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 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
by Kristi Hines on December 7, 2011
Many photographers would say there is nothing worse than pure blue sky when shooting a landscape scene, but there is something perfect about it when paired with snow!

Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8
Processing: Adobe Lightroom 3
by Kristi Hines on December 5, 2011
This weekend, we traveled to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon after a nice snowfall. If you have ever wanted to see deer, this is the best time. I thought I was lucky to see about 9 early in the morning, but by the end of the day, we had probably seen around 40 in various places (including one group of about 15 just running through the snow-covered woods. This group was grazing and not too concerned about us taking pictures of them.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8
Processing: Adobe Lightroom 3
by Kristi Hines on July 29, 2011
by Kristi Hines on July 13, 2011
Over the July 4th holiday while shooting at the Grand Canyon, I spotted a LOT of lizards. I tend to shoot them from a distance at first and slowly sneak up on them, but this one was kind enough to pose for me for a little while.

Camera: Nikon D3000 with 18-200mm Nikon Lens
Processing: Adobe Lightroom 3
by Kristi Hines on July 8, 2011
by Kristi Hines on July 7, 2011