Soap bubbles streaming out from a bubble gun with inflated hot air balloons in the background.

Soap bubbles streaming out of a bubble gun.

The Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico isn’t just about the hot air balloons, there are scads of people doing lots of things and playing with bubble guns is one of them. #photography #newmexico #albuquerque #hotairballoons

Darth Vader being inflated and what I think is a groundhog but open to interpretation and correction!

A Scarlet Macaw shaped hot air balloon surrounded by others in the blue skies above Albuquerque, New Mexico.

More hot air balloons from the Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico. these pictures show off the ‘special shapes’ category of balloons - Darth Vader and a Groundhog and a Scarlet Macaw. There are also pigs, cows, cement trucks…
#photography #newmexico #albuquerque #hotairballoons

interior of hot air balloon while being inflated. Showing concentric circles of colorful patches, very quilt-like.

Closeup of patchwork panels of hot air balloon exterior, showing vibrant colors and textures.

Exterior of hot air balloon while being inflated, with balloons aloft in the blue sky in the background.

A few edited images from the nearly 900 snaps I took on Sunday at the Balloon Fiesta in Albququerque, New Mexico. So much color, pattern, texture, it is nearly overwhelming! #photography #newmexico #albuqerque #hotairballoons

Hot air balloons rising in the predawn light

Balloons blasting hot air as they rise above the launch field.

Looking over an uninflated balloon as several more are filled waiting to rise in the background and more having lifted off.

Hot air balloons aloft in the sky over Albuquerque.

Balloon Fiesta here in Albuquerque this week. Up at 3am to get to the balloon park, stand in enormous lines, get a cup of coffee, breakfast burrito, stand around in the cold, wait for the balloons to go up. All totally worth it. Just some quick phone snaps here #photography #hotairbaloons #newmexico

Absolutely, it's a totally centering activity, allowing me to escape my head and just completely concentrate on something.

Two bees gathering pollen from rabbitbrush flowers

Bees among the rabbitbrush! Just doing bee things. #photography #nature #flowers #bees

Pair of asters in bloom

Took a walk the other day, not much to shoot but some asters caught my eye. #photography #nature #flowers #newmexico #southwest

First image I call "Egg, lost at sea" because I was doing a 52frames assignment involving an egg, moments before I took a picture a sneaker wave swept the egg out to sea and nearly got me too. Second image is of said egg. #photopgraphy #oregoncoast #pnw #Oregon #nature #landscapes

It's totally scene dependent for me and how I am visualizing what I am looking at. I love black and white, but some scenes really need color.

Playing with some images taken during a trip to the Oregon Coast in April. I really liked how this tree draped in moss contrasted with the dark green firs behind it. The black and white rendering works well I think to really bring that out. #photography #nature #blackandwhite #pnw #oregon

I love the desert, especially the mornings. Don’t let anyone tell you there is no color here. Embudito Canyon drains off the Sandia Mountains and hosts a sea of cactus, and other flora and fauna and the geology is pretty spectacular as well. #photography #landscapes #nature #newmexico #southwest

A couple of flowers from a recent hike in the Sandia Foothills, I really need to get better at plant ID. #phtography #nature #flowers #newmexico #southwest

Curved-bill Thrasher (bird) perched among cactus in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Spotted this Curve-billed Thrasher on a hike in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains next to Albuquerque, New Mexico. #photography #birds #nature #newmexico #southwest

Love pictures like this that are all about the light and composition. Beautifully seen.

Up close and personal with prickly pear cactus. Taken near Albuquerque, New Mexico. Sony a6700, Tamron 70-180. #photography #nature #NewMexico #cactus

Another trip through the El Malpais National Conservation Area, south of Grants, New Mexico. These taken at the Sandstone Bluffs viewing location. Playing with a bit of black and white and split toning. #photography #newmexico #blackandwhite #southwest

Was out yesterday and came across this beautiful rattlesnake, I think it is a Western Diamondback. Sighted in the El Malpais National Conservation Area, south of Grants, New Mexico. #addHerper #snakes #newmexico

Sun lit face of the Sandia Mountains, near Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Thunderstorm passing over an area west of Albuquerque, New Mexico

Golden, crepuscular light illuminating Mt. Taylor from a location near Albuquerque, New Mexico

Was out hiking and wandering with my camera a couple of days ago and experienced this beautiful thunderstorm and it's aftermath that rolled through the area. Placitas, New Mexico just a bit north of Albuquerque. #photography #newmexico #landscapes #landscapephotography

Perched female black-chinned hummingbird sticking its tongue out

Say's Phoebe perched on a cattail leaf, back to the camera looking over its left shoulder.

Say's Phoebe perched on a dry grass stem facing to left, showing it's rufous under belly.

A few more birds from the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge near Albuquerque, New Mexico - one more black-chinned hummingbird sticking its tongue out, the other two are Say's Phoebe. #photography #birds

Two black-chinned hummingbirds facing each other in flight, showing territorial behavior.

A male black-chinned hummingbird, perched on a twig, posed against a blue sky backdrop

Female black-chinned hummingbird perched on a feeder

Female black-chinned hummingbird perched on a tree branch

Hummingbirds at the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge near Albuquerque, New Mexico. I believe these are all black-chinned hummingbirds, the one with a purple gorget is male. #photography #birds #hummingbirds

Large grasshopper perched on a nearly dead sunflower

Met this little guy while out taking pictures… poor man’s ‘macro’ shot with a tamron 150-500 @ 400mm from a few feet a way (on a Sony a6700 so about 600mm in 35mm equivalent), this is a slight crop of the original, lopped off a bit on the right side. #photography #naturephotography #macro

Post #2 from my botanical garden walk, didn't realize that posts were limited to 4 images (perhaps it is file size?)
#photography #macrophotography #flowers

Took a walk in my local botanical garden recently, most of these are me playing with and learning about macro but threw in a couple of others for kicks
#macrophotography #flowers #birds #photography

A rather frumpy looking Raven giving me the eye as I traveled through the El Malpais National Conservation Area. #photography #birds

A few images from my recent trip through the El Malpais National Conservation Area in New Mexico, playing with some color grading and split toning in these. #photography #landscapes #blackandwhite

Some detail themed pictures from a recent trip to the El Malpais National Conservation Area in New Mexico #photography #landscapes

Playing with some black and white, images taken at a little spring with lush vegetation, a nice little oasis in the desert. #photography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography

Once upon an evening - quick edits of pictures snapped yesterday evening near the Ojito Wilderness west of Albuquerque. #landscapes, #photography, #newmexico

Tufted-eared squirrel (aka Abert's squirrel) always love seeing these guys, just so funky with their big tails and those ears. Seen in the Sandia Mountains, New Mexico.
#photography, #nature, #wildlife

a few birds
#birds, #photography, #nature
Redhead duck, Say's Phoebe, adult Killdeer, baby Killdeer (cutest damn thing ever)