shoot Canon PowerShot SD1100 and edited with the amazing Jesh de Rox Color Shift Actions (specifically, Light off the Water, Mountain Air & Warm 70′s Love, and for B&W, Good Evening and Warm 70′s Love)

You can view the images larger by simply clicking on them.  Enjoy!