went out at 1AM spent a couple hours getting some good shots - it was so quiet and pleasant down the edge on the Sunset Point overlook - trying out a new method of taking MW shots getting sharper stars
2018_bryce_MWpano_02_web by starburr45, on Flickr
it is that time of year when the decorative (non native) cactus put out large night blooms - here are a couple from our RV park - 2 different types with such big flowers
2018_bee_bloss_04_web by starburr45, on Flickr
2018_cactus_25_web by starburr45, on Flickr
this cactus wren was diligently building a nest - however a big dove and curved bill Thrasher sat down on it and it got flattened - glad I got the shot before the nest was destroyed
2018_SR_cactuswren_01_web by starburr45, on Flickr
these are very different animals - a funny stretching nose , 3 toes on the feet , canine type teeth and supposed to be related to horses -
2018CR_day14_tapir_01_web by starburr45, on Flickr
this large "leaf" bug was so interesting if he had not been on a green leaf we would have never seen it
2018CR_day8_leafbug_01_web by starburr45, on Flickr
this is not an animal I even realized lived there - was really surprised on a night walk to see this guy in the tree eating mangos
2018CR_kinkajou_01_web by starburr45, on Flickr
just got back from 2 weeks in the Coast Rica area - had a great time and we were lucky enough to see our main target bird the Quetzal - what a beautiful bird
2018CR_quetzal_06_web by starburr45, on Flickr
went to the Scottsdale Arabian horse show last week - some amazing horses and riders - played with a couple of the images to get a different feel not the standard riding ring appearance
2018_arabian_06_web by starburr45, on Flickr
2018_arabian_10_web by starburr45, on Flickr
found a good foreground location and went out this morning - fun to stand around in the desert listening to the coyotes sing - it is so pleasant here right now even the early morning had a bit of a chill but well worth the effort
lunar04_eclipse_web by starburr45, on Flickr
I love to go to the Heard Museum international Hoop Dancing festival coming up in Feb - this is one I have been working on recently from last year
hoop_smoke_dance2_web by starburr45, on Flickr
I have take several Kingfisher sequence shots so I decided to create the background with the bird diving -just for fun it turned out pretty good
kingfisher_01_reflection_01_web by starburr45, on Flickr
Spent the night at White Pockets last spring - this was fun love the different terrains - had to wait for the MW to appear so spent some time making star trails
2017_wp_land_5_web by starburr45, on Flickr
I have been revisiting some pictures with some artistic applications - trying new things and learning new techniques - we followed this lion for a couple of days he was getting older - missing some teeth, had a hole in his side but still very much the King of the area -3 different shots of the...
waited for the moon to pop up at the state park but gave up as the cloud layer seemed like it was to low and thick so took off looked in the rear view mirror and saw the glow made a "U" turn and stopped and jumped out with my long lens and got a few shots - just have to be more patient some...
this is a test to see if I got this correct - here is a shot from the other night at Tempe Town Lake as the light rail went by - I really liked the colors
2017_tempe_night_02_web by starburr45, on Flickr
There is an issue with Uploading Photos (attachjments). I am not sure what the problem is, and I am looking into it. You can still try to Create your Threads and Upload your Photos, but it is hanging up during the Upload.