Noisy Little Finch

I don't actually know what kind of bird this is but it sure was noisy. I had a hard time even seeing it because I was looking for something much larger. f/8, 1/30 sec, ISO 110 zoomed way in with the 70-300 lens.  LYLE

faces in strange places

this is what happens when lightning strikes a salt water tank in the gas feild. I am thankfull I wasn't location when it happened. The tank on the left is a replacement for the damaged tanks.  ISO 400, 1/125 sec f22 full manual 28mm.  Bruce

Urban Quail

I was out at noon today (April 27) and saw this little quail on Temple Square.  I got a pretty good angle on him and he let me take quite a few shots.  Sorry I didn't take the time to look up the info on the settings. The ivy is growing around the base of a tree and the family of quail seemed to be living there.  LYLE

Pink Blossoms

Judi thinks this is a Japanese tree of some kind, I really couldn't tell you. I shot the HDR's at 8:30 pm so that is the moon up there. I used the 10-24 lens again at f/4.5. LYLE

Future Plums

This tree is standing in the school yard next door, it is a flowering plum (I think), they don't acutally bear fruit. Lots of them in the neighborhood. I took the HDR set about 6:30 pm. I used the 10-24 wide angle set at f/4.5.  LYLE

The Play Set

NIMBY

This is in my back yard. The house on the left is mine. The photo is HDR with 0 step set at f/8, 1/2 sec, ISO 1600, +1.7 EV, 10 mm at about 8:45 pm. LYLE