Pictures from a Quinceanera



Quinceanera Birthday Girl
© John Corney

Here are a few pictures of a quinceanera birthday party that I took back in 2006. It's the kind of thing I wish I could do over now that I have much better camera equipment. However these pictures from the quinceanera aren't too bad all things considered.

The Quinceañera (sometimes also called Fiesta Quinceañera, or simply quinces) is the celebration of a girl's fifteenth birthday. This birthday marks the transition of the girl from childhood to young womanhood.

The quinceanera girl is dressed almost like a bride with young attendants and a tiered cake that resembles a wedding cake.

The celebration of the quinceanera is a wonderful representation of the diversity of life and culture in America.

Pictures from a quinceanera birthday party

Bolsa Chica Wetlands, Huntington Beach, California



Dowitcher
© John Corney 2011

 The Bolsa Chica Wetlands in Huntington Beach, California, once was and is again an estuary. An estuary is a body of water where fresh water meets and mixes with saltwater, and for many decades the Bolsa Chica estuary was cut off from the sea and drilled for oil. Construction on a bridge on Pacific Coast Highway began in 2006 to allow for the opening of the wetlands to the sea once again which happened in 2008. In addition, over 60 oil wells and associated machinery and pipelines were removed.

The Bolsa Chica Wetlands is a great place to visit any day of the year, but in the winter and into the early spring you will find many migratory birds wintering over.

Here are some photos of birds at the Bolsa Chica Wetlands that I took this past April.

Bottle-Nosed Dolphin Surfing Boat Wake, Florida Everglades

Bottle-Nosed Dolphin
© John Corney 2011

I recently visited the Everglades while in Florida for my exhibition opening. I took an Everglades Day Safari which included a boat ride on the Everglades National Park where I photographed this bottle-nosed dolphin surfing the wake of a passing boat.

If you are visiting southern Florida and interested in visiting the Everglades, I can recommend the Everglades Day Safari. It is very informative and you get to ride an air boat up, another boat that takes you for a 2 hour cruise of the Everglades estuary where this photo was taken, and walk in a cedar forest. The website for the day safari is http://www.ecosafari.com/.

Soaring Over California



Brown Pelican Soaring Over Bolsa Chica

I recently went to the Bolsa Chica estuary in Huntington Beach and managed to get this shot of one of the many brown pelicans that flew back and forth to the sea.

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