Category: Nature

Iris

I haven’t shared a flower in awhile and it IS that time of year.  I was on Mr. Toad’s wild ride this week with pre-moving chores.  But when my artists group headed out to El Rancho de las Golondorinos I had to carve out a few hours to join them.  I was expecting to be… Continue reading Iris

Grand Canyon

I know, I know, if there is one thing the world doesn’t need it is another picture of the Grand Canyon. This one has no sunrise or sunset, no rain shower or rainbow, no dramatic light so it isn’t going to win any prizes.  I know all that.  I think at this point you would… Continue reading Grand Canyon

Lilac

One of the gifts of photography is that it helps me to see things in a new way.  How many of us, when we look at a lilac bush, see the individual blossoms or the tiny buds waiting to burst into bloom?  This image was taken with my 100mm macro lens with a canon D250… Continue reading Lilac

Mating Dance

Before After A few years ago I learned that when the Sandhill Cranes leave Bosque del Apache they stop off in Colorado’s San Luis Valley for a few weeks and it is there that they do their mating dance.  The dance is said to renew the bonds with lifetime mates or establish new bonds for… Continue reading Mating Dance

Bosque del Apache

If you are any kind of nature photographer you must know that the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge near San Antonio, NM is one of the iconic locations to photograph birds.  Since moving to New Mexico I have made the two hour trek to the Bosque 9 times.  Some years I made it twice,… Continue reading Bosque del Apache

Winter Leaf

This image was taken with my smart phone.  I did not set out to photograph with my smart phone it just happened that way.  You see it was a beautiful day in New Mexico and I was wracking my brain for someplace to shoot outside that was not too far from home.  I kept thinking… Continue reading Winter Leaf

Curly Fern

Before After I traveled to San Diego last week with just the EOS M to really put it through its paces and see if I could make it work as a travel camera. This image is the result of an experiment to see if I could do macro photography using my Tamron 18-270 lens with… Continue reading Curly Fern

Icicles

Before After Santa brought my Christmas present a little early this year.  It is a Canon EOS M, Canon’s nod to the mirrorless phenomena.  What I love about the camera is that it weighs practically nothing and I can walk around all day without getting a neck ache from carrying the 5 lb monster around… Continue reading Icicles

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