PBS at ASDM

On Friday April 6th, 2012 the Arizona Illustrated crew from PBS was out to do a story on the Raptor Free Flight program at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. Frank and I were fortunate enough to be in the crowd for the "show". They setup cameras in the desert, in the trees and in the crowd to capture every aspect of the event. Here are a few images of the crew at work. Click on the pictures for a slideshow and larger view.

Out of the House

Today was a pleasant day out of the house. My friend Frank took me to Sweetwater Reserve - a duck lovers paradise. I brought along a pile of equipment (I should say Frank brought along a pile of my equipment since he hauled it into the reserve for me as to not tire me out.) So here are a few obligatory shots of DUCKS (I hate ducks!) and then on to something a little more interesting (for me at least.)

I spent some time setting up for a couple of portraits - trying to over power the sun with a couple of speedlights. Here are the results. The first one is probably the only self portrait I've done in over 5 years.

A couple IR images of Frank and the setup.

And an unretouched image of how it was done.

Up Close

The Moon and Jupiter through the Kitt Peak 2.3 Meter Telescope.