Jun 13
This Red Spotted Purple butterfly was one of only seven I captured yesterday on the Colonel Devin Trail in Payson (Canon 300mm, ISO 1000, f/5.6 @1/800th sec). It was much cooler than expected, storm clouds and very windy. Butterflies don’t like that kind of weather but it was still a great day thanks to our master spotter, Marceline from CAZBA!
Jun 12
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This tiny butterfly is a Hairstreak I captured last year in Payson, AZ (digitally, of course). CLICK HERE for a gallery of shots from that trip. We’re going back this weekend and I hope to get as many as last time! Tech: 100-400, ISO 400, f/9.5, 1/3000th sec.
Jun 10
Catching butterflies sitting still is tough so I was thrilled to not only capture one with open wings but also a great shadow. (Desert Botanical Gardens Butterfly Pavilion 2004)
Jun 9
Since putting a fence around Javelina Cafe, my hybrid cactus have been doing really well! The most amazing blooms this Spring were on my Echinocereus pentalophus hybrid….aka Lady Fingers. Fat Fingers is a better name since the stems stay swollen from too much water. The ground squirrels continually chew through the drip lines. Anyway….the color is so brilliant that it almost looks fake!
Jun 7
Welcome to my new blog! I was going to wait until I had everything in place but there’s no time like the present, right?! Besides, I wasn’t able to export my old posts (there were too many). I checked the WordPress forums, read all the options but none guaranteed all my content would transfer properly. Since I was going to be losing things like your valuable comments, for instance!, I decided to make the move but keep the old blog active. (http://ezpixels.com/pad/)
To christen this new blog, here’s a little slide show of favorite images (B/W conversions). If you’re reading this from Google Reader, you need to click on the TITLE of this post if want to view the slide-show properly. Please let me know if you experience any viewing issues. Stay tuned for lots more content!
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