by Kristi Hines on April 10, 2012
One thing I didn’t expect to find while out hiking in Sedona was a little bit of urbex heaven. Yet, here I was, standing inside this little rundown building, looking at two perfectly aligned doorways.

Camera: Nikon D90 with Nikon 18-105mm
Processing: Adobe Lightroom 3
by Kristi Hines on April 6, 2012
A few weeks ago, I took the photography tour in Upper Antelope Canyon. They did an impressive job of clearing people out of the way so the photographers could set up their tripods and shoot the canyon with minimal interruptions. This is the first shot from that series!

Camera: Nikon D90 with Nikon 18-105mm
Processing: Adobe Lightroom 3, Photomatix Pro 4, Topaz Adjust
by Kristi Hines on March 8, 2012
Since I haven’t gotten a chance to process photos from Antelope Canyon yet, I thought I’d share this cute picture of our dog Dobby at the park.

Camera: Fuji FinePix S5100 (retired)
Processing: Adobe Lightroom 3
by Kristi Hines on March 2, 2012
by Kristi Hines on February 23, 2012
While wandering around the Gold King Mine Ghost Town, I discovered that I really liked chickens. Not eating them, mind you, but photographing them.

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