Price Falls is not a very large waterfall but it is a beautiful setting. And it is surrounded by several smaller cascades. The whole setting is quiet and peaceful. It is one of Oklahoma’s more intimately beautiful settings. But it is difficult to photograph because it is in deep forest shade with some very bright patches of sun so the photograph must be made on a...
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The official name of this little beast is “Collared Lizard”. In Oklahoma we call it the “Mountain Boomer”, a far more colorful name for a colorful little lizard. This is a female and, like many species, it is more conservatively attired than is the male who has a bright turquoise body and yellow head. She posed nicely and put herself in just the...
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On an early morning walk, I found this glowing seedhead in a dramatic pool of light against deep forest shade. I only had my wildlife lens with me which was not the ideal lens for this shot. But it produced a good basic image which I edited to increase the drama and to emphasize the green stem as the only real color in the...
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The wilderness near Deckers, Colorado is both dramatic and sparse. A few years ago this area was burned by a large fire. The result is a bare mountain landscape with a few tree trunks sticking up by themselves. But the land is returning and fire regenerates as it destroys so lots of new growth is evident. This photograph was made during an early spring back country...
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Birds make fascinating photographic subjects. Many are very beautiful and their behavior is always interesting. This one is the African Grey Crowned Crane. It is a spectacular – and very large – bird. This one was busy preening itself when it struck this unusual pose which accentuated the beauty of its feathers and its magnificent...
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Pike’s Peak, framed by pine trees, seen from Woodland Park, Colorado as daylight breaks on a snowy early spring...
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