Sunset colors once upon an evening near Placitas, New Mexico just north of Albuquerque. Evenings out here are always something to experience. #photography #Albuquerque #newmexico #landscapes #nature #southwest "

Playing with a new lens which I am loving, some pictures taken a couple of nights ago, trying to see how it performs for sharpness, resistance to flare, and color rendition, and out of focus area characteristics, etc. So far so good, some learning to do with this new bit of equipment. #photography

Morning in the Rio Grande bosque where it flows through Albuquerque, New Mexico. Expected balloons in the sky but they didn't go up that morning unfortunately. Still, was nice to have a lovely walk in a beautiful place. #photography #nature #albuquerque #newmexico #southwest

Northern red-shafted flicker, Albuquerque, New Mexico. #photography #nature #birds

Sunflowers in the bosque of the Rio Grande River, Albuquerque, New Mexico. #photography #nature #flowers

A few more hot air balloons from the Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Sunday. #photography #newmexico #albuquerque #hotairballoons

The Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico isn’t just about the hot air balloons, there are scads of people doing lots of things and playing with bubble guns is one of them. #photography #newmexico #albuquerque #hotairballoons

More hot air balloons from the Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico. these pictures show off the ‘special shapes’ category of balloons - Darth Vader and a Groundhog and a Scarlet Macaw. There are also pigs, cows, cement trucks… #photography #newmexico #albuquerque #hotairballoons

A few edited images from the nearly 900 snaps I took on Sunday at the Balloon Fiesta in Albququerque, New Mexico. So much color, pattern, texture, it is nearly overwhelming! #photography #newmexico #albuqerque #hotairballoons

Balloon Fiesta here in Albuquerque this week. Up at 3am to get to the balloon park, stand in enormous lines, get a cup of coffee, breakfast burrito, stand around in the cold, wait for the balloons to go up. All totally worth it. Just some quick phone snaps here #photography #hotairbaloons #newmexico

Bees among the rabbitbrush! Just doing bee things. #photography #nature #flowers #bees

Took a walk the other day, not much to shoot but some asters caught my eye. #photography #nature #flowers #newmexico #southwest

First image I call "Egg, lost at sea" because I was doing a 52frames assignment involving an egg, moments before I took a picture a sneaker wave swept the egg out to sea and nearly got me too. Second image is of said egg. #photopgraphy #oregoncoast #pnw #Oregon #nature #landscapes

Playing with some images taken during a trip to the Oregon Coast in April. I really liked how this tree draped in moss contrasted with the dark green firs behind it. The black and white rendering works well I think to really bring that out. #photography #nature #blackandwhite #pnw #oregon

I love the desert, especially the mornings. Don’t let anyone tell you there is no color here. Embudito Canyon drains off the Sandia Mountains and hosts a sea of cactus, and other flora and fauna and the geology is pretty spectacular as well. #photography #landscapes #nature #newmexico #southwest

A couple of flowers from a recent hike in the Sandia Foothills, I really need to get better at plant ID. #phtography #nature #flowers #newmexico #southwest

Spotted this Curve-billed Thrasher on a hike in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains next to Albuquerque, New Mexico. #photography #birds #nature #newmexico #southwest

Up close and personal with prickly pear cactus. Taken near Albuquerque, New Mexico. Sony a6700, Tamron 70-180. #photography #nature #NewMexico #cactus

Another trip through the El Malpais National Conservation Area, south of Grants, New Mexico. These taken at the Sandstone Bluffs viewing location. Playing with a bit of black and white and split toning. #photography #newmexico #blackandwhite #southwest

Was out yesterday and came across this beautiful rattlesnake, I think it is a Western Diamondback. Sighted in the El Malpais National Conservation Area, south of Grants, New Mexico. #addHerper #snakes #newmexico

Was out hiking and wandering with my camera a couple of days ago and experienced this beautiful thunderstorm and it's aftermath that rolled through the area. Placitas, New Mexico just a bit north of Albuquerque. #photography #newmexico #landscapes #landscapephotography

A few more birds from the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge near Albuquerque, New Mexico - one more black-chinned hummingbird sticking its tongue out, the other two are Say's Phoebe. #photography #birds

Hummingbirds at the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge near Albuquerque, New Mexico. I believe these are all black-chinned hummingbirds, the one with a purple gorget is male. #photography #birds #hummingbirds

Met this little guy while out taking pictures… poor man’s ‘macro’ shot with a tamron 150-500 @ 400mm from a few feet a way (on a Sony a6700 so about 600mm in 35mm equivalent), this is a slight crop of the original, lopped off a bit on the right side. #photography #naturephotography #macro

Post #2 from my botanical garden walk, didn't realize that posts were limited to 4 images (perhaps it is file size?) #photography #macrophotography #flowers

Took a walk in my local botanical garden recently, most of these are me playing with and learning about macro but threw in a couple of others for kicks #macrophotography #flowers #birds #photography

A rather frumpy looking Raven giving me the eye as I traveled through the El Malpais National Conservation Area. #photography #birds

A few images from my recent trip through the El Malpais National Conservation Area in New Mexico, playing with some color grading and split toning in these. #photography #landscapes #blackandwhite

Some detail themed pictures from a recent trip to the El Malpais National Conservation Area in New Mexico #photography #landscapes

Playing with some black and white, images taken at a little spring with lush vegetation, a nice little oasis in the desert. #photography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography

Once upon an evening - quick edits of pictures snapped yesterday evening near the Ojito Wilderness west of Albuquerque. #landscapes, #photography, #newmexico

Tufted-eared squirrel (aka Abert's squirrel) always love seeing these guys, just so funky with their big tails and those ears. Seen in the Sandia Mountains, New Mexico. #photography, #nature, #wildlife

a few birds #birds, #photography, #nature Redhead duck, Say's Phoebe, adult Killdeer, baby Killdeer (cutest damn thing ever)

Barn swallows in flight #photography, #birds

a tulip, shot during a walk at a botanical garden where I live. #photography, #flowers

Western Meadowlark, Albuquerque, New Mexico #birds #nature

A couple of birds White-crowned sparrows, a couple of decent shots and one typical of my luck, birds are fast and know when I am trying to take their picture. #photography #birds

Blue morning #photography #landscapes

Once upon an evening #photography #landscapes

First post here, Sandia Mountains above Albuquerque, New Mexico looking frumious.