Uploads from IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter"), tagged natural, with geodata

Natural Cave in the Grand Canyon

nobody@flickr.com (IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter")) — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:21:33 -0700

IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter") posted a photo:

River runners* exploring a natural, water-formed cave (Redwall Cavern @ mile #33) along the Colorada River, in Grand Canyon National Park.

This photo was taken with my new 12MP GoPro Hero3-Black Edition—it's very sharp 170º angle lens was the perfect solution for capturing this large cave in one shot (I'm against the back of the cave).

Free range rooster chicken

nobody@flickr.com (IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter")) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 06:20:00 -0700

IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter") posted a photo:

Re-posted. A wild or feral rooster chicken in Kauai, Hawaii. The males are pretty striking and colorful birds, and they are everywhere in Kauai! View LARGE and on Black (incredible detail).

Why Does Kauai Have So Many Wild Chickens? If you’ve been to Kauai then you’ve probably noticed all the feral chickens. They’re hard to miss. I’d imagine just about everyone who has been to Kauai has vacation photos of the waterfalls, the beaches, beautiful Waimea Canyon, and then there’s the obligatory photo of the chickens (I tried to make this one as iconic and striking as I could -- they are after all, pretty magnificent birds, even if they are a little obnoxious at times :). So what does Kauai have so many wild chickens? Most people suggest that the feral chicken population can be traced back to when Hurricane Iniki hit Kauai in 1992. It’s been reported that the devastating hurricane destroyed a number of chicken farms (that's what The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook suggests happened). Wikipedia suggests that sugarcane plantation laborers in the late 1800s and early 1900s brought and raised chickens (for eating and cockfighting) and many got loose over the years and multiplied. I think it's probably a combination of the two.

Orig: 04/28/2010 • 12:25:06 • re-post 08/10/2012: 1,767v 12f 15f #171pop

Aerial of Wailua Falls, Kauai, Hawaii

nobody@flickr.com (IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter")) — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 05:36:43 -0800

IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter") posted a photo:

An aerial view of Wailua Falls and surrounding area - Kauai, Hawaii

(Orig: 06/11/2009 14:44 783v 6c 8f)

Wailua Falls, Kauai, Hawaii

nobody@flickr.com (IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter")) — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 05:52:26 -0800

IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter") posted a photo:

Wailua Falls plunges down into a quiet pool - Kauai, Hawaii

(Orig: 06/11/2009 14:45 514v 4c 5f)

Natural History Museum of Utah interior stairway

nobody@flickr.com (IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter")) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:40:40 -0800

IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter") posted a photo:

Stairway in the new Natural History Museum of Utah building interior. Very interesting and modern architecture.

(Image file #: utah-museum-natural-history_1244)

Natural History Museum of Utah interior architecture

nobody@flickr.com (IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter")) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:41:15 -0800

IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter") posted a photo:

Last month I visited the new Natural History Museum of Utah. It has some amazing interior architecture. Children were enthralled by the light projections of plant silhouettes on the walls.

(Image file #: utah-museum-natural-history_1252)

Slot Canyon Sculpture

nobody@flickr.com (IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter")) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:41:28 -0800

IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter") posted a photo:

Antelope Canyon erosion - sculpture in sandstone by nature.

Court of the Patriarchs - Zion NP

nobody@flickr.com (IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter")) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:52:28 -0800

IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter") posted a photo:

Court of the Patriarchs, framed by a large cottonwood tree, in Zion National Park. Photographed in September. The three peaks on the right form the Patriarchs--"Abraham", "Isaac", and "Jacob". (Scanned from 6x7cm Fujichrome transparency film; file #: Zion-Court-of-Patriarchs_SZIO0592.jpg)

Secret Waterfall

nobody@flickr.com (IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter")) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:12:01 -0800

IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter") posted a photo:

A secret, hidden, and un-named waterfall in northwestern Oregon -- somewhere along the Wilson-River Road (Hwy 6) between Tillamook and Banks, Oregon. (Scanned from an old Ektachrome slide --ya, real film stuff :)

Iao Needle

nobody@flickr.com (IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter")) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:50:21 -0800

IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter") posted a photo:

The Iao Needle, in the Iao Valley, Maui, Hawaii. The traditional name for this 2,250 foot high peak is Kukaemoku. This peak is known as the phallic stone of Kanaloa, Hawaiian god of the ocean.

During periods of warfare, the peak was used as a lookout by warriors. It was here that some of the Maui warriors retreated from the forces of Kamehameha I during the Battle of Kepaniwai.

A thousand years ago, Hawaiians gathered at Iao Valley to celebrate and honor the bounty of Lono, god of agriculture, during the annual makahiki festival. Today, this area is still recognized as a very special place for both its spiritual value and spectacular scenery.

Iao Needle

nobody@flickr.com (IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter")) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:49:42 -0800

IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter") posted a photo:

Iao Valley and West Maui Mountains 2 of 2

nobody@flickr.com (IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter")) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:20:42 -0800

IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter") posted a photo:

The West Maui Mountains and the lush Iao Valley, Maui, Hawaii. Just a few hundred feet head, and to the right is the Iao Valley State Park. A thousand years ago, Hawaiians gathered at Iao Valley to celebrate and honor the bounty of Lono, god of agriculture, during the annual makahiki festival. Today, this area is still recognized as a very special place for both its spiritual value and spectacular scenery.

Iao Valley and West Maui Mountains 1 of 2

nobody@flickr.com (IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter")) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:21:01 -0800

IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter") posted a photo:

Maui Waterfalls - Honokohau Falls

nobody@flickr.com (IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter")) — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 05:21:13 -0800

IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter") posted a photo:

It's very GREEN here. I photographed these waterfalls from an open helicopter (doors off) near the summit of Puu Kukui in the West Maui Mountains, Maui, Hawaii. Honokohau Falls is said to be the tallest waterfall on Maui. It plunges in two tiers for a total of 1600 feet -- making it the second highest falls in the United States (only Yosemite Falls is higher). Puʻu Kukui is one of the wettest spots on Earth and the second wettest in the state of Hawaii after Mount Waiʻaleʻale, receiving an average of 386.5 inches (9,820 mm) of rain a year!

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Thor's Hammer - Bryce Canyon

nobody@flickr.com (IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter")) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:51:55 -0800

IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter") posted a photo:

Thor's Hammer and other hoodoos, at sunrise, in Bryce Canyon National Park. Colors are amplified by reflectived light, not by post-processing!

Looking up from the bottom of Wall Street - Bryce Canyon

nobody@flickr.com (IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter")) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:32:48 -0800

IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter") posted a photo:

Three trees point skyward from the bottom of Wall Street in Bryce Canyon National Park - a popular, narrow, canyon hike in the 'Navajo Loop'. This area remind one of a "slot" canyon, except there is no stream running through the bottom. Although the dominant tree species in the park is the Ponderosa Pine, these three Douglas Firs ended up growing in the bottom of this canyon! Note: If you view the above map at its highest magnification (in either the "Hybrid" or "Satellite" view), you can actually see these 3 trees where I have set the location pointer! (Taken with the Canon EF 15mm f2.8 Fisheye lens, attached to my Canon EOS 5D Mk II.)

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Entering Wall Street - Bryce Canyon

nobody@flickr.com (IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter")) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:27:14 -0800

IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter") posted a photo:

Looking down into the west entrance of "Wall Street", a popular hike on the Navajo Loop, in Bryce Canyon National Park. Notice the two hikers at the bottom. This narrow canyon hike is extremely steep, with many fun switchbacks that are well maintained! The total hike is about 7 miles (11 km). See map below.

Colorful Kodachrome Basin, with unique sand pipe formation

nobody@flickr.com (IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter")) — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:20:00 -0700

IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter") posted a photo:

A sedimentary pipe formation in Kodachrome Basin State Park, Utah. This wooded area in the middle is a campground. Come back tomorrow and see this as a NightScape!

Orig: 10/18/2011 [436v 15f 30c]

Sedimentary Pipe - Kodachrome Basin

nobody@flickr.com (IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter")) — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:23:00 -0700

IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter") posted a photo:

A sedimentary pipe formation in Kodachrome Basin State Park, Utah. This unique state park is located only about 20 miles east of Bryce Canyon NP. The area was named during a National Geographic Society expedition in 1948. Kodachrome Basin is named after the film. There are over 70 spires in the park that geologist call clastic sedimentary pipes, sand pipes, or sand injectites.

Come back tomorrow and see this as a NightScape!

Orig post: 10/7/2011 [515v 13f 24c]

Redwood Forest

nobody@flickr.com (IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter")) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:44:10 -0800

IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter") posted a photo:

A grove of tall, old growth Redwood trees in Northern California. These Redwoods are in the Simpson-Reed Grove (Simpson-Reed Trail), which is within the Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. (Photographed on Fujichrome film with a Mamiya 6x7cm, 50mm lens. ISO 50 - f11 - 1/2 second - See CC filtration below.)

Evil Lumber Companies? "The names of several memorial groves [like the Simpson-Reed Grove] ... reflect the generosity of lumbermen who donated them..." -- from the Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park brochure.

Redwoods Photo Tip: You'll notice that the color balance of this image is much warmer than most images you'll see of the redwoods. That's because this photo was taken with two Kodak gelatin Color Compensating (CC) filters over the lens -- a 10 CC Yellow, and a 10 CC Red (a little more amber in color than a 81C filter). This is because the tall redwood forests filter out much of the warmth of the sunlight (start out at 5000 degrees Kelvin) before it reaches the forest floor, where the light now becomes closer to about 4000 degrees Kelvin (quite bluish-cyan). In order to have a more correct coloration, you need to compensate with Color Correction filters. This is made so much easier today with your digital camera's White Balance settings. Instead of using the "Auto" White Balance setting ("Average" on some cameras), switch to the "Cloudy" setting (about 6500 degrees Kelvin), or the "Open Shade" (about 7500 degrees Kelvin) setting. These settings will warm up your images and make them much more pleasing. (Of course, you can just shoot RAW, like most professionals do, and fine tuning your images in post production; however, it is always best to set your white balance correctly so that your camera JPEGs will look as good as possible for quick editing -- just in case you have a deadline and don't have time for post.)