Month of October , 2006

There is a party store behind Costco in Oxnard.
They have invited a special guest (Mr. Death) for Halloween.

I happened to look out the window one night and saw the thickest fog of the year at Camarillo. I hurried out with my camera. I normally do not use tripod when I take pictures for fun. This time, I brought my tripod because I had to take long exposures.

(FYI: I always carry a tripod when I go out for wedding gigs)

After taking several photographs around the clock tower, I was going to drive to different places. But the fog disappeared very fast.  I was lucky to save a few shots.

Old Town Camarillo looked amazing in the fog.

Happy Halloween Ventura County.  I hope you have a lot of fun.
Pumpkin patch in Camarillo, CA - at 101 Freeway Century off ramp (October 23, 2006). This is an amazing, fun place.  I had to stop whatever I was doing and drop by. 

Below picture was taken outside of Ralphs, October 8, 2006.  I made a 10"x13" print of this shot and hung it over the kitchen wall.  I enjoyed it a lot, then it fell off the wall while I was watching a horror movie.  I hung a cross in that same spot.  If that cross turns upside down by itself... 

As usual, Camarillo Plumbing lead an annual event for Old Town Camarillo.  This attracts a lot of young people (2-5 years olds who's too young to go out trick-or-treating at night)

Christmas here we come~!!

There is a famouse empty lot in Simi Valley at Los Angeles Avenue and Madera Road. Most of the time this place looks empty and useless.

But, this dirt ground is a huge part of Simi Valley. It holds various events such as carnival, pumpkin patch, Christmas tree sales, etc.. Their seasonal displays bring whimsical feeling to everyone. Simi Valley will not the same without this empty lot.

If you live in Santa Paula, you should know exactly where this is.
I love Santa Paula.  I get a lot of wedding photography clients from Santa Paula.
I took this shot as I was following the limo (in front).
I photographed a wedding at Santa Paula and I was on my way to the reception in Camarillo.

This is Rite Aid I go every Friday.
Rite Aid, like most drug chain stores, has a rebate program.
What makes Rite Aid my favorite, compared to the other drug stores, is that they have a really good online rebate system.  Everything can be done online, and you get the rebate checks fast.  There is one thing I do after shopping at Rite Aid.  After making purchase I do not open any packages until my rebate would get confirmed.  This usually takes 1-3 days. If, for some reason, my rebate doesn't get cleared, I will take back my products for a refund.  So far they've been 100% accurate with my rebate.

I took countless pictures of this Rite Aid.
Here is a fun shot. Click below picture for a panoramic image, you can see the entire store.

Photographer VenturaPhoto.com - Click for a SUPER Large Image

Photography note: This image pushes the limit of my cheap camera.  Detail is not very good.  Also, I had to pixelate the people inside the building.  I think I am not breaking any law, because I shot this image at the public place. At least that's what I learned at school. :)

Rite Aid, Camarillo
2550 LAS POSAS ROAD Camarillo, Camarillo 93010
Phone:(805) 482-2135
Website

Sav-on Drugs will become CVS Pharmacy. I took some pictures of this Sav-on at Carmen Drive before they changed the sign. Sav-on Drugs is not completely disappeared. Albertsons owns Sav-on Drugs.  Albertsons will keep Sav-on Drugs inside the Supermarkets.  All Sav-on Drug chain stores will become SVS Pharmacies.

When I was taking this picture, they were already remodeling the interior.

Update: March 2007, Now they are CVS/Pharmacy