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 November 23, 2011
This past weekend, my husband and I took a trip out to Jerome, AZ for another visit to the Gold King Ghost Mine Town. Along the way, while scoping out a way to get to an urbex scene down the hill, I looked up and noticed what remained of the fall colors in the town.

Camera: Nikon D90 with 50mm Nikon Lens
Processing: Adobe Lightroom 3
by Kristi Hines on November 9, 2011
That’s right, I’m still stuck on the fall colors. I was hoping to get some shooting done in California this past weekend around my trip to Blog World, but the weather on the drive back was none to pleasing, so that idea was a bust. So much for the Salton Sea.

Camera: Nikon D90 with 50mm Nikon Lens
Processing: Adobe Lightroom 3
by Kristi Hines on November 3, 2011
One of the things I really enjoy about going handheld is seeing things I might normally notice, such as the beauty of the fallen leaves. Mixed with the rocks, it felt very zen-like.

Camera: Nikon D90 with 50mm Nikon Lens
Processing: Adobe Lightroom 3
by Kristi Hines on November 2, 2011
by Kristi Hines on October 31, 2011
As some of you might have noticed, I’ve been quiet on the photo-front. Over the past several weeks, I was in the final transition between 9 to 5 and becoming self-employed which involved a lot of 14+ hour workdays between my main job and securing freelance work on the side. Today is the first day that I am fully self-employed, which means after about eight hours (or less) in front of the computer, I’ll be done with work every day which is going to make a HUGE difference in my free time.
During this busy time, I didn’t do a lot of photography, and when I did, I didn’t have the same enthusiasm for it. So I decided to go back to the photo style I love – handheld and tripod-free. Something about it just makes me feel a bit more creative. I’ll still keep doing HDR from time to time, but I think for a bit I will bond with my camera + 50mm prime or my new little point & shoot (that still, thankfully, has some good manual settings) like I did in Sedona this past weekend. It was a beautiful little getaway, just me and my hubby enjoying the fall colors and crisp cool air before we both hit the road this week. I’ll be heading to Blog World in Los Angeles and he’ll be heading to southern Utah for a photo adventure!

Camera: Nikon D90 with 50mm Nikon Lens
Processing: Adobe Lightroom 3
by Kristi Hines on August 25, 2011
You can say this about a lot of various scenes around Vegas, but this particular thought ran through my mind when I was watching these birds.

Camera: Nikon D90 with 50mm Nikon Lens
Processing: Adobe Lightroom 3
by Kristi Hines on August 24, 2011
The inside of the Bellagio holds a lot of beautiful art to photograph freely, including this colorful glass display of huge blossoms located above the registration area.

Camera: Nikon D90 with 50mm Nikon Lens
Processing: Adobe Lightroom 3
by Kristi Hines on August 23, 2011
I have to apologize for my aberration from HDR lately. I *might* finally be getting over several weeks with mono, but during the weeks I had it (including this trip to Vegas), my main goal was conserving energy whenever possible. So instead of hauling around the tripod and my camera gear, I just did some freestyle shooting with my new 50 prime. I think it did really well for handheld!

Camera: Nikon D90 with 50mm Nikon Lens
Processing: Adobe Lightroom 3
by Kristi Hines on August 22, 2011
Inside Caesar’s Palace’s Forum Shops is a huge aquarium. I don’t miss seeing this place every time I go because I absolutely love the stingrays. The reason is because of their happy looking underbelly which they love to rub up on the glass.

Camera: Nikon D90 with 50mm Nikon Lens
Processing: Adobe Lightroom 3