Happy Birthday Mom!

Since I couldn't get you the real thing...

Landscape in Motion

Some HD video for my series, Landscape in Motion. Took me forever to figure out the correct way to process it for HD output, but I'm happy with the results, they should look real nice full-screen.

This is a scene from a little lake north of Lake Mary in Flagstaff. Make sure the volume is up.

Landscape in Motion: Western Chorus Frogs from Jesse Kasten on Vimeo.

Here's what's making all the racket. The western chorus frog. Impressive vocals

Another video: Soap Creek Rapids on the Colorado River.

Landscape in Motion: Soap Creek Rapids from Jesse Kasten on Vimeo.

Grand Canyon Search and Rescue

Here's a link to an article I did about search and rescue in Grand Canyon.  Give 'er a click!

http://mygrandcanyonpark.com/Blogs/post/The-Inevitable-Grand-Canyon-Search-and-Rescue.aspx

Skunked

Did some fishing at Ashurst Lake, just east of Flagstaff today.  I brought my camera to document the record pike I was going to catch.  Here's what I ended up with...

I will call it: "The OutCast"

Heron and sunset

The San Francisco Peaks from a small lake, the name of which I am not sure of

Austin looking for frogs

Landscape in Motion: South Kaibab Trail

This is part one of a series of video's I'm calling: Landscape in Motion.  Kinda cheesy, I know, but the idea is to utilize the HD video capabilities of my digital SLR.  I compose the images the same way I would a still photograph, but instead of taking a single image, I record the scene.   Once I've built up more videos, I will make a tab with all of them at the top of my homepage.   Here are some scenes from Grand Canyons South Kaibab Trail.  I'm still new to the video editing and output processing, so it's not in HD yet.  Enjoy

Landscape in Motion: South Kaibab Trail from Jesse Kasten on Vimeo.

Grand Falls

Went to Grand Falls on the Rez yesterday.  Took some pics.  Here's a few.  

The falls are almost 200 feet high, the largest in Arizona.  

The muddy water of the Little Colorado River is snowmelt from the White Mountains.  

Grand Falls carves out the very start of the Little Colorado Gorge, a tributary canyon to Grand Canyon. 

Austin doing a hand stand.  

Wupatki National Monument

http://mygrandcanyonpark.com/Blogs/post/Wupatki-National-Monument.aspx

The pictures can also be found under the "night photography" tab.

Leanna's Prom

Here's some portraits I did over the weekend.  It was my little sisters senior prom, and we had a quick photo shoot at the parents house beforehand.  Though it was a bit rushed, we did manage some good shots.  

And a couple portraits of Leanna and Koa...

You'll Shoot Yer Eye Out...video

Some footage from a February trip to the desert.   Arizonians sure love their 2nd Amendment rights!

You'll Shoot Yer Eye Out! from Jesse Kasten on Vimeo.

Fossil Springs

Made it down to fossil springs for a night this past weekend.  The weather was beautiful, the trees and wildflowers were starting to bloom, and the water-as it is year round-was a refreshing 72 degrees.  As always, some photos...

The water is crystal clear and blue-green from travertine deposits, which form natural dams, making some great swimming holes

Travertine dams

The creek at night

Another night shot

For more about Fossil Springs, check out an article by Ali Clark @ http://mygrandcanyonpark.com/TTD/ShowThingsToDo.aspx?ttd=101&index=1

Slaying some trout on the Colorado River

This past weekend, a few buddies and I hiked down to the Colorado River through Soap Creek Canyon to spend the night and do some fishing.  Here are some pics of the trip.  Check out the entire trip log at:

 http://mygrandcanyonpark.com/Blogs/post/Trout-Slaying-on-the-Colorado-via-Soap-Creek-Canyon.aspx

Austin caught a chuckwalla, who was not too happy about it

Cool rock (mahogany chert???)

We had to shimmy along a little ledge 20ft high.

Chuckwalla

Soap Creek Rapids

Fishing above Soap Creek Rapids

Dinner: Gutted and ready to cook