Serendipity and photography

Sometimes things so up in your photos that were not part of what you were framing. This is one of those shots. I was trying to capture the clouds and the separation on the larger mountains in the background contrasting with the smaller hills in the foreground. What I didn’t expect was this crow. It really made it a better picture.  

I took this just north of Bryce Canyon as we drove to the park.  

~ Rick  

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Strutting it’s stuff ...

We had to stop at Wal-Mart in St George to get a couple of personal items. The parking lot was full of cars .. and birds. This guy was nearby, so I took a couple photos.

I loved how he struts. I assume it’s a male .. maybe it’s a strutting female. Perhaps it’s his large feet that makes it so unique. I am sure having a hard time figuring how what it is. I was convinced it was a Black Tern, but I’ve change my mind. The colors are not right. Let me know if you have any ideas. 

The GIF below is my  attempt to capture the strut:).  

~ Rick

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Pronghorn

We saw these  Pronghorn on Antelope Island. It was a tough shot because they were so far away, and their coloring matched the background so well. 

~ Rick

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Rain, where it rarely does

After over 1200 miles driving in Utah, we headed to Las Vegas for CES and our return flight to Ohio. What we didn’t expect was rain. Locals in Vegas told me it had not rained in 4 months. There was significant local flooding.  

The photo about was taken my Teresa on our drive into Vegas from St George. It was raining on and off. The rain didn’t slow us down much.

The GIF to the right is something I captured from our Uber on the drive to the convention center. A sample of the flooding.  

~ Rick  

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Peaks and valleys ... mostly peaks

We are about to wrap up a very good trip. We saw mutilple state and national parks, and took so many photos .. I really don’t have a count. I have plans for the next couple of trips, and I am so excited.  

This photo was taken as we left Zion National Park. I love the peaks and the color. We saw so much color in the rocks and mountains across southern Utah. Then we drove through a national forrest. Nature is so diverse.

~ Rick

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©2018 Rick Cartwright