The trip to Rincon was a memorable one. Our class got a chance to experience what life is like on the reservation. The Rincon Band of Luiseno Indian group has been a friendly and informative group that has welcomed our university with open arms. We got a chance to photograph some landscapes on the reservation and they were breathtaking. I particularly like that they gave us the freedom to photograph what ever we wanted.
After the photo session the RBOI had a presentation prepared for us that was also interesting. During the presentation they explained to us that they were directly effected by the San Diego wild fires of 2007. They presented a power point presentation that displayed some of the horrific results of mother nature. One particular structure which was lost was a church that had been built in the 1880's. Many of the Indian community attended this church and it was sort of a religious icon for the Indian community. She described the church's bell being brought to the church by the missionaries. Many people lost valuable items in the San Diego wild fires, but whats most important is that they are all matterial possessions and can be replaced. As far as the fires on the reservation, the fire cheif said no one was injured.

These are a few images that I felt were strong. I particularly like the macro shots.
In one of the plant macros it was amazing the way the light was hitting the leaves. It is hard to get the light situation right when taking macro shots, but I think I caught the natural sun light at the right time. I think thesecond most important thing is how the photo is cropped. I guess Ive had some practice with my camera in the garden.
Also in the photo that I took of the rock with the background blured was interesting because it is an unorthadoxed apraoch. I learned this technique last semester when I did a series on graffiti art. I learned to destort the background by keeping the camera focoused on a object that takes a while to figure out what it is.