Kansas Prairie Wildlife

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This is a monarch butterfly from the tallgrass prairie in Kansas.

Title: Prairie butterfly
Location: Emporia, Kansas
Camera:NIKON D80
Lens: 24-70mm f/2.8


This Collared Lizard blends right into the rocks. I almost walked right past this little guy.

Title: Collared lizard
Location: Emporia, Kansas
Camera:NIKON D80
Lens: 24-70mm f/2.8


Lots of little spiders were on the end of the grass.

Title: Little spider
Location: Emporia, Kansas
Camera:NIKON D80
Lens: 24-70mm f/2.8


Praying mantis are beautiful. I love how he is shaking his head making it blurry in this picture.

Title: Praying mantis
Location: Emporia, Kansas
Camera:NIKON D80
Lens: 24-70mm f/2.8

Kansas Prairie

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I just went on a trip to Kansas. The best part of the trip was going to the tallgrass prairie national park. This is a beautiful old barn that is still standing at the park.

Title: Barn on the prairie
Location: Emporia, Kansas
Camera:NIKON D80
Lens: 24-70mm f/2.8


The tall grass turns a golden red color in the fall. All the colors in this picture remind me of warm fall afternoons. Amber waves of grain is the perfect description of Kansas prairies.

Title: Tall prairie grass
Location: Emporia, Kansas
Camera:NIKON D80
Lens: 24-70mm f/2.8


I love this picture of my parents walking along the trail in the tall grass prairie. It gives you a good idea of how vast and open the Kansas prairie is.

Title: Mother and Father
Location: Emporia, Kansas
Camera:NIKON D80
Lens: 24-70mm f/2.8


A lonely tree in the wild grass lands. This was the largest tree along the trail we walked. If you are ever in Kansas go out to the prairie and spend some time thinking about the tallgrass prairie that once covered the North American continent, less than 4% remains.

Title: A lonely tree
Location: Emporia, Kansas
Camera:NIKON D80
Lens: 24-70mm f/2.8

A Day Hike

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I went on a short day hike with a good friend and my camera. I love the exotic plants along this path. It felt like I was walking down a path in Africa.

Title: African garden path
Location: Carpinteria, California
Camera:NIKON D80
Lens: 24-70mm f/2.8


I love how the plants in this photo look like something from a Dr.Seuss book.

Title: Dr.Seuss
Location: Carpinteria, California
Camera:NIKON D80
Lens: 24-70mm f/2.8


At the end of the hike I found a small group of mexican tulip poppy’s. I love the bright yellow of this mexican tulip poppy it’s beautiful.

Title: Mexican tulip poppy
Location: Carpinteria, California
Camera:NIKON D80
Lens: 24-70mm f/2.8

Spider

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I love walking around botanical gardens with my camera. I found this huge spider killing a bee in its web. This spider was a little camera shy hiding in a leaf.

Title: Killing a bee
Location:Carpinteria, California
Camera:NIKON D80
Lens: 24-70mm f/2.8


This is a much smaller spider at the same botanical garden. His silk is so thin it looks like he is floating on nothing. I love how vibrant the colors are in this image.

Title: Invisible spider web
Location:Carpinteria, California
Camera:NIKON D80
Lens: 24-70mm f/2.8


This is the same spider from the image before this. After walking along his web he hung out on this vibrant green leaf.

Title: green leaf spider
Location:Carpinteria, California
Camera:NIKON D80
Lens: 24-70mm f/2.8


This is the last spider I found at the botanical garden. His web is beautiful and the best part of this picture.

Title: Spider in a web
Location:Carpinteria, California
Camera:NIKON D80
Lens: 24-70mm f/2.8

Beach Sunset

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I went to the beach for this amazing sunset with my tripod and camera. This was the first picture I took that day. I love the blue moody feel of this picture.

Title: Moody Blue
Location:Port Hueneme, California
Camera:NIKON D80
Lens:24-70mm f/2.8


The same sunset started to turn all different shades of pink and red it was beautiful.

Title: Shades of pink+red
Location:Port Hueneme, California
Camera:NIKON D80
Lens:24-70mm f/2.8


This was the last picture I got before the sun disappeared into the ocean.

Title: Red beach
Location:Port Hueneme, California
Camera:NIKON D80
Lens:24-70mm f/2.8

Black and White Film

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I woke up at sunrise to get this picture of the Salton Sea. I love shooting 120 black and white film. The Salton Sea is an amazing place everyone should visit.

Title: B&W Salton Sea
Location:Salton Sea, California
Camera:Mamiya RB67
Lens:110 mm f/2.8


I took a hike on a rainy day with my Mamiya in hand. Half way through the hike I spotted this fallen tree it looked beautiful. I sat down in the mud and took this picture.

Title: Fallen tree roots
Location:Sunol, California
Camera:Mamiya RB67
Lens:50 mm f/4.5


I spend a lot of time at the beach with my camera in hand.

Title: Black rocks
Location:San Francisco, California
Camera:Mamiya RB67
Lens:110 mm f/2.8

Critters

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This is a beautiful bearded dragon. They have the ability to change colour in response to temperature changes. I love the colors in this image.

Title: Bearded dragon
Location:Los Osos, California
Camera:NIKON D80
Lens:55mm f/2.8 AI-s


I had so much fun shooting this Crested Gecko. He has hair like projections found above his eyes, resembling eyelashes. He looks amazing in contrast to the clear blue sky.

Title: Crested gecko
Location:Los Osos, California
Camera:NIKON D80
Lens:55mm f/2.8 AI-s


I took this photo of a tarantula spider at an exotic animal farm in Los Osos, California. I love the sharp detail in the hairs of the spider. Tarantulas are beautiful arachnids.

Title: Tarantula spider
Location:Los Osos, California
Camera:NIKON D80
Lens:55mm f/2.8 AI-s

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