One of my goals during my landscaping project was to plant lots of “food” plants close to the house. I can see
this barrel cactus from 3 rooms so when this male Gilded Flicker flew in yesterday afternoon, I ran for my camera.
Canon 100-400mm at 400mm with a 1.4x teleconverter.
Click here to hear their calls.
It rained all day yesterday and last night. Very exciting since we haven’t had anything measurable all year.
Scary night, though. Wind gusts to 70mph, hail and lightening! My landscaping survived. Whew 🙂
Here’s an impression from my suv yesterday.
This is for those who wonder why I have no desire to travel. I’m already at my desired destination!
I never tire of exploring and photographing the Preserve and there’s much I haven’t seen. Love it 🙂
A nice surprise at a Luminaria celebration last night. A small skating rink with professionals giving quite a show.
Another surprise was looking at my photos last night and finding a photographer friend of mine in most of them.
I was so entranced by the skaters that I didn’t notice him standing directly opposite me on the other side of the rink 🙂
Shooting handheld at ISO 6400, the images are noisy but Topaz’ noise software did a great job of minimizing it.
Hope they have the rink again next year. I’ll be ready with a faster lens!
Here’s an interior shot of the Chapel in the Rocks from our trip to Sedona last week.
Whether you’re religious or not, the ambiance compels most to stand still or sit for a minute.
(I’m currently tech editing so there’s not much time for photography this week.)
A shot of Oak Creek reflections from our recent trip to Sedona.
A little under the weather yesterday and today so I didn’t wander far for today’s photo.
This is a macro shot of the ribs on Golden Barrel spines. Most cactus spines have them.
Here’s a wide shot.
The Digital Imaging Group of Scottsdale held its annual book month meeting today.
Members brought in books they’ve created over the course of the year.
The consensus was that MyPublisher and Blurb are the best choices for highest quality.
Blurb wins out slightly because of its increased level of control over layout and text.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8hrm_jEWBg
One of the must sees in Sedona is the Chapel of the Holy Cross. This modern structure was built in the 50s.
Here’s an infrared scene from the Chapel Trail across the parking lot.
We went to Little America’s Festival of Lights for the first time last night and Wowie Wow….Breathtaking!
It is, hands down, the best display we have ever seen. Last night was the official lighting so there were
many other activities going on making it a really fun event.
A little snow made the evening extra special. Then we had to drive back down to Sedona via twisty 89A…scary!
