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Sep 18

Herping in the Preserve

My first night hike in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve was so much fun (see more pix HERE). I struggled choosing which lens to take and ultimately decided to go with the least heavy and fastest lens I have which is my ultra cheap Canon 50mm f/1.8. Since I don’t have much luck with flash photography, I decided just to have fun. All images are hand held and lit by head lamps and flash lights. It was a great deal of fun not worrying whether the photos would turn out or not! It was the first time I’ve used this lens so it was a good test. It’s actually not too bad for a plastic lens I paid less than $100 for 🙂

Feb 28

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Snow in the Preserve

More photos from Sunday’s snow appearance. We went out very early knowing it would melt quickly once the sun came up. Because we were trying to see all our favorite areas covered in snow, we moved quickly which meant shooting mostly handheld at a high ISO. Noise was easy to get rid of but the color balance still needs work. I’ll blame it on my monitor since it’s past time to calibrate 🙂

Feb 27

Snow!

Totally unexpected but thoroughly enjoyed! Not much light but software helped. More images tomorrow.

Jan 21

Peek-a-boo

Another Tortoise rock face greets us up near Toms Thumb. It was a flat image so I applied a little color/contrast punch using Topaz filters.

Aug 31

August Wildflowers

August Wildflowers on North Access to Tom's Thumb trailA summary of the Wildflowers I spotted on Sunday’s hike to Tom’s Thumb. Learn more about these and other Wildflowers in the Preserve in WILDFLOWERS and more.