Lately, you have probably heard about the crisis in the San Joaquin Valley with its shortage of water.  It is true.  Farmers are not able to irrigate their crops due to a large shortage of water in the valley.  With the approval of the "Speed Train" I am almost certain that funds that provide water to our valley farmers will get cut even more.  But hey, that is okay right!  As long as the people in San Francisco can catch a train to Los Angeles and get there a couple of hours faster than it takes to drive.  Well, if you are someone who is going to be effected by this crisis (which is almost everyone, because without water for these crops there is no food or produce for the rest of the United States.)  then be sure to give your congressman a shout and let them know how you feel.  I took this picture just off the Interstate 5 and Highway 33 turnoff.  I took it with my Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT and my Canon 28-135mm lens.  We had just came back from Hearst Castle and we pulled over to take this beautiful picture.

This photo is not mine!  I wish it was but its not.  I wanted to talk about the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show and see if anyone had the opportunity to be there and exactly how is it with all the people?  To be able to see and capture the beauty of Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show models like Gisele, Miranda Kerr, Adriana Lima and so many more.  This photo was taken by some other photographer who’s name I cant find but I must say he did an incredible job.  If maybe he would have waited a half a second later for her to get her right eye open.  The picture below was also taken from an anonymous photographer but I must say he did a great job.  If anyone would like to post their photos from the show or other favorite photos of the Victoria’s Secret Models, please do so.  I would love to see them.  Just make sure they are your photos.

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This is a photo of Arnold Schwarzenegger signing my copy of Batman and Robin on LaserDisc.  He came to visit Firebaugh when we were at risk of flooding.  Luckily we had some very hard working California Conservation Corps working here to prevent the San Joaquin River from flooding.  I took this picture of Arnold with my Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT and my Sigma 70-300mm lens.  I knew he was going to be right there in the back of my house but didn’t know how close he was going to get so I used that.  It turned out he was practically right in the back yard. 

Well, I think it is official.  Wedding Season is over.  I don’t see very many weddings going on in the Fall and it is such a shame.  I think the Fall is the best time for weddings because of the beautiful light that is available.  It just seems that the light is cleaner and more brilliant during the Fall.  I usually get all of my wedding events booked during the summer but would love to do one during the winter.  If anyone is interested let me know and I can arrange a demo of my work. 

Anyone with wedding events coming up, I would love to see some of the work afterwards.

This photo was taken with my Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT using my Canon 28-135mm lens.  I took this picture while attending a Major League Baseball game in Oakland at the McAfee Coliseum.  The Oakland A’s were playing the New York Yankees.  It was a tie game and we were in the 8th inning.  Chavez was up to bat and knocked a homerun out of the field.  The game went into about 13 innings.  It was an all nighter but fun.

Just this past weekend my wife celebrated her 11 year High School Reunion. It was great to see all of the old faces again. Sure, we missed quite a bit of the class but it was a good time. A guy put the whole thing together because he didnt feel that the people that were supposed to setup the 10 year reunion had did anything to get the people together. He actually did a great job but I still feel like it would be better to get more of this information out there. Sure, a lot of the people use MySpace to let people know what is going on but is everyone using it? I know I dont and my family doesnt.

As for the pictures went though, it was great. I tried getting a photo of everyone there and I think I did a good job. If you were there and have some pictures to share then please do. I look forward to hearing how the pictures came out. If you would like to steal the photos go ahead.

Copyright Michael Bonfigli
I recently was doing some research on trying to find a good company that can take some of the load off from me having to do all the photo editing, printing and all that stuff, and I came across a company called Pictage.  It seems like a very impressive company that can handle a lot of work.  I found that they offer a lot of services and it seems like the marketing for your business is also done by them giving you a lot of power.  Your customers get a well designed site and impressive work to look at and order.  The price is a little steep for an amateur photographer but if you can begin to earn the money quickly with them then it is going to be well worth it.  If anyone out there has used or is using Pictage I would love to hear some feedback from you.  I know a lot of professionals are using it and would just like to share with others about it.