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"In Sync" ~ I could watch sandhill cranes glide across the sky all day long... Nikon Z9, Z 70-200mm S lens at 200mm (DX crop on), f2.8, ISO100, 1/6400 second

"The Conversation" ~ The moment I spotted the scene and stopped to take a few photos I knew I wanted to go for an old film look when post-processing. Nikon Z9, Z 70-200mm S lens at 200mm, f2.8, ISO100, 1/3200 second

Chaos Captured ~ Taken while doing some adventuring earlier this week... Nikon Z9, Z 70-200mm S lens at 200mm (DX crop on), f2.8, ISO100, 1/5000 second

Finally got to spend some time with the sandhill cranes earlier this week... Nikon Z9, Z 70-200mm S lens at 200mm (DX crop on), f2.8, ISO100, 1/5000 second

Spent some time with some sandhill cranes earlier this week so of course I had write about it... kevinschaffer.wordpress.com/…

Wolf Moon rising over Socorro, New Mexico this past Monday. Nikon Z9, Z 70-200mm S lens at 200mm (DX crop on), f2.8, ISO100, 1/80 second, -1 exposure compensation

And here's the last of the baker's dozen of my favorite photos from 2024... 13/13 ~ "Rhapsody In Fuscia" ~ Taken in October while exploring in New Mexico's Manzano Mountains. Nikon Z9, Z 24-70mm S lens at 41mm, f11, ISO3200, 1/50 second

Damn, that was a sight to see…

What a glorious sound…

Winding down the baker's dozen of my favorite photos from 2024... 12/13 ~ Another one taken while exploring in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains above Santa Fe this past October. Nikon Z9, Z 70-200mm S lens at 195mm, f2.8, ISO100, 1/800 second, -1 exposure compensation

Felt good to get back in the saddle today.

So. Many. Birds.

Current situation…

Winding down the baker's dozen of my favorite photos from 2024... 11/13 ~ Taken while exploring in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains above Santa Fe this past October. Nikon Z9, Z 70-200mm S lens at 200mm, f2.8, ISO100, 1/80 second

Some really good work here, definitely worth checking out.

Time to share, one a day, a baker's dozen of my favorite photos from 2024. 10/13 ~ One more from Monument Valley... Nikon Z9, Z 24-70mm S lens at 49mm, f2.8, ISO100, 1/2500 second, -1 exposure compensation

Time to share, one a day, a baker's dozen of my favorite photos from 2024. 9/13 ~ Merrick Butte framed by a pair of juniper trees on a warm dusty morning in Monument Valley. Nikon Z9, Z 24-70mm S lens at 67mm, f11, ISO100, 1/60 second, -1 exposure compensation

Time to share a baker's dozen of my favorite photos from 2024. 8/13 ~ A beautiful evening at Monument Valley when I was enthralled by the sight of the three sentinels glowing in full light in contrast to the valley floor in shadow and the dramatic anticrepuscular rays overhead.