Second Place-Arizona Highways Magazine's Photo Contest 2018-2019

Friday, May 17, 2019 was the day that I was informed by a photographer friend that I had won 2nd Place in the yearly photo contest for Arizona Highways Magazine!  

Another photographer friend, Peggy Coleman, who runs the Facebook page "Birding--Arizona and the Southwest" posted comments about the contest and my 2nd place win. 

"Oh, my EGRET!!  Tam Ryan has garnered 2nd place in the Anual Arizona Highways Magazine Photo Contest!  As many of you know, AHM is the premiere Magazine for Arizona as well as recognized and honored nationally.  Since it primarily celebrates the beauty (landscapes) of AZ to win 2nd Place for Wildlife is the supreme honor! Congratulations Tam Ryan! Here is the link to the winners page!"

https://www.arizonahighways.com/2018-2019-contest-winners?fbclid=IwAR1mCN4-H6YLSSDcvQ6aaf-JYap0SKnJ30mp9zY0QTmj-pSyiWAtjYU9EJE

I responded in comments: 

"Peggy, thank you for announcing this on your page!  I want to thank ALL of my local and non-local friends on this page and elsewhere who have been a great influence in my progress as a bird photographer.  There was a time when I didn't know the difference between a Great Egret and a Snowy Egret. As it happens, my photo of Great Egrets in an early morning mist was chosen.  Thank you, friends and Arizona Highways Magazine! 

Great Egrets in the Mist 

Friday Fotos: Bridges

Arizona Highways Magazine's Friday Fotos "Bridges": May 10, 2019

One of my images of the Light Rail Bridge at Tempe Town Lake was one of the many bridge images featured today in "Friday Fotos" on Facebook.

Broad-billed Hummingbird

Broad-billed Hummingbird 

Arizona Sonora Desert Museum

Tucson, Arizona 

Prints Available

AZ Highways Friday Fotos theme is "green"

Friday Fotos theme: "Green"

Broad-billed Hummingbird 

Arizona Sonora Desert Museum

Tucson, Arizona

London Bridge Fog - Lake Havasu City, Arizona

One December morning in Lake Havasu City, I woke up to fog surrounding my house.  I knew that meant that The London Bridge would look like a London 

 fog.  So, I rushed over to the bridge with my film camera, a Nikon 8008s, and took a series of images. This one was my favorite.

London Bridge Fog 

Lake Havasu City, Arizona

Prints Available

Friday Fotos - April 19, 2019

Today's Friday Fotos theme on the Arizona Highways Magazine's Facebook page is "The Colorado River".

My photo of a fog surrounding London Bridge in Lake Havasu City, Arizona was included in today's Friday Fotos along with many other wonderful images representing the Colorado River.

Friday Fotos theme: "the Phoenix area."

Today's Friday Fotos theme on the Arizona Highways Magazine's Facebook page is "the Phoenix area".  My photo of the lights of Phoenix from South Mountain Park was included in the many photos submitted for this weekly submission.

I zoomed the lens as I took the photo to get this abstract effect of the lights.