Ants at work

Ants at work. These two fire ants were moving the large rock-like object they are both attending to in this picture. Quite impressive, like moving a Volkswagen with no wheels for you and me, I think. This image was taken on September 7 with my 20D at 70-300mm zoom lens in macro mode at 300mm f.l. Exposure was 1/1000 sec at f/11, ISO 800. 

Vanishing Point

Vanishing point. Doesn't everyone take railroad track pictures? Here's mine, converted to B&W with Picasa. Picture taken with my Canon A75 on February 12 of this year at the remains of the McClintock set north of Tombstone Arizona. Exposure was 1/640 sec at f/5. 

Raptor Free Flight

Raptor Free Flight. The Arizona Sonora Desert Museum west of Tucson has a program they call "Raptor Free Flight" where they allow several of their raptors to fly around a viewing area, allowing visitors to the museum to get an extraordinary closeup view of these remarkable birds, which include hawks and owls. This version has been converted to B&W in Picasa. This image was taken with my Canon A75 at 16mm focal length, exposure was 1/125sec at f/8. 

Giant UFO over Southern Arizona?

Giant UFO over Southern Arizona? No, just a large lenticular cloud formation. What a sight this was on January 7 of this year in the mid afternoon. This and other lenticular clouds dominated the skyline viewed from Kitt Peak. This image was taken with my A75 at 5mm focal length. Exposure was 1/800sec at f/8, ISO probably 100. 

IR Cactus

IR Cactus. Still in the IR world, or at least what my B+W 092 filter gives - deep red plus some IR. Converted to B&W. This exposure was taken on November 13, 2004 with my Canon A75, lens set to 5mm f.l., exposure 0.6s at f/5. 

Infrared Sunset

Infrared Sunset. This picture was taken on August 29, 2003 using a FUji FinePix S602Zoom camera a focal length 10mm. The exposure was 3sec at f/7, ISO 400. The image shows the Spacewatch 36 inch telescope shortly after sunset. 

In Memory of Bank One Ballpark

In Memory of Bank One Ballpark. The Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team renamed their Ballpark from Bank One Ballpark (affectionately called "The BOB") to Chase Field after Bank One renamed themselves. Here's the north side of the Ballpark taken from the parking garage across the street after their game against the Mets on August 25. Exposure taken with a 24mm lens attached to my 20D, 1/6s at f/1.8, ISO 1600. 

Walhalla Glade

Walhalla Glade. This image is from our North Rim trip taken on July 22. This is the partly reconstructed ruins at Walhalla Glade along the road out to Cape Royal in Grand Canyon National Park across from teh Walhalla Overlook. These ruins were occupied by the Anasazi from about A.D. 500 to 1200. This image was taken with a 24mm lens, exposure was 1/100s at f/8, ISO 400. 

Vandenberg Launch II

Vandenberg Launch II. Another image of the Minotaur launch from Vandenberg on Sept. 22. This exposure was with my 70-300mm zoom set to 70mm, exposure 8sec at f/4, ISO 1600. 

Vandenberg Launch

Vandenberg launch. This taken on Sept. 22 is an image showing the expanding plume from the launch of the Streak military satellite aboard a Minotaur rocket out of Vandenberg AFB more than 570 miles away. This was taken with my 18-55mm zoom set to 25mm, exposure was 4sec at f/4, ISO 1600. 

The Notebook

The Notebook. One of those "artsy fartsy" moments. This closeup of pencil and notebook was taken on July 19 with my 24mm lens attached to my 20D. The exposure was 1/60s at f/4, ISO 400. Converted to B&W in Picasa. 

Silhouetted Palm Trees

Silhouetted Palm Trees. This image from September 2 was taken with my 24mm f/1.8 lens attached to my 20D. The exposure was 1/250s at f/1.8, ISO 100. 

Butterfly

Another macro shot taken just before yesterdays image. Here's a butterfly working on a flower. 20D with 70-300mm zoom at 300mm f.l. Expsoure 1/1250s at f/11, ISO 800. 

Afternoon Flowers

Afternoon Flowers. I found these on Kitt Peak recently. The wildflowers are out en force these days after the summer monsoon season. This iamge was taken with my 70-300mm zoom on my 20D in macro mode at 300mm f.l. The exposure was 1/1000s at f/11, ISO 800. 

Friday Night Football

Quarterback Sneak at the goal line. Last night was Friday night High School football & this was Tucson High School's first touchdown of the game. This was taken with my Canon 20D using the 70-300mm zoom at 300mm. Exposure was 1/100 at f/5.6, ISO 3200. 

Baboquivari in IR

This is an image of Baboquivari, south of Kitt Peak. The image was obtained with my old Fuji FinePix 2650 with a B+W 092 deep red, near IR filter on August 29, 2003. The exposure was 1/2s at f/3.5, ISO 100 and the lens was at 6mm focal length (42mm equivalent in 35mm). 

Bear Down, Arizona

Bear Down Arizona. The University of Arizona fight song is called "Bear Down, Arizona" and is derived from the story of John "Button" Salmon, the football teams Quarterback in 1926 when he was involved in a car accident. The coach visited him on his deathbed and he uttered the words on this memorial statue: "Tell them... tell the team to Bear Down." In 1952, new band director Jack Lee wrote the fight song which you can hear at this webpage: http://www.arizona.edu/home/bear-down.php or in its entirety by the Pride of Arizona UofA Marching Band at this link. This image was taken on September 14 using my Canon 20D with the kit 18-55mm zoom lens set to 34mm focal length. The exposure was 1/200s at f/22, ISO 400. 

Sunspot

Sunspot! I used my 70-300mm zoom lens at 300mm with a B+W 092 far red/IR filter to take this image of the Sun with my Canon 20D. The exposure was 1/8000s at f/32, ISO 100. I used the cameras B&W mode. You can see a large sunspot just below and right of the center of the Suns disk. This image was taken on September 13 at about 09:13 AM MST. 

Here's an oldy, taken on Kitt Peak after a winter storm. This is the Spacewatch 36 inch telescope with the Steward Observatory 90 inch and Kitt Peak 4-meter telescopes in the background. Exposure unrecorded, image taken with a Pentax 67 camera probably around 1992. 

Sunset. This image is from September 6. The image was taken with my Canon 20D using my 70-300mm zoom set to 70mm. The exposure was 1/2000s at f/5.6, ISO 400. 

Dragonfly

A dragonfly in Romero Canyon, Santa Catalina mountains, May 20, 2005. This was shot with my Canon 20D using my 70-300mm zoom lens at 300mm in macro mode. Exposure was 1/400 at f/16, ISO 800. 

Tonights Moon

Tonights Moon. I took this less than an hour ago, September 10, 8:20PM, MST. Canon 20D at ISO 400, 70-300mm zoom at 300mm focal length, exposure 1/400s at f/8. 

The Hawk and the Crow

This image of a hawk playing with a crow was taken on September 7 from Kitt Peak. Along with the Turkey Vultures, these large birds love to frolick in the winds and air currents around the mountain. This iamge was taken with my 70-300mm zoom on my 20D set to 300mm. The exposure was 1/1000s at f/11, ISO 800. 

Vulture in flight

The buzzards love to fly around the summit of Kitt Peak, using the winds to soar with the rest of their flock. This image of one of the Turkey Vultures was taken on September 8 with a 70-300mm zoom attached to my 20D at 300mm focal length. The exposure was 1/640s at f/8, ISO 200. 

Evening Thunder storm

Evening thunder storm. After clouds moved in, ending my observing on the night September 7, I set up and took some photos of a lightning storm between Kitt Peak and Tucson (looks like it is near the small town of Three Points). The lights of Tucson are in the background and highway 86 which heads WSW from Tucson is visible as a row of automobile lights. This exposure was with my Canon 20D using my 70-300mm Sigma zoom at 70mm, exposure was 30s at f/4, ISO 200.