# 20 - Our current two-year RV trip across North America. This week's; Pointe Loma - Part of San Diego. Pentax K-3

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 Hi Photographer friends,

We have paid for one month stay at a local RV Resort. There is so much to see in San Diego and the surroundings. This is a great City and the weather cannot be beat. The average high in the summer is 77 Degree F and the average low is 67 Degree F. The average high in the Winter is 65 Degree F and the average low is 49 Degree F. 

I spent the day in Point Loma. Point Loma is historically important as the landing place of the first European expedition to came ashore in present-day California. The peninsula has been described as "where California began". Today, Point Loma houses two major military bases, a national cemetery, and a national monument. 

The Point Loma Lighthouse is located at the height of the peninsula, The Old Point Loma Lighthouse was not just the housing for a light; it was the home of the people who took care of the light. It was a light and a house in one.

The images below were all taken with the Pentax K-3, using various Pentax lenses. The images were reduced in size for faster uploading to this blog. I also tweaked the saturation and clarity, not that the images weren't good coming directly from the camera, but because images on a computer screen need a little more punch.

As I wrote at the top of this page, I will be in the area for about four weeks and will post about the nearby locations. There are so many places to see in this area, that it's overwhelming.

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View of San Diego near the Lighthouse. K-3 and DA* 60-250mm @ 100mm

This is the  San Diego Bay. Pentax K-3 and DA 16-45mm

The Point Loma Lighthouse -  K-3 and DA* 16-50mm 

This is the actual light and lens atop the lighthouse.
 They actually don't allow access, but my K-3 was small enough
 to hold it inside the dome. DA 10-17mm

View of the spiral staircase looking up.
Each floor was a part of the resident quarters.
K-3 and DA 10-17mm

View of the staircase looking down.
A young couple posed for this image. Thank you guys.
K-3 and DA 10-17mm

I took a long walk to the shore level, 1.6 mile going down but...1.6 mile to go up.
My legs still hurt, but it was worth it.
Pentax K-3 and DA 16-45mm

Aww! It must be a hard job, but someone has to do it.
K-3 and DA* 60-250mm @ 60mm

I can't think of a better way to spend your day, if you have the money.
If you are lucky enough to take pictures of it...you are lucky enough.
K-3 and DA* 60-250mm @ 250mm

This is part of the military base. Not too shabby isn't it?
K-3 and DA* 60-250mm @ 100mm

The same beautiful location a bit closer. I couldn't walk to it.
It is restricted. Wonder why?
K-3 and DA* 60-250mm @ 250mm

That's it for this week. Hope you enjoyed the images as much as I enjoyed taking them.

Yvon Bourque

More pictures with the K20D and the DA 10-17mm

Hi Pentaxians and friends,

I have my four-year old grandaughter from Florida visiting us for the rest of this week. Needless to say, I may have to pospone some posts until she leaves next Monday. Maybe I will post our trip to Disney on Friday and Saturday. There are great shots to be taken at Disneyland in California. Anyway, for now, I thought I would post additional pictures taken with the K20D and the DA 10-17mm.

This is my 1988 Jeep Wrangler JA that I purchased form my step-son. It's great because I can go just about anywhere with it, to take pictures. It's my best " non-photographic" camera equipment!

Thank you for reading. I know this is not the best post I have ever written, but it keeps the blog alive, I hope.

Yvon Bourque

Pictures with my new K20D and my new DA 10-17MM. Very exciting!

Hi fellow Pentaxians,

Today I felt like a kid with a new toy. Actually we’re all kids at heart; the only difference between kids and us, grown ups, is the price of our toys. Anyway, I just wanted to post a few pictures taken with the K20D and the DA 10-17mm lens. It is very unusual to have snow in our area at lower altitude. It snowed yesterday and I just had to go out there and put it on film…I mean on a memory card. While there, I found an old abandoned house and couldn't resist jumping over the fence even if there was a "No trespassing" sign. You have to do whatever it takes to get the pictures.

I just got my K20D last Monday and I received the DA 10-17MM last week as well. The lens was purchased on EBay. It was posted for $350.00 with “Buy it now”. I didn’t wait and purchased it right then before someone else had time to snatch it away. That’s the best price I have seen for it.

As for or the pictures above, I played with the saturation in Lightroom, but the K20D is a dream camera. All pictures were taken in RAW and processed in Lightroom. The results were transferred as JPEG files to Photoshop Element V.6 and reduced to a resolution of 100 pixels per inch with a height of 600 pixels. It a small file and it e-mails or posts easily.

Some reviewers will trash the K20D while some other will praise its qualities. But if you have a chance to try the K20D, you will know right away that this camera is an evolution of the revolution that was the K10D. I could go on for hours, but the “proof is in the pudding” really applies to this camera. I tell you, Pentax did it again.

Thank you for reading,

Yvon Bourque – http://pentaxdslrs.blogspot.com/