Bird in Paradise

This photo goes back many years .. I mean over 15 years. I took this photo during a stay at Grand Cayman Island. The beach at Grand Cayman are amazing, and the water so blue. We have often talked about going back, but getting there is not as easy as it should be. I didn’t get as much of the color as I would like in this photo. I had an old camera that just didn’t get the type of photos I am able to capture today. It’s still a fun photo.

~ Rick

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Rick’s last technology muse: Trust ...

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A Long Drive With a View

This was our view about a year ago. We drove from Salt Lake City to Yosemite. I am not sure what I was thinking, but I thought it was a shorter drive. If you look close, you will see the road winding down into the valley.

We are planning our travel for 2019. We have three or four major trips planned, and maybe some shorter drives. They are mostly about the photos, and beautiful visits with nature.

Have a great week.

~ Rick

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Rick’s last technology muse:. Wearable Technology and Your Health

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Dressed for Winter

I know I have written this before, but I love drone photography. I was listening to a podcast a few days ago, and the host was talking about how limiting drone photography is. It’s true, for the most part it is a form of landscape photography, but there is something awesome about the perspective it brings to a photo that excited me. These photos are an example.

I love that tree. I have photographed it before, but these two views, and that frozen, snow covered pond blow me away. You can see the melting ice on the edges of the pond. The color transistions are intense in what seems to be a lifeless scene.

When I look at it, I see a green heron and belted kingfisher that I photographed there several times last spring and summer. I see the cardinal that posed for me in that tree on many early summer mornings. In my minds eye, I see the ducks on tha pond on a fall day last year. These memories are vivid and lasting imprints that will endure for a lifetime.

Yes, this is just a landscape photo from a drone. To me, it is memories. It is nature, dressed for winter, from above. In a few weeks, it will dress for spring. I can’t wait to fly a drone and capture that scene too.

Enjoy every day, my friends. Hugs!

~ Rick

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Rick’s last technology muse: A Short Update

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Where Have You Been

We have seen a lot of male cardinals over the last 4 to 5 weeks, but I have not seen many females. The few I have seen have been impossible to photograph. I finally saw a couple and was able to capture this photograph. It was about 25ºF, and Teresa and I were both in the car. We had to stop ... and she didn’t take off. This was a special photo. Maybe she knew it.

~ Rick

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Rick’s last technology muse: The 5G Opportunity

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Brave Hawk or Napping Eagles

I photographed this hawk a couple of days ago while she was hunting over a large open field. There is nothing unusual about this photo, other than the fact that this hawk was hunting about 50 feet from an eagles nest. The last photo is the nest. Clearly, the eagles were not here, but they sound be soon. Brave hawk or napping eagles ...

Bald Eagle Nest  

And if you are still reading .... I had some good news yesterday. I had my bi-annual PSA test, and I am still cancer free. Made my day!

~ Rick

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Rick’s last technology muse: Sharing Customer Data

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