DigiCaptures Photo Gallery

Spring Has Sprung

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:15 -0700

Hachi and I got out for a walk down by Kingfisher Pond today. It's not easy taking photos while holding him on the leash, but he is getting better at just chillin' when I want to stop and make an image.

I took this one while we were sitting on a rough-hewn log bench that's by the pond. The sun was shimmering in the water and I moved a bit to put this log into the frame with all the sun-sparkles. It wasn't much of an image, but I decided to play with it in Light Zone to see how far I could push the program. The log is masked, the vignette is intentional, and it's probably way over-processed. It's a fun photo and not meant to be taken seriously.

DYC Close-Up #2

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:43 -0700

This is another flower I've had in the queue for what seems like forever. For some reason, I never seem to get around to posting it, probably because I think it's too centered and too large in the frame. Still, it has some nice detail and I'm pressed for a photo to put on the site for today. You can click the following link to see a prior photo of this flower.

Baby Bighorn Sheep #6

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:26 -0700

This is an old one of the baby bighorn sheep that was born at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum back in April of 2007. The light conditions were quite harsh so it's not the best photo, but I think his cuteness makes up for the image's technical shortcomings.

Banana Flower

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:57 -0700

This looks like a rather large type of heliconia. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get a positive identification on it. I do seem to remember that I either overhead someone say, or read somewhere that this is, a banana flower.

Unidentified Butterfly #2

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:48 -0700

Lori and I were both chasing butterflies at the Arizona Sonora Desert museum. There's a butterfly garden between the hummingbird exhibit and the main entrance which the flutterbys just love. Lori got some great shots, of which this is one.

Desert Willow Flower #5

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:31 -0700

I took this one a couple years ago. I liked how the light seemed to flow out of the flower center.

Playful Nyala's

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:11 -0700

I've had this one in the queue for years but kept putting off placing it online because it's just a "zoo" photo. Well, I've got so many projects going right now that I'm finding it hard to process new photographs and this one was available, so, here you go!

I captured these two playful nyala's butting heads in their large enclosure. It was more of an affectionate activity than a dominate one, and there was much licking and rubbing involved -- very cute! I was trying hard to get rid of the tree on the right, but they pretty much stayed where they were and my vantage point was the only good spot from which to shoot, so this is the best composition I could come up with at the time.

Egret And Cottonwood

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:02 -0700

The egret was flying around Kingfisher Pond when I was out-n-about taking some landscape photos. Something spooked her (probably me) and she flew across my field of view enroute to the other side of the pond. I wish I had been a bit quicker and gotten her entering the frame instead of leaving it, but I'll take what I can.

Old Wood House

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:24 -0700

This is one of the old buildings at Fairbank in Arizona. It, and the old schoolhouse, have weathered the best over the years. The post office, store, and jail have crumbled, the adobe brick finally succumbing to the elements. Restoration work on the later has begin and it looks like they've been making some good process. This old structure might need a little help in a couple years too.

Tropical Sunset

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:15 -0700

While vacationing in Hawaii, we made it a point to be on the beach every night to photograph the sunset. To pass the time, we'd order up fish, burgers, and Mai Tai's at the Lagoon Bar & Grill and watch the dolphins play in their pens. When it was time, we'd work hard for 10 to 15 minutes to capture the last rays of the setting sun. When done, we'd go back to the watch the dolphins some more and order another round of drinks. It was a tough job, but we were up to the task!