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Santa lives in cactus land, or so it seems.
The Christmas ``thing`` can be a bit incongruous at times around here.
Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California. Situated on a south-facing section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Santa Barbara's climate is often described as Mediterranean, and the city has been promoted as the "American Riviera". As of the census of 2010, the city had a population of 88,410, a loss of 1,190 from the previous census, making it the second most populous city in the county after Santa Maria while the contiguous urban area, which includes the cities of Goleta and Carpinteria, along with the unincorporated regions of Isla Vista, Montecito, Mission Canyon, Hope Ranch, Summerland, and others, has an approximate population of 220,000. The population of the entire county in 2010 was 423,895.
In addition to being a popular tourist and resort destination, the city economy includes a large service sector, education, technology, health care, finance, agriculture, manufacturing, and local government. In 2004, the service sector accounted for fully 35% of local employment. Education in particular is well represented, with five institutions of higher learning on the south coast (the University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara City College, Westmont College, Antioch University, and the Brooks Institute of Photography). The Santa Barbara Airport serves the city, as does Amtrak. U.S. Highway 101 connects the Santa Barbara area with Los Angeles to the southeast and San Francisco to the northwest. Behind the city, in and beyond the Santa Ynez Mountains, is the Los Padres National Forest, which contains several remote wilderness areas. Channel Islands National Park and Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary are located approximately 20 miles (32 km) offshore.
Explore#214 12/08/08
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twas the night before Christmas and not a creature was stirring not even a mouse...just dreams of sugar plums...and the sight of bokeh...with red and white in the distance..which i couldnt quite make out...
A redux of an HDR I took earlier this year. I just ran it through noise ninja and a grad filter for the sky. Merry Christmas all!!!
Pinhead tries his hand at santa in his own way, his choice of parcel delivery red nosed transport just was'nt up for the job!
strobist for pinhead, sb28 @1/16 through umbrella about 12" away directly right of face.
Seasons Greetings to you all :)
Adobe wall at Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve. The 2 adobes on the property are the oldest standing structures in Riverside County, dating from `1846 and 1855.
for The Hypothetical Awards challenge ~ Seasonal Dreaming
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Santa Clarita in spring can be beautiful. For a brief month or two after the seasonal rains the dry landscape is transformed. I've never seen it like this before. The spring wildflowers were prolific that year in Santa Clarita. I was trying to capture this amazing scene; sometimes you come across a scene the captures your attention and sometimes your mood. I ran up the top of this little hill hopefully to capture the last rays of the sun. But circumstances wouldn't allow it and the sunset never came. But I didn't need one tonight. I love Santa Clarita in the spring.
Mission Santa Barbara, also known as Santa Barbara Mission, is a Spanish mission founded by the Franciscan order near present-day Santa Barbara, California. It was founded December 4, 1786, the feast day of Saint Barbara, as the tenth mission for the religious conversion of the indigenous local Chumash—Barbareño tribe of Native American people. The mission is the namesake of the city of Santa Barbara as well as Santa Barbara County.
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Another shot that taken from the Adelaide Arcade~~ it was too dark inside the arcade so I had to used very high ISO therefore the photo is bit too noisy~ pardon me... :-P the result of lazy to bring a tripod~~~LOL!
BONUS SHOT:
Its Christmas time and now "the anything Christmas" shots will appear more frequently till Christmas.....lol.....Hope you dont get sick of them......Enjoy!....
Enjoy the rest of your night....
Much Love always xoxo
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