SuperMarina's photos

Photographed in Surprise Canyon near Death Valley.

I don't know how much time and energy I've spent trying to get a shot of these guys that at least is almost in focus, but it is considerable. In the old days (meaning before November this year) I used a Nikon AW1, which is convenient and waterproof, but has relatively slow autofocus and a tiny little sensor. So I've considered buying a housing for my D500 for a while, thinking that would improve the odds. In the end I bought a housing for the Z6 since it has a larger sensor and better resolution. The results still don't impress but the image quality is better now.

Very young Yellowtail Damsels have more spectacular colors than the adults, but they are almost impossible to photograph so I gave up and tried an adult instead. After color-correcting the image the spots ended up looking far more purple than they appear in reality.

This guy really has a face only a mother could love!

Peregrines always do this; I think they'd like a D500 themselves!

This snowy was nice enough to hold its wing up so the sun lit it up just perfect from behind!

I've been trying to compare the AF tracking on my D500 and the Z6; this is the Z6 being just a bit behind (I wanted it to keep the bird's eyes in focus). Of course, the D500 didn't do much better despite slightly faster AF. Still, the main problem is that I can't track the birds; my cameras are far better than I could ever be!

Desert Climates mean hot days and cold nights, so the only time to camp in Death Valley without freezing through the night is in the summer! We stayed at Wildrose Campground just because it is easy to reach and free (the payment system used out there doesn't always work) and the nights were actually quite pleasant. Days, on the other hand, were hot!

For some odd reason, the number of crows and ravens have been increasing in Southern California. They are everywhere, it seems. While they don't really bother me, they do annoy me by being quite difficult to photograph. All shiny and black!

For lack of a better idea, we went out to the desert on our motorcycles last weekend, during the heat wave. The bike may look cool, but he was hot to the touch!

No trees. No vegetation. But the mountains look pretty good naked, I think.