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.

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, 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

Some really good work here, definitely worth checking out.

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

Current situation…

So. Many. Birds.

Felt good to get back in the saddle today.

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

What a glorious sound…

Damn, that was a sight to see…

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

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

Spent some time with some sandhill cranes earlier this week so of course I had write about it... kevinschaffer.wordpress.com/2025/01/16/its…

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

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

"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

"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

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