Bird, London Bridge, Arizona

Bird, London Bridge, Arizona, originally uploaded by SoLostAndFound / Bill Lindsay.

When I lived in Argentina, we used to see pigeons like these all the time in Buenos Aires. I always found them to be filthy. So when I went to see London Bridge in Arizona, I was confirmed in the sentiment. Here they were hangingout on one of the pillars and it was all birds and they were isolated in thier filth. Thanks for that. They liked the separated spot (it was surrounded with water) to sleep in the shade. I like then over there.

These other guys, they would not leave us be.

Thanks for looking.
EXIF Data,

Camera:	Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure:	0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture:	f/6.3
Focal Length:	300 mm
ISO Speed:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV

Manzanita Tree, San Jacinto Mountains, California

Manzanita Tree, San Jacinto Mountains, California, originally uploaded by SoLostAndFound / Bill Lindsay.





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EXIF Data,

Camera:	Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure:	0.04 sec (1/25)
Aperture:	f/6.3
Focal Length:	300 mm
ISO Speed:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV

Cactus, Agave parryi variety huachucensis

Cactus, Agave parryi variety huachucensis, originally uploaded by SoLostAndFound / Bill Lindsay.

I think this was a cool looking cactus. My Dad planted a blue Agave in his front yard thinking it would be this little thing. It turned out to be much bigger then he imagined. I love it (this is not it) but my Mom is not happy. I need to shoot that one, but I shot this one the other day.

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EXIF Data,

Camera:	Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure:	0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture:	f/5
Focal Length:	84 mm
ISO Speed:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV

Cooper's Hawk, Lake Fulmer, San Jacinto Mountains, California

Cooper's Hawk, Lake Fulmer, San Jacinto Mountains, California, originally uploaded by SoLostAndFound / Bill Lindsay.

I was past Banning and had forgotten to make the turn to head to Hemet. I was on autopilot and listening to a book on my iPhone. When I realized I was about 15 miles past, I thought, why not take the scenic route? I have not cut through Idyllwild since I was a boy scout up at Camp Taquitz. As I am coming around a bend towords Lake Fulmer, I notice a photographer walking out with a big lens. I stop and ask what he was shooting. He says there is the hawk sitting on the bridge in and that it is just sitting there.

I jump out.

I shot way to many, but I just kept firing until he left. He let me get with about 6 feet before he jumped down into the reeds. He was curious about me and would just stare at me.

Here are a bunch more. I am so glad I spent for the Image Stabilization. It really helped keep these sharp.

Thanks for looking.
EXIF Data,

Camera:	Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure:	0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture:	f/6.3
Focal Length:	300 mm
ISO Speed:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV

Cactus Up Close In Black and White

Cactus Up Close In Black and White, originally uploaded by SoLostAndFound / Bill Lindsay.

I tried to do some hand held low light shots on this cactus that I came across and it came out ok when I used one of my favorite saves, Black and White. I should have gotten out the tripod and since I didn't I wanted to save what I thought could be a cool image.

Here is the other I 'saved'

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EXIF Data,

Camera:	Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure:	0.05 sec (1/20)
Aperture:	f/6.3
Focal Length:	300 mm
ISO Speed:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV

Train Grafiti, Redlands, CA

Train Grafiti, Redlands, CA, originally uploaded by SoLostAndFound / Bill Lindsay.

As I am heading from Redlands to Riverside, I will sometimes cut through the San Timeteo Canyon and then out to the 60, from there I can take the 215 to home or even cut down Alessandro to Arlington. All of that to avoid the 60/215/91 interchange. They have been working on that for years and it is close to finished. Which means it will be only the normal amount of congestion, and not the added headache of the construction.

As I was shooting through, I caught these graffitii that were there and could not resist to shot them.

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EXIF Data,

Camera:	Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Aperture:	f/5.6
Focal Length:	55 mm
ISO Speed:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV

Joshua Tree, Joshua TreeNational Park

Joshua Tree, Joshua TreeNational Park, originally uploaded by SoLostAndFound / Bill Lindsay.

You can't go to Joshua Tree and not post a pic of a Joshua Tree.

From Wikipedia
The Joshua tree or Yucca palm or Tree yucca or Palm tree yucca[1][2][3] (Yucca brevifolia) is a monocotyledonous tree native to southwestern North America, in the states of California, Arizona, Utah and Nevada. Confined mostly to the Mojave Desert between 400-1,800 m (2,000-6,000 feet), they thrive in the open grasslands of Queen Valley and Lost Horse Valley in Joshua Tree National Park. There are two subspecies,[4] including Yucca brevifolia ssp.jaegeriana Jaeger Joshua tree or Jaeger's Joshua tree[5] or Pygmae Yucca.[6] Other subspecies have been proposed but rejected by botanists, including one reduced to a form, Yucca brevifolia fa. herbertii Webber´s Yucca or Herbert Joshua

The Cahuilla Native Americans who have lived in the southwestern United States for generations still identify with this plant as a valuable resource and call it “hunuvat chiy’a” or “humwichawa”. Their ancestors used the leaves of Y. brevifolia to weave sandals and baskets in addition to harvesting the seeds and flower buds for nutritious meals.

The name Joshua tree was given by a group of Mormon settlers who crossed the Mojave Desert in the mid-19th century. The tree's unique shape reminded them of a Biblical story in which Joshua reaches his hands up to the sky in prayer. Ranchers and miners who were contemporary with the LDS immigrants also took advantage of the Y. brevifolia using the trunks and branches as fencing and for fuel for ore-processing steam engines. Its is also called Izote de desierto.[9]