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Whatever Weds. First Snow of the Season!

November 2, 2022November 2, 2022Posted in Carson Spur, Carson Valley, Nature, NevadaTagged Carson Spur, Clouds, djtriviasn, First Snow of the Season, Nikon D810, Olive Trees, Pink, Sagebrush, Snow, Sunrise, Whatever Wednesday46 Comments

It snowed in the valley and mountains yesterday evening then it rained, then it rained and snowed at the same time. That was weird. What’s that phenomenon called when it does that? Big, fat chucky snowflakes coming down while it was raining. I’d never seen anything like it before.

I woke up hoping the sunrise would be pretty and there would be snow on the valley floor, alas no snow on the valley floor and barely any on the lower PineNut Mountains, but the Carson Range and Eastern Sierras are gorgeous this morning.

It was 28 degrees F when I stepped outside to make this image, and there’s a better than 50% chance of more snow this morning. I am hoping we get a little more today but, not tonight. He-Man and I have been meeting friends off and on for over a month on Weds. nights to play trivia at a local grill/bar. We’re having a lot of fun playing. We came in 4th on our first night of playing and have made it to the leader board every time since but we’ve not yet made it to the top 3. We’re team “The Silver Foxes”.

I need to scoot and look for the clues to tonight’s questions. I hope your week is going well, and you all have a lovely Wednesday!

Nikon D810| Nikkor 24-120mm| PS CC 24.0.0

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Wordless Weds. Looking Back

September 28, 2022Posted in Fuji X-T3, Hiking, Nature Photography, Travel and Tourism, Wordless WednesdayTagged Clouds, hiking, Lamoille Canyon, Lamoille Lake Trail, Looking back along the trail, Nature, Peaks, Ruby Mountains, Travel, Trees, Wordless Wednesday39 Comments

Fuji X-T3| Fujinon 16-80mm| PS CC 23.5.0

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Wordless Weds. Sunrise W. Fork Carson River

June 29, 2022June 27, 2022Posted in Landscape Photography, Nevada, Nikon, Reflections, Wordless WednesdayTagged Carson Range, Carson River, Clouds, Cottonwood Trees, Nikon, Pink, Reflections, Willows, Wordless Wednesday37 Comments

PLEASE DO NOT USE MY IMAGES WITHOUT EXPRESSED WRITTEN PERMISSION.

*Alpine Glow on Job’s Peak -Sunrise June 22, 2022*

Nikon D810| Nikkor 20mm f/1.8| PS CC 23.4.1

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Whatever Weds. Waning Moon Conjunction

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022Posted in Astro Conjunctions, Astro Photography, Moonrise, PlanetsTagged Celestial Conjunctions, Clouds, Dawn, Jupiter, Low Light Photography, Mars, Nikon, Pine Nut Mountains, Venus, Waning Crescent Moon42 Comments

I’ve been hoping for a clear sky before sunrise in order to see the Waning Moon and four early-dawn planets, but we’ve been having cloudy overcast mornings of late. On the 26th I got somewhat lucky even though it was cloudy. Here are 3 of the 4 early-dawn planets along with the Waning Crescent Moon over the Pine Nut Mountains. Following that line of planets up above Mars was Saturn, but it was already so light out I couldn’t see it.

Waning Crescent Moon under Mars, Venus with Jupiter close to Venus.

If you’re up an hour before sunrise your time this Saturday morning looking low in the southeast Venus and Jupiter, the two brightest objects in the sky after the Sun and Moon, are going to be spectacularly close at just a 1/2 degree apart!

Can you believe we’re just days away from May!? This month just flew by! I hope your week is going well and you have a lovely day.

Nikon D810| Nikkor 24-120mm| PS CC 23.2.2

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Whatever Weds. Sunset Colors & Swirly Clouds

April 13, 2022April 13, 2022Posted in Landscapes, Mono Lake, Nature, Nikon, SunsetsTagged blue, Clouds, Landscapes, Mono Lake, Nikon, Orange, otherworldly, Pink, Reflections, Sunset Color, Swirly Clouds, Tufas, Whatever Wednesday52 Comments

I’m home from a long week-end of camping and photography with friends old and new. I’m still culling images, but here’s one from Mono Lake taken shortly after sunset. I was set up to shoot west but looking around I saw this cloud developing to the northeast so I turned my camera around and waited for this to unfold. This cloud formation and color were wonderful and a beautiful end to a fun day.

*Mono Lake, Clouds, and Tufas.* *Friday April, 8, 2022*

Nikon D810| 24-120mm@24mm| f/10| ISO 100| PS CC 23.2.2

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Whatever Weds. Aerial View

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022Posted in Aerial Views, Nikon, Travel PhotographyTagged Aerial Views, Clouds, Grand Canyon, Green, Helicopter tour, Mesa, Nikon, North Rim, red soil, sky, Whatever Wednesday61 Comments

Way back in 2016 a couple of good friends and I took a long week-end trip to Sedona, AZ and during that trip we went to the Grand Canyon and one of the things we did was taking a helicopter tour of the North Rim.

I was just telling someone recently that these images have been marinating on my hard-drive for a long, long time because I really didn’t like the images too much when I got home. My aerial photography “eye” needs a lot more practice. That got me thinking that I hadn’t even looked at these images in years so I dug into my archives to look at the images. With the passing of time I’m not as disappointed in them. Here’s one.

*Grand Canyon, North Rim, Aerial View via a Helicopter*

I’ll be working on more images from this trip so, you may see more in future posts.

I’ve been staying close to home these last two weeks because while visiting our Grandson’s we took them to the park and Littlest was afraid to go down the tube slide by himself so I went down with him. The second time we were going a bit fast so I tried to slow us down by putting my foot along the wall, but we didn’t slow down my body kept going something went crack and both my knee and ankle hurt. My knee is still tender and I haven’t made it as far as the mailbox and back yet. I may have to go see the doctor if this keeps up.

Did you happen to see the recent full moon? I did but, didn’t photograph it. I did go out to look at the moon close to its setting a couple of mornings later and made this image from my street.

I did go out for a little bit birding yesterday and saw some good birds. I’m still culling images, but will have a few to share in upcoming posts.

That’s all that’s new here. What’s going on with you? I do hope your week is going well!

Nikon D810| Nikkor 24-120mm| PS CC 23.2.2

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Wordless Weds. Lift Off!

February 2, 2022February 2, 2022Posted in Event Photography, Events and Fairs, Nikon, Wordless WednesdayTagged Carson City NV, Clouds, Douglas County, Early Morning Lift Off, Events and Fairs, Hot Air Balloons, Lift Off, Nevada Days, Nikon D810, People, Slide Mountain49 Comments

Note: The little black spot to the left of the Hot Air Balloon right in front isn’t a bug it’s actually a person in a little motorized glider thingie. I bet their view was amazing!

Nikon D810| Nikkor 24-120mm| PS CC 23.0.0

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