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Portal Trail / Shafer Canyon Photos

These are new edits of photos taken on June 6, 2014.

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Castle Valley Overlook

Marilyn took this photo from the Castle Valley Overlook on June 8, 2014.

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Here’s a photo that I took from that area on the same day. Comparing the two now, I think I should have used warmer colors when editing Marilyn’s photo. (I might re-edit it…)

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La Sal Loop Road Views

I took these photos as we were leaving the La Sals on Wednesday, June 11.

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Whispering Oaks Ranch Macro Shots

On Tuesday afternoon, we walked around Whispering Oaks Ranch where I used 180mm and 105mm macro lenses for the following shots.  Not all shots are “macro”, but I used a macro lens on all of them.

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(There is one other cat on the property too, but we didn’t see it.  Bella is very friendly.)

I had a hard time getting autofocus to work quickly enough to photograph ants and other small critters.  I “lost” on my ant subjects when it made its way onto the gravel.  I put a rock in front of it and transferred it  back to the pavement at which time it commenced grappling with one of its friends.  I used manual focus for this shot.

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UPS Trail – Kokopelli to Castle Valley Overlook

We hiked part of the UPS Trail on Tuesday.  (UPS stands for Upper Porcupine Singletrack.)

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Oowah Lake to Clark Lake

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Grey Dawn Kitty

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La Sals, Castle Valley, and Cows!

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Portal OverlookTrail

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Shafer Road / Canyon Overlook at Dusk

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