Boys & Girls or Girls & Boys?

Surprise Lily's (Lycoris squamigera) are supposed to be sterile, you tell me. It sure looks like there are boys and girls though. Photos taken in the front yard.

Canon G9
Left: 1/125 @ F 4.0 ISO 80
Right: 1/160 @ F 4.0 ISO 80

Lily, Surprise

Lycoris squamigera, more commonly known as Surprise Lily. Photo taken in the front yard.

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Canon S5 IS converted to IR. 1/80 @ F4.0 ISO 80.

Arachnid

The local arachnid strikes a pose. Ok I did have him or her in a glass.

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Canon G9, 1/160 @ F4.0 ISO 80.

St. Elmo, CO

St. Elmo, CO is located 16 miles off of U.S. 285 on County Rd-295 near Buena Vista, CO. It is a ghost town that is privately owned with not many ghost. Access is limited to the street so getting an interesting shot is somewhat of a challenge, but I do like this one.

GAW

Canon S5 IS converted to IR. 1/60 @ F4.0 ISO 80. Red and Blue channels swapped.

Hays Creek Falls.

Hays Creek Falls @ Crystal River Near Placita, CO, just off CO 133. I added a 8 stop ND filter to achieve the long exposure. You thought I only shot IR...


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Canon XTi 50mm 1.8 Mk1, 6.0sec @ f22.0. ISO 100.

Rio Grande beginnings.

Looking south from CO 149 near Spring Creek pass at water that will soon be flowing down the Rio Grande river.

This photo and the last couple were taken on my current road trip, feel free to check out Scoot'n Art for more details, link is on the right.

GAW

Canon S5 IS converted to IR. 1/320 @ F4.0 ISO 100. Red and Blue channels swapped.

Ironton, CO

Ironton is one of the many ghost towns in the San Juan mountains, it sits at about 10,000 feet elevation and is just a short distance off of U.S. 550 between Ouray, CO and Red Mountain Pass. Ironton originally known as Copper Glen began in 1883, and the last inhabitant died in the mid-1960's. This photo is one of the many buildings left standing. I left only foot prints and only took photographs.

This photo and the last couple were taken on my current road trip, feel free to check out Scoot'n Art for more details, link is on the right.

GAW

Canon S5 IS converted to IR. 1/60 @ F43.2 ISO 80. Red and Blue channels swapped.

Cumbres & Toltec Narrow Gauge Steam Railroad.

The train has just started it's trip up Cumbres Pass. I also shot a video that you can see on the YouTube.

This photo and the last couple were taken on my current road trip, feel free to check out Scoot'n Art for more details, link is on the right.

GAW

Canon S5 IS converted to IR. 1/320 @ F4.0 ISO 80.

Rainbow in Infrared.

Something you don't see very often, a double rainbow shot in Infrared. Photo was taken on U.S. 64 near Tierra Amarilla, NM. Sorry for the spots, it was still raining quite heavily.

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Canon S5 IS converted to IR. 1/125 @ F4.0 ISO 80.

Santa Fe all the way.

Santa Fe all the way. Recycled Santa Fe box cars along U.S. 50 in central Kansas. U.S. 50 runs parallel to the former Santa Fe transcontinental railroad.

GAW

Canon S5 IS converted to IR. 1/60 @ F46.3 ISO 80. Red and Blue channel swap.

Snapper. Chelydra serpentina.

A Chelydra serpentina or the common snapping turtle has changed it's mind about crossing Highway A (between Higbee and Moberly, MO) and is heading back into the ditch.

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Canon G6 converted to IR. 1/250 @ F4.0 ISO 100.