Curious

A very curious thing to find out in the middle of the desert at a rustic ranch full of manly things like dirt and machinery and bulls... A pretty magenta car sitting at the entrance to the property. I like it.

Oreana, April 21, 2007 mmr

Oreana

One of the most barren landscapes I've been to, it has taken me three years to find it beautiful. If you stop and look you will find so many things easily over looked and missed in the rush to pass judgement.
This photo was taken on a friend's property out in Oreana, ID. The cross on the hill overlooks the house and marks the spot of a beloved dog. As Jason and I were traipsing about the country side I caught this photo. We also saw lots of wildlife (which for me was unexpected!) such as the Desert Horned Lizard (aka the horny toad, who squirts blood from his eyes...click here for a link to the picture I took) an enormous spider, evidence of coyotes (scat) and their dinner (bleached white jack rabbit bones,) and lone red flowers in a sea of browns and beiges. And not to mention a silence like no other. Stay tuned for more images from this day-trip.

mmr 4/21/07 Owyhee County

Control Freak

Waterfall-a study of control

My subdivision (how convenient)

4.15.07

8:30 PM

I finally figured out how to control light, shutter speed, sensor sensitivity, and depth of field to make my photos do what I want! In this instance anyway.

After being out sick all week (4 days away from work) and having nothing to do all day but feel miserable and wait until Magnum PI came on at 5 PM (true story! Sleuth Channel-Dish Network) I had time to brainstorm and think about how I can create images I want by taking control of my camera. Of course the minute the clock hit 5 it was allllll Magnum alll the way.

Gustafson Trout

On Saturday I woke up to Halloween Kitty hiding in the curtains:

He's my favorite muse.