Jul 13
Wildflowers are coming out in force in the Flagstaff area and will continue through the summer. I hiked a fairly new trail with a friend yesterday called the Aspen Nature Loop which is accessed from the same parking area as the Humphrey’s Peak Trail. We found well over 30 species! I’ll feature some of my favorites during this week. Unlike the majority of our desert flowers, you don’t need a magnifying glass to see them. Prairie Plume (Geum triflorum
Jul 11
Monument Plant, Elkweed or Deer’s Ears….whatever you call it….it is definitely one of the most interesting flowers I’ve ever seen! Since I’ve posted photos of this flower before, I decided to give this a Topaz filter treatment. Canon 24-105mm @73mm. ISO 400, 1/400 sec At f/5.
Jul 10
Found at the back of the campground. (Canon 70-200@98mm. ISO 400, 1/400th sec at f/5)
Jul 9
I’m not positive what flower this was but it looks like a Dandelion. Whatever it is, I could have spent an hour or more photographing it! I’m typically with others, though, and have to grab a quick shot. I was fortunate to have a mass of yellow flowers behind this one which really sets it off. (Captured with the Canon 24-105mm lens at 60mm. ISO 400. 500th sec @f/5.0).
Jul 8
A little something different from the Flagstaff Arboretum this time. All captured with Canon 70-200mm lens and a 25mm extension tube. Hand held but only because I forgot my camera bracket!
Jul 6
Flagstaff’s Arboretum can keep me entertained photographically for several hours. We’ll be going back soon and I can hardly wait! Besides the wonderful flowers, there are trails and this great pond full of Cattails. Here’s an Infrared shot from last year.
Jun 28
A mirrored image from Los Osos Oaks Reserve gives a good sense of what this place is like. Through most of the park, you’re walking under a canopy of Oak branches. It’s a bit spooky at times but so much fun for a photographer that you can’t resist moving on.
Jun 27
An infrared image from Los Osos Oaks Reserve in California. It was captured in 2004 at a workshop with a borrowed Canon 15mm lens. Because of the crop factor of the D60, there was almost no distortion. I ordered the lens right then and there 🙂
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