Archive for December, 2009
New Year’s Resolutions
Old, wise tree As the final few hours approach for 2009 we can take a few moments to look back on the previous year and remember both the good and the bad things that have happened. Family getting together, family fighting, kids growing faster than they should be, church men’s retreat, long hours at work, …
Ute Fail
I went out today with the intention of getting a good sunset picture. I knew where I wanted to go (Ute Valley Park), how long it would take me to get there, hike to the spot, and setup the camera, and knew exactly what composition I wanted. I made it there on time, got all [...]
New Website!
In an effort to improve this blog I have made a lot of changes. None of these changes were easy decisions, I have spent a lot of time trying to figure out what name to use and what software to go with to run the blog. After hours of more research I finally reached my [...]
Dead Tree
Dead Tree Originally uploaded by JonZenorA picture I took at Garden of the Gods of a dead tree surrounded by living trees. I thought the contrast worked well. I added a border and adjusted the curves in Photoshop. This might make a black and white picture, what do you think?
Merry Christmas
I hope this holiday season has been enjoyable for you. I have had a great time although it was extremely busy. I went to Oklahoma last week to visit family and pick up my son from Grandma. Since getting back I have not had a chance to get out and take any pictures (I know, [...]
Taking Flight
Taking Flight Originally uploaded by JonZenorFor Christmas I got a new Tamron 70-300mm lens which works great at taking nature pictures. I went out to take some animal pictures but all I could find were a few birds. Even they were hard to find.
Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak Originally uploaded by JonZenorWith how long I have had my camera it is amazing that today is thefirst time I tried to take pictures of Pikes Peak.
Fuzzy Birds
In a previous blog I mentioned that my wife and I went to a bed and breakfast near Colorado Springs. My wife and I were not the only ones there. Nearly every day dozens of birds could be seen flying from tree to tree around the area. I was able to get a lot of [...]
Portrait of Danae
Portrait of Danae Originally uploaded by JonZenorI really liked this image so I did some work in photoshop and got itready to be printed. I figured Danae’s mom and dad would love to havea picture of her since I think the last picture they got of her inprint was in 2005. I hope …
My First Star Picture
My First Star Picture Originally uploaded by JonZenorI took this when I was driving through Eastern Colorado. It was lateand I needed to stop for a break and with the view of the sky withoutany lights around, I’m glad I did stop. This is the best of about 9shots that I took, all using …
