tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7549768691045304190Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:17:09 +0000wateroutdoortravelcloudsnational parkreflectionnaturesunsetweatherBWslow shuttersunrisearchitecturebackyardmountainlakewildliferiverstormroadokcponddowntownkidsparkbeachfamilynightfatherhoodhikefogkatielightningmacropanoramastate parkbridgecrepuscularflowernoahdanalandoceansnowarmyboatcanyondadhomelessmikeportraitrailroadsoldiertractorwaterfallBoztography+...pictures of nouns.http://boztography.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (sgtboz)Blogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7549768691045304190.post-6393239437245201193Wed, 17 Oct 2018 21:32:00 +00002018-10-17T16:32:50.449-05:00mountainnaturesunrisetravel...especially when there's nothing but good memories and a little luck still holding them up.  It doesn't hurt the scene any when they're backdropped by the San Juan Mountains in SE Colorado. This one is in an epic battle with the elements and gravity but is fighting the good fight. I love to think about the day when the last board was nailed into place and the family first looked with such http://boztography.blogspot.com/2018/10/man-i-love-good-ol-barn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sgtboz)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7549768691045304190.post-3952593679907628230Mon, 19 Sep 2016 19:25:00 +00002016-09-19T14:25:36.522-05:00national parkoutdoorI love this place any time of day but especially near sunset when only one side of the dunes have light. These are the highest dunes in all of North America housed within one of the youngest national parks in the national park system. For a sense of scale, you can see some people (yeah, those dots) on top of the highest dune in this next picture. Sangre De Cristo mountains in the http://boztography.blogspot.com/2016/09/great-sand-dunes-national-park.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sgtboz)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7549768691045304190.post-1398171389276007732Mon, 19 Sep 2016 19:09:00 +00002016-09-19T14:09:46.100-05:00cloudslakelightningparkweatherBoom. http://boztography.blogspot.com/2016/09/lightning-over-arcadia-lake-edmond-ok.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sgtboz)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7549768691045304190.post-3430021637428168663Thu, 31 Mar 2016 21:00:00 +00002016-03-31T16:00:17.915-05:00BWmountainnational parkoutdoorpanoramaparkroadtravelThis picture was taken along the road that leads to the iconic Capulin Volcano at the US Park Services National Monument of the same name. Capulin Volcano is located roughly near Des Moines, NM, which is pretty much right next to nothing you've ever heard of. The closest town in Oklahoma is actually only 75 miles away from the volcano.  But Kenton, OK, is also near the OK http://boztography.blogspot.com/2016/03/lunar-landscape-via-new-mexico-volcanoes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sgtboz)0Union County, NM, USA36.783643469164417 -103.9849077856445136.758206969164419 -104.02524828564451 36.809079969164415 -103.94456728564451tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7549768691045304190.post-6498212488318002042Mon, 07 Mar 2016 18:25:00 +00002016-03-07T12:25:36.226-06:00canyonhikenational parkoutdoortravelIt's pronounced Canyon de 'Shay', it's in NE Arizone, and it's not a good place to not be sure-footed. Remote shutter releases are cool but that last step is a doozy. http://boztography.blogspot.com/2016/03/trippinat-canyon-de-chelly.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sgtboz)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7549768691045304190.post-2166427477418907080Mon, 07 Mar 2016 16:20:00 +00002016-03-07T10:20:12.514-06:00beachBWcloudslakeoutdoorreflectionstate parksunrisesunsettravelwaterLast summer Noah and I went on a surprisingly wonderful little weekend camping trip. It wasn't surprisingly wonderful because I didn't think we'd have a good time. But the remote location was even more enjoyable than I had hoped.  I must add, and the internet as well as Noah can confirm, the bacon cheeseburgers at the 3-table Tom Steed Reservoir Bait Shop are just amazing!  Oddly, my http://boztography.blogspot.com/2016/03/reflections-at-great-plains-state-park.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sgtboz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7549768691045304190.post-7729652003916482637Mon, 26 Oct 2015 14:52:00 +00002015-10-27T12:40:13.428-05:00cloudsoceanstate parksunsetwaterHaving made multiple trips to the area (Los Osos, CA) to visit a customer, I found a tiny little Travelodge that affords a view of the bay and Morro Rock from one of the few tiny little hotel rooms.  It's a tiny little town where it essentially never rains and practically never gets above 75 degrees. In keeping with the theme of tiny, so goes their harbor. Morro Rock, whose outline you canhttp://boztography.blogspot.com/2015/10/sunset-at-morro-rock-ca.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sgtboz)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7549768691045304190.post-7070284733568525009Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:29:00 +00002014-10-10T08:29:01.450-05:00cloudsoutdoorstormsunriseweatherTalk about good timing!  The sun and the storm danced in perfect concert to create this beautiful scene on the east side of Oklahoma City.  The windmill, the cows and the pond provide a sense of scale that otherwise would be lost and then detract from the scope of the storm clouds.  Had I only been able to get closer to the pond (I'm not so much into trespassing!), the reflection http://boztography.blogspot.com/2014/10/sunrise-thunderstorm-in-oklahoma-city.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sgtboz)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7549768691045304190.post-7658220790873775008Wed, 06 Aug 2014 02:27:00 +00002014-08-05T21:36:52.639-05:00architecturebridgelakenational parknightreflectionslow shuttertravelwaterDay or night, I've never regretted a stop at the Hoover Dam. This place is a modern marvel of engineering and a grand human vision. The star-burst pattern around the lights is an effect typical of many lenses at very high f-stop #'s (very small apertures). Check out how much the water level has dropped in Lake Mead between the top picture taken in 2001 and the bottom one taken inhttp://boztography.blogspot.com/2014/08/hoover-dam-and-lake-mead-night-and-its.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sgtboz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7549768691045304190.post-486832541180555419Tue, 08 Jul 2014 12:29:00 +00002014-07-26T07:30:58.083-05:00architectureBWnightreflectionslow shuttersunsettravelwaterEverything's up to date in Kansas City They gone about as fer as they can go They went an' built a skyscraper seven stories high About as high as a buildin' orta grow! At least  that's what Will Parker said about Kansas City in the musical Oklahoma.f While in Kansas City for a conference, I wandered over (e.g. hiked 8 miles that night) from my hotel on the far north side of town tohttp://boztography.blogspot.com/2014/07/union-station-in-city-of-fountains.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sgtboz)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7549768691045304190.post-1944367040217676866Tue, 08 Jul 2014 12:13:00 +00002014-07-08T07:13:44.981-05:00architecturenational parktravelThis is what the arch looks like when you press your toes, your knees, your belly and your chin right up against it and take a picture...just in case you were wondering. http://boztography.blogspot.com/2014/07/st-louis-gateway-arch-up-close-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sgtboz)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7549768691045304190.post-3677746493306284550Tue, 08 Jul 2014 12:11:00 +00002014-07-08T07:11:52.727-05:00cloudscrepuscularstormsunsetweather This short video is comprised of 660 individual images stitched together and rolling through at roughly 24fps. I let the intervalometer sequence out too soon and missed some key parts of the sunset.  What a rookie!  Nonetheless, I restarted it and caught the quick death of a little rain shower over Edmond just before the sun finally set.  The best set of images in my opinion are http://boztography.blogspot.com/2014/07/an-almost-thunderstorm-over-lake-arcadia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sgtboz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7549768691045304190.post-8536475851531639630Thu, 26 Jun 2014 15:10:00 +00002014-06-26T10:10:14.848-05:00mountainoutdoorstate parktravelSee that itty bitty climber? http://boztography.blogspot.com/2014/06/tiny-climber-big-crack-red-rock-canyon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sgtboz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7549768691045304190.post-8786802209109397459Mon, 23 Jun 2014 19:52:00 +00002014-09-02T16:22:11.653-05:00boatcloudslakeoutdoorreflectionsnowsunsetwaterweatherLet's face it.  The wind ALWAYS blows on Lake Hefner...except for the extremely rare day when it doesn't.  On this particular day of December 10th, I almost froze while taking these pictures. You can see ice on the rocks (always a good combo) on which I was climbing while taking these pics.  But what a sight! http://boztography.blogspot.com/2014/06/frozen-sunset-reflection-on-lake-hefner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sgtboz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7549768691045304190.post-5360727048047406884Mon, 23 Jun 2014 19:46:00 +00002014-06-30T09:36:14.001-05:00backyardoutdoorpondwaterwildlifeAnd we have lift-off (of ye ol' Canadian Geese). http://boztography.blogspot.com/2014/06/swoosh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sgtboz)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7549768691045304190.post-4093963923537805509Mon, 23 Jun 2014 19:28:00 +00002014-06-24T12:12:21.393-05:00cloudscrepuscularoceanreflectionsunsettravelwaterIdyllic in every way. http://boztography.blogspot.com/2014/06/sunset-over-whidbey-island-wa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sgtboz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7549768691045304190.post-1373903683169392434Mon, 23 Jun 2014 19:23:00 +00002014-06-25T09:28:23.949-05:00beachlakeoutdoorreflectionslow shuttersunrisetravelwaterJust some tomfoolery with the camera body and lens while the shutter is open. http://boztography.blogspot.com/2014/06/lake-hefner-sunrise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sgtboz)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7549768691045304190.post-6169935192559441046Mon, 23 Jun 2014 19:12:00 +00002014-06-24T12:12:21.398-05:00national parknightreflectionsunsetwaterwildlifeGreat blue heron hunting at sunset http://boztography.blogspot.com/2014/06/great-blue-heron-in-rio-grande-national.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sgtboz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7549768691045304190.post-6871420691267313241Mon, 23 Jun 2014 18:35:00 +00002014-06-24T12:12:21.400-05:00cloudsfognatureoutdoorsunriseweatherwildlife Along Midwest Boulevard near Spencer, OK http://boztography.blogspot.com/2014/06/lone-scissortail-flycatcher-in-heavy-fog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sgtboz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7549768691045304190.post-2532751219295148480Mon, 23 Jun 2014 18:32:00 +00002014-06-25T09:28:23.953-05:00architecturebridgeflowernational parknightparksunsettravelMan, I loved this place. No doubt in the decades immediately following the Civil War, there must have been much more "we must never forget" sort of sentiment.  And it fades. World War I...probably the same. World War II...probably already happening.  Although a certain Tom Hanks movie, among others, will help with that.  But 100 years from now, it won't be near the popular http://boztography.blogspot.com/2014/06/national-world-war-i-museum-in-kansas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sgtboz)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7549768691045304190.post-3133125089420337141Thu, 29 May 2014 03:15:00 +00002014-05-30T16:26:50.171-05:00fogoutdoorsunriseIt's normally pitch dark on my drive by this spot each morning.  But on this day I skipped the gym, headed in to work a bit later than usual, and was rewarded with a beautiful scene.  (As though I need another reason to skip the gym!) I climbed out of my truck to take the picture and for a few minutes, I soaked in the perfect scene and sounds of silence. http://boztography.blogspot.com/2014/05/cows-fog-windmill-and-okie-sunrise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sgtboz)3Northeast Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, OK, USA35.563232767521868 -97.388648986816435.556774267521867 -97.39873398681641 35.569691267521868 -97.3785639868164tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7549768691045304190.post-3845616626016729684Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:49:00 +00002014-04-24T08:07:06.671-05:00cloudslakelightningnaturenightstormweatherThere went the boom...and it was incredible. This was the view looking NW over Lake Arcadia at precisely 2025hrs on 24 Apr 2014. I presume one of the coolest things about taking lightning pictures is that this exact scene has never existed before and will likely never occur again. http://boztography.blogspot.com/2014/04/shocking-scene-in-north-edmond.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sgtboz)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7549768691045304190.post-873111659877160380Mon, 23 Dec 2013 15:55:00 +00002014-04-24T07:56:10.580-05:00outdoorreflectionriverstate parktravelwaterThis was taken early one morning at Natural Falls State Park in far eastern Oklahoma. Yes, it's upside down to prove a point. The water really was like glass. That's some photo-trickery I did there. The little green trash can clinging to the earth so as to not fall kind of gives it away.  You did see that little green trash can, didn't you? http://boztography.blogspot.com/2013/12/still-waters.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sgtboz)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7549768691045304190.post-8953313664182651906Mon, 23 Dec 2013 15:40:00 +00002013-12-23T09:41:56.832-06:00outdoorreflectionrivertravelwater http://boztography.blogspot.com/2013/12/fall-foliage-reflections-in-arkansas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sgtboz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7549768691045304190.post-8657052207514573002Mon, 23 Dec 2013 15:38:00 +00002013-12-23T09:38:56.538-06:00architecturecloudstravel http://boztography.blogspot.com/2013/12/grain-elevator-in-choteau-yo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sgtboz)0