Cliffside lighthouse as seen from the Sausalito, CA area.
Somewhere I stumbled across the technique called "freelensing", where you hold your SLR lens against the mount and swivel it around to focus (please Google for more details; I'm not responsible for any damage you inflict on your camera!).  It seems like the "poor man's" alternative to getting a Lensbaby.  Works for me, since I don't have the budget for a Lensbaby yet (it's on my Amazon Wish List, in case anyone wants to be ridiculously generous :D ), I was happy to try this out.  Hope I'm not ruining my D90 with this experiment... *sheepish grin*
On a whim we drove down to Santa Cruz.  We took the long way down there -- more mountain driving for the hubby -- hung out until a little after sunset, and then drove back the more direct route.  Nice day trip.  Still can't get over the fact that we can take short trips like this to get to places like Santa Cruz or the Sonoma area.  Nice... :)
On a whim we drove down to Santa Cruz.  We took the long way down there -- more mountain driving for the hubby -- hung out until a little after sunset, and then drove back the more direct route.  Nice day trip.  Still can't get over the fact that we can take short trips like this to get to places like Santa Cruz or the Sonoma area.  Nice... :)
On a whim we drove down to Santa Cruz.  We took the long way down there -- more mountain driving for the hubby -- hung out until a little after sunset, and then drove back the more direct route.  Nice day trip.  Still can't get over the fact that we can take short trips like this to get to places like Santa Cruz or the Sonoma area.  Nice... :)
Well, actually, this is still on the way to Petaluma for the pre-drive breakfast.  Since the actual drive on Skaggs Springs Road was so fast, most of my photos from this outing were from before and after the drive.
Stop at a visitor center before getting onto Skaggs Springs Road.  Since the actual drive on Skaggs Springs Road was so fast, most of my photos from this outing were from before and after the drive.
Well, actually, this is at the Lake Sonoma visitors' center where we stopped before getting to Skaggs Springs Road.  Since the actual drive on Skaggs Springs Road was so fast, most of my photos from this outing were from before and after the drive.
On a whim we drove down to Santa Cruz. We took the long way down there -- more mountain driving for the hubby -- hung out until a little after sunset, and then drove back the more direct route. Nice day trip. Still can't get over the fact that we can take short trips like this to get to places like Santa Cruz or the Sonoma area. Nice... :)
On a whim we drove down to Santa Cruz.  We took the long way down there -- more mountain driving for the hubby -- hung out until a little after sunset, and then drove back the more direct route.  Nice day trip.  Still can't get over the fact that we can take short trips like this to get to places like Santa Cruz or the Sonoma area.  Nice... :)
On a whim we drove down to Santa Cruz. We took the long way down there -- more mountain driving for the hubby -- hung out until a little after sunset, and then drove back the more direct route. Nice day trip. Still can't get over the fact that we can take short trips like this to get to places like Santa Cruz or the Sonoma area. Nice... :)
See photo in original gallery.