Too late for the Milky Way, too much wind, too cold to stay long but I took a quick shot of the church and couldn’t believe the statue lit so well in the moonlight. https://campstmalo.org/
OM-1, 38mm, f4, iso 3200, 15 sec.
Saint Malo
Category Archives: Photography
Shiprock at Night
Night photo with medium tele with a bit of star trails. Taken during an excellent workshop with Bryan Maltais. https://www.wildernessshots.com/
OM-1, 100mm, f4, 15 sec., ISO 3200, stacked
Fish Made of Jelly
The aquarium at the Omaha Zoo is amazing. The orange against blue drew me into a Zen like moment. So calm.
Olympus OM-1 f5 1/20 ISO 1600
Giraffes in Phoenix
I was at an animal park in Phoenix and couldn’t resist this momma and her baby.
OM-1 f4, ISO 400, 1/2000, 100mm – Feb 2024
Bears! Oh my!
Bear sightings are rare in Rocky Mountain National Park. I got lucky this day as I saw a bunch of cars pulled over and people looking at a small bluff about 75 yards away. At first I thought elk or maybe sheep but when we heard it was a bear I was all about it.
Olympus OM-1, 400mm, iso 2000, f8, 1/60
Angels Landing
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The early morning of March 23 at Zion National Park started with a record snowfall. We had been lucky to get a lottery spot for Angels Landing. With the effort to get there and the money spent there was nothing to do but try to see how far we could get. Clouds and snow came and went but we made it to the top. My reward was some great pics.
Olympus Tough, different settings, mostly on automatic.
Ice
Thinking about ice in the August mid-west weather… Ouray, CO, last Feburary.
Two Fun Ones
In Estes I get pics of elk all the time but bobcats and coyotes are rare.
My brother in-law has good eyes and spotted the coyote across Horseshoe Park. The coyote was hunting but came up empty handed for the 20 minutes we watched him.
My wife whispered, “there’s a bobcat in the yard.” I had about a minute to grab a few shots from the kitchen window before he was out of range. The tricky part was getting him away from the septic tank cover. Somehow that ruins wildlife shots.
Frozen Bubble
It’s been super cold and I saw a recipe to make frozen soap bubble so I thought I’d give it a shot. (get it?, sorry) I learned a few things-
- Don’t let them freeze all the way. They get cloudy and then collapse.
- It can be too cold. When the bubble mix gets cold bubbles pop too easily. Around -4 is good.
- No wind. I worked on the porch.
- Get light on them for good contrast.
- Work fast, it gets cold.
Bubble mix recipe:
- 1 cup water
4 Tbs dish soap
3 TBS glycerine
2 TBS sugar
15 February, 2021
Ice Climbing
In the Wild Basin area of RMNP we took a horse trail I hadn’t been on before. Got a great opportunity to watch and photo my son making a few runs up the ice. Not gonna lie, there were a lot more chunks of ice flying around than I expected. Glad I brought my helmet.
February 10, 2021