Flowering Eve's Needle cactus at Ruth Bancroft Gardens. These are some of the coolest cacti out there. The "fingers" are only found on new growth and drop off after the season.
#photography #nature #plants #garden #cactus
#photography #nature #plants #garden #cactus
August 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Flowering Eve's Needle cactus at Ruth Bancroft Gardens. These are some of the coolest cacti out there. The "fingers" are only found on new growth and drop off after the season.
#photography #nature #plants #garden #cactus
#photography #nature #plants #garden #cactus
August 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Contrasting tones at Ruth Bancroft gardens.
#photography #nature #plants #garden #succulents #cactus #flowers
#photography #nature #plants #garden #succulents #cactus #flowers
August 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Contrasting tones at Ruth Bancroft gardens.
#photography #nature #plants #garden #succulents #cactus #flowers
#photography #nature #plants #garden #succulents #cactus #flowers
August 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Ruth Bancroft Garden - was super hot, but they've got a lot of cool specimens, with great landscaping.
#photography #nature #plants #garden #succulents
#photography #nature #plants #garden #succulents
August 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Ruth Bancroft Garden - was super hot, but they've got a lot of cool specimens, with great landscaping.
#photography #nature #plants #garden #succulents
#photography #nature #plants #garden #succulents
Black Swallowtail butterfly munching on my Fennel plants. I've found 4 so far, they are super cute and welcome to eat whatever they want. Can't wait to see them progress on their journey.
#macro #butterfly #photography
#macro #butterfly #photography
July 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Black Swallowtail butterfly munching on my Fennel plants. I've found 4 so far, they are super cute and welcome to eat whatever they want. Can't wait to see them progress on their journey.
#macro #butterfly #photography
#macro #butterfly #photography
Some more views of the juvenile Great Horned Owl in some moody light. One of its parents was nearby but was sleeping. This one entertained itself for 30 minutes scraping and gnawing on the eucalyptus bark like a dog with a bone. #owl #birding #photography
June 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Some more views of the juvenile Great Horned Owl in some moody light. One of its parents was nearby but was sleeping. This one entertained itself for 30 minutes scraping and gnawing on the eucalyptus bark like a dog with a bone. #owl #birding #photography
Juvenile Great Horned Owl in the early evening. When I got there this one was much closer for a short time and there was a lot more light. 600mm ISO800 f6.3 1/125.
#owl #photography #birding #teamsony #nature
#owl #photography #birding #teamsony #nature
June 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Juvenile Great Horned Owl in the early evening. When I got there this one was much closer for a short time and there was a lot more light. 600mm ISO800 f6.3 1/125.
#owl #photography #birding #teamsony #nature
#owl #photography #birding #teamsony #nature
Great Horned Owl, it just saw its kid coming back from hunting and is anticipating it landing nearby. I was super lucky to spend 1.5 hours observing them before it got dark.
#owl #birding #photography
#owl #birding #photography
June 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Great Horned Owl, it just saw its kid coming back from hunting and is anticipating it landing nearby. I was super lucky to spend 1.5 hours observing them before it got dark.
#owl #birding #photography
#owl #birding #photography
Found some Great Horned Owl's while on a walk the other day, but didn't have my camera, so I came back. The one on the left is about ready to go its own way, but is still super fluffy. There is another adult, but it was keeping out of sight.
#owl #birding #photography
#owl #birding #photography
June 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Found some Great Horned Owl's while on a walk the other day, but didn't have my camera, so I came back. The one on the left is about ready to go its own way, but is still super fluffy. There is another adult, but it was keeping out of sight.
#owl #birding #photography
#owl #birding #photography
Joshua Tree #astrophotography at night in January, shot from the Boy Scout Trail looking South. This is a 3 image vertical panorama with each image composed of 2-3 separate shots to eliminate light trail pollution.
#jtnp #landscapephotography
#jtnp #landscapephotography
March 29, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Joshua Tree #astrophotography at night in January, shot from the Boy Scout Trail looking South. This is a 3 image vertical panorama with each image composed of 2-3 separate shots to eliminate light trail pollution.
#jtnp #landscapephotography
#jtnp #landscapephotography
A Cactus Wren doing its thing on a Joshua Tree, pausing just long enough to graciously let me get a single shot of it before flying off to its next perch.
#birding #JTNP #photography
#birding #JTNP #photography
March 19, 2025 at 3:28 AM
A Cactus Wren doing its thing on a Joshua Tree, pausing just long enough to graciously let me get a single shot of it before flying off to its next perch.
#birding #JTNP #photography
#birding #JTNP #photography
Barrel cactus and hardy scrub growing between Joshua Tree's flowing granite formations. Makes for a tranquil landscape.
#jtnp #landscapephotography
#jtnp #landscapephotography
March 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Barrel cactus and hardy scrub growing between Joshua Tree's flowing granite formations. Makes for a tranquil landscape.
#jtnp #landscapephotography
#jtnp #landscapephotography
March 16, 2025 at 11:47 PM
A nice aplite dike with intersecting lines and colorful lichen in Joshua Tree National Park.
#jtnp #photography #geology
#jtnp #photography #geology
March 16, 2025 at 10:33 PM
A nice aplite dike with intersecting lines and colorful lichen in Joshua Tree National Park.
#jtnp #photography #geology
#jtnp #photography #geology
View looking North near Porcupine Wash in Joshua Tree with multiple layers showing the geologic diversity across elevation and distance with the Bullion Mountains in the background.
#jtnp #landscapephotography
#jtnp #landscapephotography
March 16, 2025 at 3:08 AM
View looking North near Porcupine Wash in Joshua Tree with multiple layers showing the geologic diversity across elevation and distance with the Bullion Mountains in the background.
#jtnp #landscapephotography
#jtnp #landscapephotography
While in Joshua Tree over the winter, got to do some #astrophotography. This is at the Quail Springs picnic area. It was still early so there were a lot of cars coming and going making it near impossible to get a light free shot. This was as cloud free as it got during the stay.
#jtnp #photography
#jtnp #photography
March 6, 2025 at 3:17 AM
While in Joshua Tree over the winter, got to do some #astrophotography. This is at the Quail Springs picnic area. It was still early so there were a lot of cars coming and going making it near impossible to get a light free shot. This was as cloud free as it got during the stay.
#jtnp #photography
#jtnp #photography
Focus bracketed with Sony's automated in-camera option, using the Sony 90mm Macro lens. 25 shots at f8. Tried using Luminar Neo's focus stacking, that failed silently, no idea why. Affinity Photo 2 however worked perfectly.
#photography #macro #focusstacking
#photography #macro #focusstacking
February 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Focus bracketed with Sony's automated in-camera option, using the Sony 90mm Macro lens. 25 shots at f8. Tried using Luminar Neo's focus stacking, that failed silently, no idea why. Affinity Photo 2 however worked perfectly.
#photography #macro #focusstacking
#photography #macro #focusstacking
Last one, it's really cool how the water formed on these flowers without coalescing into larger drops. The magnification effect is especially cool, revealing more detail. Was super lucky to have ventured out in the morning and see this.
#macro #photography #gardening
#macro #photography #gardening
February 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Last one, it's really cool how the water formed on these flowers without coalescing into larger drops. The magnification effect is especially cool, revealing more detail. Was super lucky to have ventured out in the morning and see this.
#macro #photography #gardening
#macro #photography #gardening
February 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
February 25, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Woke up to some foggy conditions, and micro drops all over the garden. This nasturtium leaf looked pretty amazing.
#nasturtium #garden #photography #macro
#nasturtium #garden #photography #macro
February 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Woke up to some foggy conditions, and micro drops all over the garden. This nasturtium leaf looked pretty amazing.
#nasturtium #garden #photography #macro
#nasturtium #garden #photography #macro
Spotted along a dry creekbed on the Lost Palms Oasis hike in Joshua Tree NP, this stunner of a dragonfly was hanging out. It seemed a bit lost since there were no obvious water sources for its life cycle. Best of luck buddy.
#dragonfly #jtnp
#dragonfly #jtnp
February 19, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Spotted along a dry creekbed on the Lost Palms Oasis hike in Joshua Tree NP, this stunner of a dragonfly was hanging out. It seemed a bit lost since there were no obvious water sources for its life cycle. Best of luck buddy.
#dragonfly #jtnp
#dragonfly #jtnp
Egg shaped mini boulder surrounded by its monolithic sibings in Joshua Tree
#nationalpark #jtnp #landscapephotography
#nationalpark #jtnp #landscapephotography
February 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Egg shaped mini boulder surrounded by its monolithic sibings in Joshua Tree
#nationalpark #jtnp #landscapephotography
#nationalpark #jtnp #landscapephotography