Colors in Arizona

Antelope Canyon, Arizona

Nature. Light and shadow. Ridges. Crevices. Orange. Red. Color! A Native American guide. A hike. Arizona in May. Someone in the family was so fortunate! God's beauty.

Gull and Fish

Rylan's note:

Also taken at the refuge. I didn't notice the small fish in its mouth until I saw it on my computer screen.


Photo copyrighted by Rylan 2007

Great Blue

Rylan's note:

I was surprised to see this Great Blue Heron. Usually they hang out at the far side of the refuge, and in a place that isn't easy to get to... unless you want to be covered in ticks and waist deep in water.

Still using my Sigma 50-500 and my D30.

Photo copyrighted by Rylan 2007

Reflection

To persevere is always a reflection of the state of one's inner life, one's philosophy and one's perspective.

David Guterson

Rylan's notes: I (finally) managed to get a picture of this guy. I had been trying for a week and a half. Again, I used my Sigma 50-500 and my D30 [previous Canon].

Black-necked Stilt

Photo copyrighted by Rylan 2007
taken at the nearby wildlife refuge

Buddies

Goose and Turtle rest together on a log, enjoying the sunshine on a calm day. If you listen carefully, you might hear their neighborly conversation (in your imagination, of course). According to Rylan's notes, this was one of his first shots using his Sigma 5- - 500 lens.

Photo copyrighted by Rylan 2007
taken at the nearby wildlife refuge

Peculiar Goose Dance

Rylan has titled this picture "Peculiar Goose Dance". I'm interested in his notes about this photo. They read:

"These guys were standing on a floating log out in the water. They must have stayed there for over an hour."

These guys? It sounds like they are neighborhood buddies. Well, maybe they were, as this was taken at the wildlife refuge just down the road. I believe Rylan took this photo several years ago. It was about the time he had just gotten his driver's license. He would take photo excursions by himself and birds and waterfowl were his area of photographic interest at that time. If he knew that the geese stayed there for over an hour --- that means that he was there just as long, observing. What patience!

Photo copyrighted by Rylan 2007
taken at the nearby wildlife refuge