Old picture of President Monson

"The money shot"

My brother and I had the chance to visit an active eagle nest today.  The two fledglings haven't left the tree completely but are out and moving about.  This is one of the parents who takes flight each afternoon and goes across the river.  My 200mm lens was maxed out, we had great light, my brother says "that is the money shot."  No edit, no crop, straight out of the camera.

Tough guy

Sulcata tortoise Geochelone sulcata in the backyard.  Growing up.

White tank sunset

The farmland out here in Buckeye makes a nice foreground for the sunset, the White Tank Mountains in the distance.

White Tank Strike

Straight out of the camera and cropped.

We have had a lot of really good storms lately, its is monsoon season.  My brother Larry tipped me off and told me to get outside.  Good advice.

Sonoran Desert

Sunset, maybe a little too big.

Desert Rat

abandoned

Shooting trip 2012

Every year or so we get together as brothers and take some time to bond, and shoot.  Taylor was missing this year because of his deployment, we salute you Tay.  The other brothers who are married and in UT were also unnable to attend.  Anyway, here are a few captures from the event.  The semi-auto shotgun was new and was a hit, tons of fun to shoot.

Are you a man, or are you a Sumo?

Best thing since sliced bread.

Bear Lake Memory

The girls are enjoying the pristine weather at sundown.

JoshuaTree, CA

Not much can be said about this place. You just have to be there to feel the majesty and vastness. Life survives despite the drought and baking sun.

The hunt

Here are a couple of shots from our hunt this year. We were unsuccessful in securing a coveted coues whitetail deer, "the grey ghost". We had some rough weather out in the desert of southern Arizona but it was a great time. This was not a photography trip by any means but I managed to get a couple of good shots.

Day 1: We had to tie the tent to the truck to keep it from blowing over. Needless to say the truck didn't help once the rain was pouring down.
The wind also required us to improvise in able to have a hot meal. Do not try this at home.

Self portrait from day 4, at this point we hadn't seen a buck for 3 days so I was getting bored.

Just before we left we took this shot, the terrain was full of cactus and rock, hardly any shade and even less deer.

Hunting Unit

A friend and I went to our hunt area for the upcoming season. We saw quite a few bucks and does. Here are a few landscape shots from the AZ Mexico border. Much greener than I anticipated.

Monsoon Lightning, Buckeye, AZ

This is one I got last night at the south end of Buckeye around 8 pm. The lightning storms are intense, most of the time lightning was striking in multiple locations at once making it difficult to photo.

Got Milk?

Sunrise in Buckeye, AZ

This is a view of the White Tank mountains early on a Saturday Morning. A small sliver of sunlight hit the right side of the hills there giving the orange glow.

This is shot from the same location only looking toward the sun. I loved how the sun was breaking through the clouds.

More Chiricahua...

Crappy job.
Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) These guys are a species introduced into AZ many years ago. They destroy many of the native species and can carry fungal diseases. As such, we rounded up a dozen and had frog legs.

Chiricahua Moutains

These pictures were taken about 7 years ago during a trip to the base of the chiricahua mountains.
This unhappy guy was found crossing the road after dark.


This Canyon treefrog (Hyla arenicolor) happened through the camp.

This little guy was found around 9:00am just hanging out on the road, trying to blend in.

Buckeye Arizona Sunset Photo

Here are a few images I captured on Monday night. The cloud coverage really makes these shots worth taking. Both of these are taken straight out of the camera although the first is composed of two images.

This second shot was taken on a quiet road outside of Buckeye.

The Wedding

I'm not a wedding photographer by any means but my little sis got married in April. Here are a few fun ones of the family.