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Javelina Morning

Ron Niebrugge January 19, 2019 Arizona, Photos, Travel, Tucson Leave a Comment

Javelina at the upper water hole blind at sunrise, Desert Photo Retreat, near Tucson, Arizona.

Yesterday morning. At this point, they had already knocked down my flash on camera right, and within a couple of frames, they would knock down my fancy LIDAR (like laser) trigger system. Too bad as the sky really lit up after this.

Javelina at Night

Ron Niebrugge January 17, 2019 Arizona, Photos, Travel, Tucson Leave a Comment

Javelina at the Desert Photo Retreat near Tucson, Arizona.

Here is another one from my overnight camera trap setup.

Gray Fox at Night

Ron Niebrugge January 16, 2019 Arizona, Photos, Travel, Tucson 2 Comments

Gray fox, Desert Photo Retreat, near Tucson, Arizona.

I added a couple of flashes to my camera trapping setup and put it out at my waterhole at night. It was busy with gray fox and javelina!

Camera Trap Cardinal

Ron Niebrugge January 15, 2019 Arizona, Photos, Travel, Tucson Leave a Comment

Northern Cardinal Female at the Desert Photo Retreat, near Tucson, Arizona.

The flash left a little bit of a ghost image due to the sync rate – next time will go to high speed sync! This was also with a remote camera trap.

Black-throated Sparrows

Ron Niebrugge January 13, 2019 Arizona, Photos, Travel, Tucson Leave a Comment

A couple of Black-throated Sparrows fighting for the same perch, Desert Photo Retreat, near Tucson, Arizona.

I was having fun yesterday with some camera trap photography – this was captured with a wide-angle lens about 2 feet from the birds. Come learn camera trapping from me!

Female Northern Cardinal

Ron Niebrugge January 11, 2019 Arizona, Photos, Travel, Tucson Leave a Comment

Female cardinal, Desert Photo Retreat, near Tucson, Arizona.

Spent another evening last night in one of the photography blinds. The bright red male receives all the love, but the female cardinal is a beautiful bird as well!

Cardinal

Ron Niebrugge January 10, 2019 Arizona, Photos, Travel, Tucson Leave a Comment

Northern Cardinal, Desert Photo Retreat, Arizona.

Yesterday I finally had a chance to do a little of my own photography here.

Favorite Photos from 2018

Ron Niebrugge January 4, 2019 Alaska, Arizona, Photos, Travel, Tucson 16 Comments

Another busy but wonderful year!

So here are a few of my favorite images from the past year thanks to a tradition started by Jim Goldstein many years ago.

It is hard to narrow down to just my choices. I did a fair amount of people photography this year, and some of them could have made the cut. Plus, I have lots of birds and wildflower from the Desert Photo Retreat, but tried to keep it to just a handful of each subject. Except bears – have to include lots of bears!

For those interested, here are more: Favorite Photos of 2017 Favorite Photos of 2016 Favorite Photos of 2015, Favorites of 2014 Favorite photo of 2013 Favorite photos of 2012 – favorite photos of 2011 – favorite photos of 2010 – favorite photos of 2009 and finally, favorite photos of 2008.

Brown bear taking a break, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska.

Brown Bear, Lake Clark National Park.

This pose was just too cute! The brown bear photos are from my photo tours.

Brown Bear Boar, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska.

Brown bear sow with two third summer cubs – what a family pose!

Brown Bear Boar, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska.

This male was absolutely huge!

Wild red fox.

A wild red fox from my Alaska Bear Photo Tour.

Gray fox, Desert Photo Retreat, near Tucson, Arizona.

Maybe my favorite of the year in part because of how much work went into capturing this photo. Three flashes, a remote and a sunset all finally came together to capture one of our local residents.