The Camp Pendalton field trip was an interesting one for me. We met at the parking lot at the Las Pulgas exit. Then they took us to a preservation spot. In this area they had preserved a ranch that had been part of the indian. The preservationists worked hard to get the land preserved. If it wasn't for good old uncle sam then the military would have demolished the preserved land ages ago. This ranch means a lot to the people who were indiginous to the area.
Although there was plenty of history to be documented in this ranch, unfortunately there was limited native plants we could shoot photographs of. In trying to take photos I found that it wasn't the type of photos I was trying to take, but it was the angle they are taken at. I found that trying new shots with different angles worked for me. There were a couple of native plants that were at the spot and I did my best to get the best shots I could.
Towards the end of the shooting period our instructor told us he would take us into the back country so that we could explore some of the native plants local to the area. Unfortunately, he didn't give us a chance to take some of the photographs we could have and Proffessor Small was dissapointed also. Anyhow it was a great trip and good experience.