Past Cover Photos #4: 2010 - current

Past cover photos that were noteworthy
All photos, Copyright (C) Bill Caid, 2010 - 2021. All rights reserved.

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Half the reason that I created this site was to keep my family and friends aware of what we have been doing. The second reason was to have the site act as my personal photo album. Since then, it has assumed a life of its own. I get emails on a semi-regular basis making requests and one of the frequent requests was to do another page with past cover photos. Here it is. Enjoy.


 
Total Eclipse of the Sun 20240408 as seen from Herrin, Illinois.
  Sony 7R4 1/125 at f/11, ISO 200, 800mm (cropped) using Sony 100-400mm GM and 2X Doubler.
All photos copyright, Bill Caid 1977-2024. All rights reserved. 20240408.

 
Full Moon Highlights Cactus on Pusch Ridge in the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson, AZ.
  Sony A1 1/400 at f/5.6, ISO 100, 400mm (cropped) using Sony 100-400mm GM.
All photos copyright, Bill Caid 1977-2023. All rights reserved. 20230405.


 
Moonrise Highlights Cactus on Pusch Ridge in the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson, AZ.
  Sony A1 1/400 at f/5.6, ISO 500, 400mm using Sony 100-400mm GM 20210625.
All photos copyright, Bill Caid 1977-2021. All rights reserved.



Thimble Peak looms over Sabino Canyon.
Sony A1 1/320, ISO 100 at f/5.6 24mm.
20210413

 
A Conspiracy of Ring-Tailed Lemurs at the San Diego Zoo 20210210
  Sony A7R Mark IV: 1/500 at f/5.6, ISO 500, 285mm using Sony 100-400mm.
All photos copyright, Bill Caid 1977-2021. All rights reserved.

 
Sunset on the Sea of Cortez from El Golfo, Sonora, MX (captured on 20161031)
  Sony A7R Mark II: 1/125 at f/4, ISO 320, 35mm using Voightlander manual 35mm lens.
All photos copyright, Bill Caid 1977-2020. All rights reserved.

 
Solar Flares and Sunspot (captured on 20170613)
Sony A7R2 through Lunt 60mm Hydrogen Alpha solar scope.  Stack of 120 photos ISO 200, 1/100 using 2X Barlow Extender. 
All photos copyright, Bill Caid 1977-2020. All rights reserved.

 
Hydraulic stabilizers and tool boxes on Thor our 1017A 4x4 camper.
Sony A7R4 30mm at 1/125, f/5.6 ISO 100 
All photos copyright, Bill Caid 1977-2020. All rights reserved.

 
Air Force One leaves MCAS Miramar for points east.
Sony A7R4 400mm at 1/1250, f/5.6 ISO 100 (crop)
All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2019. All rights reserved.

Kathleen watches as our Lance 1685 trailer is lowered to a new home on Thor's frame.  Thor is our Mercedes 1017A truck.
Sony A7R3
29mm at 1/250, f/5.6 ISO 5000
All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2019. All rights reserved.

 
Desert wildflowers bloom in Anza-Borrego State Park.
Fujifilm X-Pro2 23mm at 1/450, f/10 ISO 200.
All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2019. All rights reserved.

 
Setting sun backlights "fuzzy" cactus in the Sonoran Desert near Tucson, AZ
Sony A7R3 70mm at 1/320, f/5.6, ISO 100.
All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2018. All rights reserved.

 
Montezuma's Castle near Cottonwood, AZ
Sony A7R3 70mm at 1/250, f/5.6, ISO 100.
All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2018. All rights reserved.


 
The "small" side of Iguazu Falls, Argentina
Sony A7R3 46mm at 1/250, f/8, ISO 100.
All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2018. All rights reserved.

 
Manhattan on a Cold Winter's Day from "Top of the Rock" at Rockerfeller Center
Sony A7R3 35mm at 1/250, f/7, ISO 100.
All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2018. All rights reserved.

 
Lunar Shadow Encroaches on Sunspots during 2017 Solar Eclipse.
Canon 1DsM3 600mm at 1/800 f/11 ISO 100 using solar filter.
All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2017. All rights reserved.

 
Solar flares visible at the end of solar eclipse totality witnessed on the Snake River in Idaho on 20170821 using Lunt 60mm solar telescope.
Sony A7RM2: 0.5 sec, ISO 200, 500mm with 2x Barlow lens (crop)
All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2017. All rights reserved.

 
Composite Stack of 120 Photos using Lunt 60mm Solar Telescope.  Note surface structure and huge flares at 9 o'clock
Sony Alpha 7R Mark II, 1/100 sec, ISO 200, 500mm with 2x Barlow  at f/8.  20170613.  Preprocessed using PIPP and stacked with Autostakkert 2.
All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2017. All rights reserved.

 
Solar Photo using Lunt 60mm Telescope.  Note surface structure and sun spots
Sony Alpha 7R Mark II, 1/100 sec, ISO 100, 500mm (crop) at f/8. 20170526
All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2017. All rights reserved.


Matador Lines Up for the Kill.  Plaza del Toros, Madrid, Spain
Sony Alpha 7R Mark II, 1/320 sec, ISO 100, 70mm (crop) at f/8.
All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2017. All rights reserved.

 
A Pollen-Coated Bee Works Flower Blooms Near Our Home.
Sony Alpha 7R Mark II, 1/640 sec, ISO 100, 90mm (macro) at f/8. 20170312
All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2017. All rights reserved.



 Freedom Bridge and Tail Race Structures at Hoover Dam.
Sony Alpha 7R Mark II, 1/320 sec, ISO 100, 26mm at f/8. 201702
All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2017. All rights reserved.


  Sunset Across the Sea of Cortez, near El Golfo, Sonora, Mexico.
Sony A7RM2: 1/200 sec, ISO 100, 35mm at f/4


  Intricate Sand Sculpture at the B Street Pier.
Sony A7RM2: 1/200 sec, ISO 100, 33mm at f/7. 2016
All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2016. All rights reserved.


Can you say "stuck"?  Soft ground befouls a U500 at Flaming Gorge Reservoir, WY.
Sony A7RM2: 1/125 sec, ISO 125, 46mm at f/2.8
All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2016. All rights reserved.

 Awesome cliffs line the Pacific shore on Kauai.
Sony A7RM2: 1/200
sec, ISO 100, 24mm at f/8

All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2016. All rights reserved.

 Wild Flowers Bloom in Death Valley after Copious Winter Rains.
Sony Alpha 7R Mark II, 1/500 sec, ISO 100, 35mm at f/8.
All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2015. All rights reserved.

Large male Silverback gorilla at San Diego Safari Park. 
Sony A7RM2, 240mm, ISO 1250, 1/125 sec at f/6.3 (cropped)

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Beautiful Mid-Winter Day on San Diego Bay. 
Sony A7RM2, 50mm, ISO 100, 1/320 sec at f/8 (cropped)



Lord of the Wasteland and his War Boys at Wasteland Weekend. 
Sony A7M2, 35mm, ISO 64, 1/100 sec at f/7

Castle Inverness in Inverness, Scotland. 
Sony A7M2, 35mm, ISO 50, 30 sec at f/5.6



Tower Bridge in London at Sunset. 2005.

Pulse jet-powered motorcycle completes a run.  Illumination of ground is due to intense infrared radiation coming from engine. 20150327.

Cormorants and Seals at La Jolla Cove.  20150325.
Sony A7M2 with 24-70mm lens at 70mm, ISO 100 at 1/320, f/9.

Monkey begs for treats at Sugarloaf, Rio de Janiero, Brazil, 2005.



Iron Dragons spring from the desert floor near Borrego Spring, CA.  20150111

Thor, our 1017A camper, climbs ledges near Salt Canyon, UT.  20140527


View from the pass on upper Gulkana Glacier near Summit Lake, AK.  20140405

Arenal Volcano near La Fortuna, Costa Rica.  20140213
Copyright, Bill Caid 2014. All rights reserved.

Union Pacific 4014 "Big Boy" steam locomotive on display en-route to Cheyenne, WY.  20140202

Children with glow sticks attached to their body dance in the dark.  20131228
Olympus OM-D E-M1,  40mm, ISO 400 , 10 sec at f/5.6. Copyright, Bill Caid 2014. All rights reserved.


Anemone and eel at Birch Aquarium.  20131212
Olympus OM-D E-M1, 12mm, ISO 1600, 1/40 sec at f/2.8. Copyright, Bill Caid 2013. All rights reserved.

Horned owl at "Raptor Free Flight" show at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.  20131129

Horned lizard seen at the San Diego Reptile Show. 20131103.

Curved uplift in Rainbow Canyon near Calico, CA.  20131003

Rain lashes Canyonlands N.P. south of Moab, UT.  20120823

Black and White rendition of Eiffel Tower.  20130823

Hoodoos in Cathedral Valley, Capital Reef N.P. 201305


Robert Nelson Caid: July 4, 1921 - July 10, 2013
Electronic scan of undated chemical photo.  Copyright, Bill Caid 2013.  All rights reserved.

Sunset view of Marble Canyon on the Colorado River from our remote campsite at Horseshoe Point. 201305

MAN LE 18.280 truck spotted in Ensenada, Baja, MX during the Rosarito - Ensenada Bike Ride 20130504
Olympus OM-D E5, 35mm lens. All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2013. All rights reserved.

Great Orion Nebula as seen from Tucson, AZ. 20131030
"Stack" of 12 2 minute exposures, ISO 400. Olympus OM-D E5,14-150 lens. All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2013. All rights reserved.

Star trails and full moon illumination from 15 superimposed 4-minute exposures.  20130101
Olympus OM-D E5, 7.5mm Rokinon Fish-eye lens. All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2013. All rights reserved.


El Rincon, Puerto Rico. 20121030.
Olympus OM-D E5. All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2012. All rights reserved.

Lower Manhattan: Statue of Liberty and Freedom Tower. 20121020.
Olympus OM-D E5. All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2012. All rights reserved.

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          Valley from Dante's View

Joe O gets sideways in a Calico canyon on Day One of MogFest 2012
Olympus OM-D E5. All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2012. All rights reserved.


Rain lashes the high mesas near Moab, UT. 20120822
Canon 1DsM3. All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2012. All rights reserved.

A flight line tour at MCAS Beaufort, SC. 20120528.
Canon 1DsM3. All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2012. All rights reserved.

Words cannot describe the overwhelming smell of this boar I shot with my Sako M85 in .30-06. 20120503.
Fujifilm X10. All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2012. All rights reserved.

Storm clouds gather over the plains in southern New Mexico near City of Rocks.
 
Fujifilm X10. All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2012. All rights reserved.

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Gila Cliff Dwellings, New Mexico. 201107
Canon 1DsM3. All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2011. All rights reserved.

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"Thor", our newly-built MB 1017A expedition camper on the beach near San Quintin, BCN, MX.
Canon 1DsM3. All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2011. All rights reserved.

Commercial airliner passes smoke plume of space shuttle Atlantis as solid rocket motor boosters are being jettisoned.  Note the 3 points of light: the outside flames are the boosters, the center is the shuttle.
Canon 1DsM3. All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2010. All rights reserved.

Alligator spotted in Brazos Bend, TX.  Note his eyelids; I caught him while he was blinking.
Canon 1DsM3. All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2010. All rights reserved.

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