The Wave In Vermilion Cliffs National Monument (March 21, 2012) — Image by Kenne
The sun crests over
one of the slot canyons
where layers of colors
accent the wave
on the slopes
of the Coyote Buttes.
— kenne
The Wave In Vermilion Cliffs National Monument (March 21, 2012) — Image by Kenne
— kenne
Two-tailed Swallowtail Butterfly On a Thistle– Image by kenne
With the earlier start of the monsoon rains in southern Arizona, butterflies are appearing in increasing numbers.
Mexican Bird of Paradise — Images by kenne
Sometimes called the Red Bird of Paradise, this fast growing plant comes on quickly in the spring from being cut back after the first in the late fall. Although it’s considered an evergreen, the cooler fall desert nights cause it to loose any remaining blossoms and begin to loose leaves. Until then, they add a lot of color to our desert landscape.
Sedona Panorama from the Airport Loop Trail (June 13, 2015) — Image by kenne
On my recent trip to Sedona I was using both my D200 and D800 Nikons. I had a 12-28 Nikon DX lens on the D200. The above panorama was created by merging two 28mm, f/18, 1/60, ISO 100 images in Photoshop.
I have had the D200, which has a 10.2-MP CCD image sensor, for ten years and it continues to be a real workhorse. Usually, when hiking I carry one camera, the D800 with a 28-300 zoom lens. Because of the variety of views on this trail, I carried both cameras, which allowed me to capture this panorama image — thanks to Photoshop.
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Bryce Canyon National Park (June 14, 2015) — Images by kenne
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Growing Orbits
— R. M. Rilke