by Kristi Hines on February 16, 2012
For a while here in Arizona, I thought we had escaped the winter with several days in the 70′s. But that changed this Tuesday (Valentine’s Day) when it dropped back to a chilly temp. Chilly for us in Phoenix at least. In tribute, I decided to post something wintry.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8
Processing: Adobe Lightroom 3
by Kristi Hines on February 9, 2012
There’s nothing like catching an animal at the right time, kind of like this shot of a camel who looks like he just heard a great joke…

Camera: Fuji FinePix S5100 (retired)
Processing: Adobe Lightroom 3
by Kristi Hines on February 2, 2012
While the name of this cave is Mossy Cave, it really should be re-named the Icy Cave in the winter. It was full of lovely ice formations. The challenge was getting close enough to shoot inside, as the ground next to the railing was also covered in ice.

Camera: Nikon D90 with 50mm Nikon Lens
Processing: Adobe Lightroom 3
by Kristi Hines on January 26, 2012
I love how random things in life happen. This photo was taken while strolling through a local park where we found a turtle just hanging out in the grass. No idea how he (or she) got there.

Camera: Kodak EasyShare Z1275 (Retired)
Processing: Adobe Lightroom 3
by Kristi Hines on January 19, 2012
by Kristi Hines on January 12, 2012
I’ve seen some interesting waterfalls, but never a frozen one. I wish I had gotten a nice perspective shot of it – it was probably about ten feet high! This was off of the Mossy Cave Trail in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.

Camera: Nikon D90 with Nikon 18-105mm
Processing: Adobe Lightroom 3
by Kristi Hines on January 4, 2012
Over the holiday, I got to experience my first slot canyon. I really didn’t get my husband’s enthusiasm about them (he has a nice collection of slot canyon photos) until I went through one myself. By the end of our trip, we had went through three and I figured out why he loved them so much! This was a shot inside the first one.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8
Processing: Adobe Lightroom 3
by Kristi Hines on December 22, 2011
This photo is from last year’s trip to the Grand Canyon. As we were driving into the park, we saw this guy just grazing on the tree. We stopped the car on the side of the road and jumped out to get photos. He didn’t seem to mind as he was busy snacking!

Camera: Nikon D3000 with 70-300mm Tamron Lens
Processing: Adobe Lightroom 3
by Kristi Hines on December 14, 2011
I have to admit, I’m usually not enthused about the cold or being up early in the morning. But being at the Grand Canyon early on a foggy day when you only get a few glimpses from the rim can pay off at the right moments.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8
Processing: Adobe Lightroom 3
by Kristi Hines on December 9, 2011
This shot was taken around blue hour, but thanks to a messed up white balance, it looked like pink hour. I’m a fan of infrared photography, and so far this is the closest I’ve gotten to that same affect.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8
Processing: Adobe Lightroom 3