Nest of Baby Rabbits

Taken with a Sony a500, 1/250 second exposure, f4.5, with ISO 250.  The mother rabbit was watching me the whole time I was taking this picture.

Which way is up?

Reflections can cause interesting perceptions of what's real. Here is a picture of one of the cliffs at the Pinnacles reflected in a calm pool of water.

Now the picture is rotated 180 degrees and flipped horizontally. The straw is a giveaway that the water pool is not really sky. But, I like it better, upside down.  Taken with a Sony a500, Sigma Wide Angle lens, 1/80 sec exposure, f11, ISO 200.

Simple and Free

I looked closer and saw this after my morning coffee. Taken with a Canon 550D, Tamron 18-270 lens, ISO 400, f6.3, 1/60 second exposure. (It is the oil and water on top of the brewed, crushed coffee beans. The swirls were changing shape and color right before my eyes)

Rusty in Delle

Live from Delle, Utah. Taken with a Fuji FinePix S700, 1/280 sec, f5, ISO 64.

Moon from the Backyard

I took this picture on 5 February. It atmosphere was pretty clear. Taken with a Canon T2i, Tamron 18-270 lens, zoomed to 270 mm. Shutter 1/250, ISO 100, f8. Image cropped in the GIMP.

Steam Bubbles

Well, I've gone over the edge now, but what is a guy to do for pictures with cloudy winter skys? This is a picture of inside the top of my coffee pot reservoir, steam bubbles... taken with a Canon T2i, 1/60 sec., ISO 400, f6.3.

Coffee Up Close

Bubbles from my coffee this morning. They are more awake than I. Taken with a Canon T2i, Tamron 18-270 lens, 1/500 sec, ISO 800, f6.3

Itsy Bitsy Spider Web

Picture of a rose bush branch, taken with a Canon T2i, Tamron Lens, zoomed for Macro shot. The spider web is near the top, center on several thorns. ISO 800, f6.3, 1/500 sec.

Sirius Color and Mars, Too

The star Sirius is the brightest star in the winter night sky, and is very easy to spot. It is down and to the east of Orion's belt. It "twinkles" and changes colors even to the naked eye. Here are a couple of pictures taken with about a 4 second exposure, and also moving the camera a bit to get some star trail. Since it does change color as it "twinkles" you can see the blues, yellows, and reds in the trail itself.  Contrast this to Mars, the last image in this post, which is definitely orangish...

Sirius is in the constellation Canis Major (The Greater Dog). The star trail below is fitting, I believe.

You can really see the difference in color, compared to Mars, shown here.

Desert Dessert

This is a blend of two pictures. A sunset blended with the sandy desert hills east of Green River, Utah. Taken with a Sony Cybershot camera, 1/358 sec, f5.6, ISO 100, at 24mm. Blended with Photoshop Elements 7.

Love Doves

Two doves mated and built a nest in our backyard. The male was very protective, as I just went out for a closer look. Taken with a Sony a500 DSLR, 1/320 of a second, f5.6, ISO 1000.

Mesa Verde Spirits

Burned trees seen on the way to Mesa Verde National Park (about 8,000 feet above sea level). Image created with Photoshop Elements 7 by blending 2 pictures, one of the sunset, and the other of the dead trees themselves. Photos taken with a Fuji Fine Pix S700, 1/150 sec, F3.5.

The Pinnacle Cliffs with Milky Way in Background

Taken in June 2011, near the Strawberry River. Canon T2i, 30 sec exposure, f3.5, ISO 6400, Tamron 18-270 lens at 18mm. There are a few whispy clouds, an airplane through the middle, and a satellite above the cliff.

And, there was fire in the valley

Another Utah Sunrise. Taken with a  Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1, 1/50 of a second exposure.

Moon through a Cloud Swirl

Taken with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1, 6-second exposure, ISO 80, f4.9, 23 Oct 2010, Utah, USA.

Fly-Over, Great Salt Lake shoreline

The Great Salt Lake seems to change each time I fly over. But, a nice display of shapes and colors.

(Taken with a  Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS, auto settings)

And then there was Jupiter and 5 moons

Compared to the photo below, it looks to me like Jupiter has a 5th moon. (Tripod mounted, Canon T2i, Tamron 18-270 lens, zoomed to 270, ISO 400, f6.3, 2 second exposure). Taken 16 November 2011, from Utah, USA.

Jupiter and 4 Moons

From our backyard, Jupiter and 4 moons. (Tripod mounted, Canon T2i with Tamron 18-270, zoomed to 270, ISO 400, f6.3, 1 second exposure). Taken 21 Sept 2011, from Utah, USA.

Strawberry Reservoir Milky Way

My wife and I took this shot of the Milky Way, looking south from Strawberry Reservoir, last summer. We were lucky enough to capture the "shooting star" in the lower left corner. I saw it come in over my left shoulder, but wasn't sure it was part of the picture until the exposure was complete. Taken with a Canon T2i, Tamron 18-270 lens @18 mm. Exposure was for about 30 secs, ISO 1600, f3.5.

Sunset Central

Utah is Sunset Central. Beautiful colors all year long.