Another type of bird

I caught this AirEvac helicopter flying overhead. This image was taken at 300mm focal length with an exposure of 1/640 seconds at f/5.6, ISO 200.

Over the shoulder look

 

Here's another bird that visited the same tree as the woodpecker and the hummingbird. This image was taken at 300mm focal length with an exposure of 1/400 seconds at f/10, ISO 400.

The hummingbirds chef

This Gila Woodpecker is almost certainly the reason for the hummingbird's finding this same tree interesting. By pecking holes in the bark, he's opening up a food source for the hummingbird. This image was taken at 300mm focal length with an exposure of 1/400 seconds at f/7.1, ISO 400.

B&W hummingbird

Here's another variation of hummingbird pictures, this one in B&W using a green filter in Picassa. This image was taken at 300mm focal length with an exposure of 1/400 seconds at f/16, ISO 400.

Hummingbird II

Here's another view of the hummingbird. This image was taken at 300mm focal length with an expsoure of 1/400 seconds at f/16, ISO 400.

Hummingbird in flight

While waiting for the rest of our softball players to arrive for our weekly pickup game a few weeks ago, I found this hummingbird flying around a tree near the park. This image was taken at 300mm focal length with an exposure of 1/400 seconds at f/9, ISO 400. Even at 1/400 seconds, his wings are still a blur.

Orographic clouds at sunrise

It was very windy the other morning as I headed for the dorm here on Kitt Peak after a night watching the winds and clouds and stars. This orographic cloud is lit by the sun which is still just below my horizon. This image was taken at 70mm focal length with an exposure of 1/500 seconds at f/8, ISO 800.

The path not taken

This tree lined path parallels the creek we shot from the footbridge, but the path back to the park headquarters went the other direction. I just love scenic little paths like this. This image was taken at 55mm focal length with an exposure of 1/30 seconds at f/8, ISO 400.

House of Apache Fire - B&W

This is almost the same view as the last, slightly reframed and converted to black & white using a blueish filter in Picasa. I also added a little film grain for fun. This image was taken at 51mm focal length with an exposure of 1/200 seconds at f/8, ISO 400 with a polarizer.

The House of Apache Fire

This house sits on the top of a small mesa in the middle of Red Rock State Park. It is currently abandoned, but fenced off to protect it from the many visitors. This image was taken at 51mm focal length with an exposure of 1/200 seconds at f/8, ISO 400 with a polarizing filter (which caused the brightness gradiant across the sky from left to right).

The view upstream

Sometimes its good to turn around and look the other way - this is the view in the other direction from the last two pictures. This image was taken at 18mm focal length with an exposure of 1/80 seconds at f/8, ISO 400.

Flowing stream

Here's the same steam, but different exposure. The epxosure was taken at 27mm focal length with an exposure of 1/50 seconds at f/8, ISO 400.

flowing creek

Richard was "complaining" about my "complaining" about his taking so long on the footbridge in yesterdays photo. Well, here is one of the pictures I took of the flowing creek using a neutral density filter so I could lengthen the exposure enough to blur the water. This image was taken at 39mm focal length with the kit lens using an exposure of 2.5 seconds at f/32, ISO 100.

Shooting the photographer again

Since Richard piped in on yesterday's photo to "complain" about not haveing signed a release, here's another shot of him. He took so long photographing from the footbridge, that I had to take a shot of him. This image was taken at 45mm focal length with an exposure of 1/200 seconds at f/8, ISO 400.

Who photographs the photographer?

During our hike around Red Rock State Park, Richard spent a few minutes doing a closeup of this old metal wheel, so as I hiked around the area looking for my own subjects, I couldn't help capturing a shot of him. Here is a link to one of his photos of this wheel. This exposure was taken at 70mm focal length with an exposure of 1/320 seconds at f/8, ISO 400.

The Red Rocks of Sedona

Here's an oldie from the trip Richard and I took up to northern Arizona in December. We went through Sedona and hiked around Red Rock State Park. This image was taken at 100mm focal length with an exposure of 1/500 seconds at f/8, ISO 400.

Snowy Saguaro

I found this snow covered Saguaro Cactus along Golden Gate road in the Saguaro National Park. The snow was melting fast, but still clung to the north side of many of the hills and cacti. This image was taken at 55mm focal length with an exposure of 1/2500 seconds at f/8, ISO 400.

Signal Hill Petroglyphs

Here are some more petroglyphs on the south facing hillside at Signal Hill, just below the top of the hill. Along with the petroglyphs is, unfortunately, some more modern graffiti - the only thing separating the old from the new is some time, I suppose. This image was taken at 300mm focal length, with an exposure of 1/2000 seconds at f/8, ISO 400.

Snow on Signal Hill

Signal Hill in Saguaro National Park West in the Tucson Mountains west of town has numerous petroglyphs near the top of the. This is perhaps the most prominant of them. This image was taken at 70mm focal length with an exposure of 1/2000 seconds at f/8, ISO 400.

Prehistoric Rock Art?

I found this little snow man on one of the signs at Signal Hill in the Saguaro National Park. About 20 minutes later as I hiked out of the area, the snowman was completely melted. That's snow in Tucson for you. This image was taken at 70mm focal length, with an exposure of 1/3200 seconds at f/8, ISO 400.

Snowy Tucson Mountains - color version

Here is the color version yesterday's image.

Snowy Tucson Mountains in B&W

This is a view of the Tucson Mountains wast of town from McCain Loop road west of the mountains. This was converted to B&W with Picasa usinga red filter. The image was taken at 70mm focal length with an exposure of 1/2500 seconds at f/8, ISO 400.