Las Vegas And The Desert

We spent five days in Las Vegas and while there, toured Lake Mead and the Red Rock Canyon. Here are some shots of both, along with some texture and nature studies from each area. As usual, clicking the photos will take you to better, hi-res versions of each picture.

Lake Mead

Slipping The Surly Bonds Of Earth

 

Lake Mead National Park

Red Rock Canyon

 

Fall Color

The Canyon Near Sunset (also includes following photos)

 

 

 

And as promised, some nature and texture studies.

 

 

 

 

And someone having fun...

More Fluttery Goodness!

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Ghost Planes

Sometimes when I'm looking up photographing raptors in flight, I will see- way off in the stratosphere- a plane flying overhead. They are flying so high that the photos usually look quite ethereal and "ghostly". Hence, the name. I always imagine these planes full of tourists on their way to warm-sand beach resorts in South America. 

 

 

 

 

 

Moths? Butterflies?

I'm honestly not sure which, but they're beautiful, anyway. (I've since been told by a lady who knows that they are the Gulf Fritillary. Thanks, Jrzy!)

Hummers!

Click these photos to see hi-res versions, you won't regret it.

Impossibly. Tiny. Feet.

Mr. Blue Sky

On a rainy day like today, it's good to recall blue skies and puffy clouds.

Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds are one of my favorite- and most challenging- subjects to shoot. I never grow tired of their antics.