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Springtime Sunsets North of Anthem

Bryan — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:14:53 +0000

I’ve recently been getting out a bit into the hills immediately North of my new home of Anthem, Arizona, and recording coordinates of good places to check for snakes later in the year. Other than some Chuckwallas and signs of snake activity, I haven’t found much. As always, when snakes are scarce, sunset photos fill my card. I’m having a great time with the HDR technique and learning more about my camera. Fun stuff.

North of Anthem Arizona

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The Official Start of the 2009

Bryan — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:57:25 +0000

It’s been on the warm side lately; being the end of February, we’ll have 90F daytime temperatures in a couple of weeks. The snakes are waking up, and they’re hungry and want to meet some girls. Although it didn’t quite hit 80 degrees here in Anthem today, I had tons of energy to burn off and thought I’d go for a little sunset hike in an area north of my new home I have yet to really explore.

Here’s a fancy pants HDR picture from my new lens:

Desert North of Phoenix

I hiked around awhile and found some cool places with a lot of flat, chipped rock that looks to be good on an afternoon sometime. On the way home, look who I found out cruising around:

Crotalus atrox

It’s the second Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) I’ve seen this year. Something that’s immediately apparent in the two instances of atrox I’ve seen up here in the Anthem area that is different than the Mesa variety I’ve seen the most in the past is the higher amount of pink coloration; especially in the face. I look forward to seeing what other variations might be present in some of the common locals.

Crotalus atrox

Southern Utah

Bryan — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:31:42 +0000

HDR Picture with a LOMO effect from near Kanab Utah last June.

southern-utah

Field Herping Byproducts

Bryan — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:54:03 +0000

Being out in the wildnerness looking for snakes puts a person in a lot of attractive surrounding, and every trip comes with a story. Here are a few HDR (and non HDR) pictures taken in-between snakes.

HDR Picture in S.E. Arizona

HDR Picture of Santa Cruz County

HDR Picture in Arizona

Praying Mantis

This one is (we believe) an impromptu grave. It was found just 3 or 4 miles North of the Mexican border in a very high-activity area. Someone not making the trip is something that happens from time to time. The picture does not show it well, but it’s a rectangular pile about 6 feet long and 3 feet across, and the only pile of rocks in the area.

grave

HDR Photo from the Superstition Mountains

Bryan — Thu, 15 May 2008 03:42:17 +0000

Superstition Mountains, Arizona