Visit my photography ramblings blog at : www.viewfynder14.blogspot.com Follow this link to my photography/modeling site : www.lizf.viviti.com Lived in Las Vegas for 12 years. I like pictures with stories, so, I like to present my subject/ galleries with content, substance, depth. I like to express the message and emotions of the pictures I am taking; how I experience them and what moved me. My galleries are still evolving, so I invite you to stop by regularly. As a courtesy and gratitude..please leave comments as you wish after viewing my galleries. I would love to read your thought (no pun intended). I have a Canon 40D Check out My Amazon Adventure gallery in Travel category. There are 8 sub galleries to enjoy, so grab a tea, sit back and allow me to take you to a trip down the Amazon and Lima, Peru. I used 24-77mm Canon lens with weather guard feature to prevent condensation in the humid jungle. It was a heavy lens but I am happy with the results. Updated 2/5/09 I have added "Death Valley" in Landscape Album. Check out this beautiful national park, if you still have not been there.. what are you waiting for? Check out the album and sample. Updated 5/1/09 I have new photos of me in My Smuggie, Front of Camera. This is for my ZED card. Thanks to my crew (my dear friends) for coming to an early call and producing great pics! Updated 5/10/09 I just added "Valley of Fire" in my Landscapes album. This place is beautiful, seeing it the second time around with my camera is like having new eyes. Updated 5/20/09 I just returned from my recent trip to Asia. Check out Lhasa, Mt Qomolangma, and Kathmandu..new albums in Travel. I have submitted shots from the Mt Everest collection for panorama challenge, hope it gets a ribbon. Updated 7/13/09 I have put pics from my recent trips. Bryce, Capitol Reef Natl Park, Escalante (Landscape Gallery). I also uploaded more pics from China -Travel Gallery (sorry took me a while, was busy). Visit with the Debating Monks of Drephung Monastery ( People Gallery), it is very interesting, one of the highlights to my trip to Lhasa. Check out the On The Way to Gyantse Road (Travel Gallery), very, very nice town on my way to the Mt Everest base camp. I added few night shots in the Painting With Light Gallery, of the Moonrise Over Escalante, very beautiful and dreamy. I added a blog for my photo ramblings, please follow the link above. Updated 9/21/09 I have added a photography/model site, please follow the link above. I am going to White Sands National Park ABQ end of December 09, looking forward to it! Hoping for lots of pics from Santa Fe. Updated 11/24/09 "Life In excellence" Viewfynder14 http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/My-Smuggie/Front-of-Camera-reverse-role/Headshot/533581561_wRuQC-Ti.jpg http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/popular/ 2009-11-28T02:18:41Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com">viewfynder14</a><br />Inside the crystal cathedral.</p><p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Architecture/Crystal-Cathedral/7033734_8ciAc#450449452_dmSX6" title="Inside the crystal cathedral."><img src="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Architecture/Crystal-Cathedral/Crystal-CathedralDecember-29/450449452_dmSX6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Inside the crystal cathedral." title="Inside the crystal cathedral." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-07T00:43:57Z viewfynder14 http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Architecture/Crystal-Cathedral/Crystal-CathedralDecember-29/450449452_dmSX6-Th.jpg 2008-12-29 17:38:14 <p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com">viewfynder14</a><br />Masai giraffe on Masai plains. The Masai giraffe has darker pigmentation and is noticeably unique than its cousins from the Southern area. I like this shot as the tall giraffe gaits up the g ...</p><p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Landscapes/The-fields-of-Kenya/5475500_VuyAj#334790162_xyKXF" title="Masai giraffe on Masai plains. The Masai giraffe has darker pigmentation and is noticeably unique than its cousins from the Southern area. I like this shot as the tall giraffe gaits up the g ..."><img src="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Landscapes/The-fields-of-Kenya/3-of-52008-06-07/334790162_xyKXF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Masai giraffe on Masai plains. The Masai giraffe has darker pigmentation and is noticeably unique than its cousins from the Southern area. I like this shot as the tall giraffe gaits up the g ..." title="Masai giraffe on Masai plains. The Masai giraffe has darker pigmentation and is noticeably unique than its cousins from the Southern area. I like this shot as the tall giraffe gaits up the g ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-19T07:40:10Z viewfynder14 http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Landscapes/The-fields-of-Kenya/3-of-52008-06-07/334790162_xyKXF-Th.jpg 2008-06-07 04:28:26 <p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com">viewfynder14</a><br />The main light here was a red gel and no other competing color for this theme. We put a green glow stick in the headlight of the truck and shone a blue light to the spotter on the wall.</p><p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Painting-With-Light-Nite-Shots/Techatticup-Mining-Camp/5726313_bZuNt#353507367_3LjoL" title="The main light here was a red gel and no other competing color for this theme. We put a green glow stick in the headlight of the truck and shone a blue light to the spotter on the wall."><img src="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Painting-With-Light-Nite-Shots/Techatticup-Mining-Camp/3-of-72008-08-09/353507367_3LjoL-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The main light here was a red gel and no other competing color for this theme. We put a green glow stick in the headlight of the truck and shone a blue light to the spotter on the wall." title="The main light here was a red gel and no other competing color for this theme. We put a green glow stick in the headlight of the truck and shone a blue light to the spotter on the wall." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-17T05:14:17Z viewfynder14 http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Painting-With-Light-Nite-Shots/Techatticup-Mining-Camp/3-of-72008-08-09/353507367_3LjoL-Th-1.jpg 2008-08-09 20:49:01 <p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com">viewfynder14</a> </p><p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Landscapes/The-fields-of-Kenya/5475500_VuyAj#362724833_6VTRt" title="viewfynder14's photo"><img src="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Landscapes/The-fields-of-Kenya/3-of-32008-06-06/362724833_6VTRt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="viewfynder14's photo" title="viewfynder14's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-31T07:51:49Z viewfynder14 http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Landscapes/The-fields-of-Kenya/3-of-32008-06-06/362724833_6VTRt-Th.jpg 2008-06-06 06:25:38 <p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com">viewfynder14</a><br />This won Red Ribbon for 2nd Placement Nevada Camera Club May 2009 under Nature category with 5 entries competing. Judges Comments: Good Composition, great background of clouds, good exposure ...</p><p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Competitions/Competitions-Entries/5844463_9osxb#362709657_4yjRp" title="This won Red Ribbon for 2nd Placement Nevada Camera Club May 2009 under Nature category with 5 entries competing. Judges Comments: Good Composition, great background of clouds, good exposure ..."><img src="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Competitions/Competitions-Entries/1-of-22008-06-06/362709657_4yjRp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This won Red Ribbon for 2nd Placement Nevada Camera Club May 2009 under Nature category with 5 entries competing. Judges Comments: Good Composition, great background of clouds, good exposure ..." title="This won Red Ribbon for 2nd Placement Nevada Camera Club May 2009 under Nature category with 5 entries competing. Judges Comments: Good Composition, great background of clouds, good exposure ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-23T12:16:57Z viewfynder14 http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Competitions/Competitions-Entries/1-of-22008-06-06/362709657_4yjRp-Th.jpg 2008-06-06 05:56:31 <p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com">viewfynder14</a><br />This is my favorite shot, with back hunched and ferocious eyes. It was an unexpected shot since I was scrambling for a fresh memory card at this moment. I will enter this in Nature..</p><p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Competitions/Competitions-Entries/5844463_9osxb#362829734_i5j42" title="This is my favorite shot, with back hunched and ferocious eyes. It was an unexpected shot since I was scrambling for a fresh memory card at this moment. I will enter this in Nature.."><img src="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Competitions/Competitions-Entries/1-of-12008-06-03/362829734_i5j42-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This is my favorite shot, with back hunched and ferocious eyes. It was an unexpected shot since I was scrambling for a fresh memory card at this moment. I will enter this in Nature.." title="This is my favorite shot, with back hunched and ferocious eyes. It was an unexpected shot since I was scrambling for a fresh memory card at this moment. I will enter this in Nature.." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-12T14:37:21Z viewfynder14 http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Competitions/Competitions-Entries/1-of-12008-06-03/362829734_i5j42-Th.jpg 2008-06-03 04:08:16 <p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com">viewfynder14</a><br />This goes to Travel category- Amsterdam</p><p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Competitions/Competitions-Entries/5844463_9osxb#313183533_g9osL" title="This goes to Travel category- Amsterdam"><img src="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Competitions/Competitions-Entries/IMG5029/313183533_g9osL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This goes to Travel category- Amsterdam" title="This goes to Travel category- Amsterdam" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-12T14:37:21Z viewfynder14 http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Competitions/Competitions-Entries/IMG5029/313183533_g9osL-Th.jpg 2008-05-30 06:43:43 <p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com">viewfynder14</a><br />This is the quintessential house on the rock, overlooking the sea!</p><p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Travel/Rockport-Massachusets/5647839_tA9vT#347400353_iLUMY" title="This is the quintessential house on the rock, overlooking the sea!"><img src="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Travel/Rockport-Massachusets/IMG9430/347400353_iLUMY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This is the quintessential house on the rock, overlooking the sea!" title="This is the quintessential house on the rock, overlooking the sea!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-18T01:52:20Z viewfynder14 http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Travel/Rockport-Massachusets/IMG9430/347400353_iLUMY-Th.jpg 2008-08-03 08:17:20 42.64716000000000 -70.62690000000000 0 <p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com">viewfynder14</a><br />This was taken mid morning on our 1st day skiff (see Turmalina gallery) ride. This plant covered a whole lake of green lilies.</p><p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Travel/Amazon-Adventure/Amazonia-Botanicals/7270702_NNjn3#467390997_Ne3ud" title="This was taken mid morning on our 1st day skiff (see Turmalina gallery) ride. This plant covered a whole lake of green lilies."><img src="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Travel/Amazon-Adventure/Amazonia-Botanicals/Amazonia-Botanicals-2-of/467390997_Ne3ud-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This was taken mid morning on our 1st day skiff (see Turmalina gallery) ride. This plant covered a whole lake of green lilies." title="This was taken mid morning on our 1st day skiff (see Turmalina gallery) ride. This plant covered a whole lake of green lilies." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-03T13:56:42Z viewfynder14 http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Travel/Amazon-Adventure/Amazonia-Botanicals/Amazonia-Botanicals-2-of/467390997_Ne3ud-Th.jpg 2009-01-25 18:43:38 -3.75606030000000 -73.27063890000000 0 <p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com">viewfynder14</a><br />Bell tower. Greyscale. For some reason this reminds me of Darth Vader..the foreboding face mask.</p><p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Architecture/Crystal-Cathedral/7033734_8ciAc#450448775_ijZdC" title="Bell tower. Greyscale. For some reason this reminds me of Darth Vader..the foreboding face mask."><img src="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Architecture/Crystal-Cathedral/Crystal-CathedralDecember-29/450448775_ijZdC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bell tower. Greyscale. For some reason this reminds me of Darth Vader..the foreboding face mask." title="Bell tower. Greyscale. For some reason this reminds me of Darth Vader..the foreboding face mask." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-07T00:43:57Z viewfynder14 http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Architecture/Crystal-Cathedral/Crystal-CathedralDecember-29/450448775_ijZdC-Th.jpg 2008-12-29 14:35:06 <p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com">viewfynder14</a><br />I love the color contrast of the kayaks.</p><p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Travel/Rockport-Massachusets/5647839_tA9vT#347405080_sK4aE" title="I love the color contrast of the kayaks."><img src="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Travel/Rockport-Massachusets/IMG9493/347405080_sK4aE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="I love the color contrast of the kayaks." title="I love the color contrast of the kayaks." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-07T14:45:10Z viewfynder14 http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Travel/Rockport-Massachusets/IMG9493/347405080_sK4aE-Th.jpg 2008-08-03 08:47:30 <p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com">viewfynder14</a><br />Breakfast on the Safari plains as we watch the hippos in their morning bath.</p><p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/My-Smuggie/Journal-of-Africa/5846877_tWjqn#362850759_nNxeB" title="Breakfast on the Safari plains as we watch the hippos in their morning bath."><img src="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/My-Smuggie/Journal-of-Africa/10-of-112008-06-06/362850759_nNxeB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Breakfast on the Safari plains as we watch the hippos in their morning bath." title="Breakfast on the Safari plains as we watch the hippos in their morning bath." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-31T11:03:32Z viewfynder14 http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/My-Smuggie/Journal-of-Africa/10-of-112008-06-06/362850759_nNxeB-Th.jpg 2008-06-06 20:56:05 <p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com">viewfynder14</a><br />View from the balloon</p><p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/My-Smuggie/Journal-of-Africa/5846877_tWjqn#362850584_hqR22" title="View from the balloon"><img src="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/My-Smuggie/Journal-of-Africa/9-of-112008-06-06/362850584_hqR22-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="View from the balloon" title="View from the balloon" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-31T11:02:49Z viewfynder14 http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/My-Smuggie/Journal-of-Africa/9-of-112008-06-06/362850584_hqR22-Th.jpg 2008-06-06 20:04:44 <p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com">viewfynder14</a> </p><p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Holidays/4th-of-July-2008/5623504_mcabr#345502559_sYFtM" title="viewfynder14's photo"><img src="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Holidays/4th-of-July-2008/CRW9194/345502559_sYFtM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="viewfynder14's photo" title="viewfynder14's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-04T15:11:13Z viewfynder14 http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Holidays/4th-of-July-2008/CRW9194/345502559_sYFtM-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 21:08:56 <p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com">viewfynder14</a> </p><p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Holidays/4th-of-July-2008/5623504_mcabr#345457026_Rjqp9" title="viewfynder14's photo"><img src="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Holidays/4th-of-July-2008/CRW9178/345457026_Rjqp9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="viewfynder14's photo" title="viewfynder14's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-17T15:16:07Z viewfynder14 http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Holidays/4th-of-July-2008/CRW9178/345457026_Rjqp9-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 21:05:08 35.98152200000000 -115.09016600000000 0 <p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com">viewfynder14</a> </p><p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Travel/Amazon-Adventure/Skiff-Rides/7276737_Lcq9T#467780686_uagJ7" title="viewfynder14's photo"><img src="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Travel/Amazon-Adventure/Skiff-Rides/Skiff-RidesJanuary-25-2009/467780686_uagJ7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="viewfynder14's photo" title="viewfynder14's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-04T08:58:26Z viewfynder14 http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Travel/Amazon-Adventure/Skiff-Rides/Skiff-RidesJanuary-25-2009/467780686_uagJ7-Th.jpg 2009-01-25 18:34:38 <p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com">viewfynder14</a><br />Comes with pipe</p><p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Travel/La-Jolla-San-Diego-CA-USA/7039147_YhQBv#450857400_vjnKN" title="Comes with pipe"><img src="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Travel/La-Jolla-San-Diego-CA-USA/La-Jolla-20081230-2/450857400_vjnKN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Comes with pipe" title="Comes with pipe" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-07T06:53:14Z viewfynder14 http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Travel/La-Jolla-San-Diego-CA-USA/La-Jolla-20081230-2/450857400_vjnKN-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com">viewfynder14</a><br />Bell tower. I was trying to capture the feathery clouds background</p><p><a href="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Architecture/Crystal-Cathedral/7033734_8ciAc#450447632_YYHKq" title="Bell tower. I was trying to capture the feathery clouds background"><img src="http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Architecture/Crystal-Cathedral/Crystal-CathedralDecember-29/450447632_YYHKq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bell tower. I was trying to capture the feathery clouds background" title="Bell tower. I was trying to capture the feathery clouds background" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-07T00:47:37Z viewfynder14 http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com http://viewfynder14.smugmug.com/Architecture/Crystal-Cathedral/Crystal-CathedralDecember-29/450447632_YYHKq-Th.jpg 2008-12-29 14:22:02 33.77398300000000 -117.95494800000000 0