Chris Abbey's popular Nature photosHowdy, I've always had a dual focus in life, especially in college and university... both technical and artistic. As a result I have degrees in both Arts and Sciences. I tend to not have much chance to use the artistic side of the brain while working as an embedded systems engineer, so it tends to come out after hours. I've had a few years worth of photography classes in college, and always found them enjoyable, but had more success with the camera than in the dark room. Some time ago I started digitizing my 35mm negs and playing with them in a digital darkroom, someday I'll upload a few of those scans as well.
Unless otherwise stated, all images copyright Chris Abbey or Cory Abbey. (rule of thumb: if it came from a Powershot SD600, or the 20D after June 2009, it's Cory's. The 20D prior to June 2009 and the 5DmkII are all Chris'.)http://cabbey.smugmug.com/Other/misc/img0647/40336677_TDhuS-Ti-1.jpghttp://cabbey.smugmug.com/Nature/2010-01-06T13:30:13ZCopyright 2010, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved.SmugMugAs I was sitting here doing the basic setup on my new smugmug account the wife ran by saying "grab the camera and come out side". Sure enough... a wonderfull sunset tonight.<p><a href="http://cabbey.smugmug.com">Chris Abbey</a><br />As I was sitting here doing the basic setup on my new smugmug account the wife ran by saying "grab the camera and come out side". Sure enough... a wonderfull sunset tonight.</p><p><a href="http://cabbey.smugmug.com/Nature/Sunsets/727793_j3W9G#31964138_UTUoh" title="As I was sitting here doing the basic setup on my new smugmug account the wife ran by saying "grab the camera and come out side". Sure enough... a wonderfull sunset tonight."><img src="http://cabbey.smugmug.com/Nature/Sunsets/img1111/31964138_UTUoh-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="As I was sitting here doing the basic setup on my new smugmug account the wife ran by saying "grab the camera and come out side". Sure enough... a wonderfull sunset tonight." title="As I was sitting here doing the basic setup on my new smugmug account the wife ran by saying "grab the camera and come out side". Sure enough... a wonderfull sunset tonight." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T15:18:23ZChris Abbeyhttp://cabbey.smugmug.comhttp://cabbey.smugmug.com/Nature/Sunsets/img1111/31964138_UTUoh-Th-2.jpg2005-08-12 20:24:1643.96960500000000-92.483238000000000elmothered wandering in the fields, off in her own little world. As you can see, somehow the camera managed to visit her on that world.<p><a href="http://cabbey.smugmug.com">Chris Abbey</a><br />elmothered wandering in the fields, off in her own little world. As you can see, somehow the camera managed to visit her on that world.</p><p><a href="http://cabbey.smugmug.com/Nature/Geocaching/1545474_GVwyQ#94149896_pcSQu" title="elmothered wandering in the fields, off in her own little world. As you can see, somehow the camera managed to visit her on that world."><img src="http://cabbey.smugmug.com/Nature/Geocaching/IMG2124trippy/94149896_pcSQu-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="elmothered wandering in the fields, off in her own little world. As you can see, somehow the camera managed to visit her on that world." title="elmothered wandering in the fields, off in her own little world. As you can see, somehow the camera managed to visit her on that world." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T15:18:23ZChris Abbeyhttp://cabbey.smugmug.comhttp://cabbey.smugmug.com/Nature/Geocaching/IMG2124trippy/94149896_pcSQu-Th-1.jpg2006-08-26 16:27:47For some reason this shot just screams "I want to be a movie poster" ... or maybe a book cover ... or maybe I'm just nuts. :)<p><a href="http://cabbey.smugmug.com">Chris Abbey</a><br />For some reason this shot just screams "I want to be a movie poster" ... or maybe a book cover ... or maybe I'm just nuts. :)</p><p><a href="http://cabbey.smugmug.com/Nature/Sunsets/727793_j3W9G#92543609_vijsX" title="For some reason this shot just screams "I want to be a movie poster" ... or maybe a book cover ... or maybe I'm just nuts. :)"><img src="http://cabbey.smugmug.com/Nature/Sunsets/img1101/92543609_vijsX-Th-2.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="For some reason this shot just screams "I want to be a movie poster" ... or maybe a book cover ... or maybe I'm just nuts. :)" title="For some reason this shot just screams "I want to be a movie poster" ... or maybe a book cover ... or maybe I'm just nuts. :)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T15:18:23ZChris Abbeyhttp://cabbey.smugmug.comhttp://cabbey.smugmug.com/Nature/Sunsets/img1101/92543609_vijsX-Th-2.jpg2005-08-12 20:21:57Sunset over the southern tip of Nevada, as seen from Arizona on my parents front porch.<p><a href="http://cabbey.smugmug.com">Chris Abbey</a><br />Sunset over the southern tip of Nevada, as seen from Arizona on my parents front porch.</p><p><a href="http://cabbey.smugmug.com/Nature/Sunsets/727793_j3W9G#104107680_8K38r" title="Sunset over the southern tip of Nevada, as seen from Arizona on my parents front porch."><img src="http://cabbey.smugmug.com/Nature/Sunsets/IMG2338/104107680_8K38r-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Sunset over the southern tip of Nevada, as seen from Arizona on my parents front porch." title="Sunset over the southern tip of Nevada, as seen from Arizona on my parents front porch." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T15:18:23ZChris Abbeyhttp://cabbey.smugmug.comhttp://cabbey.smugmug.com/Nature/Sunsets/IMG2338/104107680_8K38r-Th-2.jpg2006-10-15 19:15:56Sun rise over Bar Harbor Maine from just below the top of Cadillac Mountain. For some reason this just feels like it should be a postcard.<p><a href="http://cabbey.smugmug.com">Chris Abbey</a><br />Sun rise over Bar Harbor Maine from just below the top of Cadillac Mountain. For some reason this just feels like it should be a postcard.</p><p><a href="http://cabbey.smugmug.com/Nature/Sunrises/9894392_y6BwQ#674212798_MXSh4" title="Sun rise over Bar Harbor Maine from just below the top of Cadillac Mountain. For some reason this just feels like it should be a postcard."><img src="http://cabbey.smugmug.com/Nature/Sunrises/IMG1267adjusted/674212798_MXSh4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="60" alt="Sun rise over Bar Harbor Maine from just below the top of Cadillac Mountain. For some reason this just feels like it should be a postcard." title="Sun rise over Bar Harbor Maine from just below the top of Cadillac Mountain. For some reason this just feels like it should be a postcard." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-20T16:55:10ZChris Abbeyhttp://cabbey.smugmug.comhttp://cabbey.smugmug.com/Nature/Sunrises/IMG1267adjusted/674212798_MXSh4-Th.jpg2009-10-08 05:46:52Another sunset over the southern tip of Nevada from my parents house. Every time we go out there they seem to have the most awesome sunsets waiting for us. :)<p><a href="http://cabbey.smugmug.com">Chris Abbey</a><br />Another sunset over the southern tip of Nevada from my parents house. Every time we go out there they seem to have the most awesome sunsets waiting for us. :)</p><p><a href="http://cabbey.smugmug.com/Nature/Sunsets/727793_j3W9G#585874689_KLP99" title="Another sunset over the southern tip of Nevada from my parents house. Every time we go out there they seem to have the most awesome sunsets waiting for us. :)"><img src="http://cabbey.smugmug.com/Nature/Sunsets/IMG0615adjusted/585874689_KLP99-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Another sunset over the southern tip of Nevada from my parents house. Every time we go out there they seem to have the most awesome sunsets waiting for us. :)" title="Another sunset over the southern tip of Nevada from my parents house. Every time we go out there they seem to have the most awesome sunsets waiting for us. :)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T15:18:23ZChris Abbeyhttp://cabbey.smugmug.comhttp://cabbey.smugmug.com/Nature/Sunsets/IMG0615adjusted/585874689_KLP99-Th.jpg2009-07-03 21:18:16That Y shaped object in the sky is one of the birds that was nesting under our deck.<p><a href="http://cabbey.smugmug.com">Chris Abbey</a><br />That Y shaped object in the sky is one of the birds that was nesting under our deck.</p><p><a href="http://cabbey.smugmug.com/Nature/Sunsets/727793_j3W9G#40328149_g3dXF" title="That Y shaped object in the sky is one of the birds that was nesting under our deck."><img src="http://cabbey.smugmug.com/Nature/Sunsets/img0245/40328149_g3dXF-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="That Y shaped object in the sky is one of the birds that was nesting under our deck." title="That Y shaped object in the sky is one of the birds that was nesting under our deck." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T15:18:23ZChris Abbeyhttp://cabbey.smugmug.comhttp://cabbey.smugmug.com/Nature/Sunsets/img0245/40328149_g3dXF-Th-2.jpg2005-05-18 20:11:25This evening we had a double rainbow to the east, and a golden sunset to the west.<p><a href="http://cabbey.smugmug.com">Chris Abbey</a><br />This evening we had a double rainbow to the east, and a golden sunset to the west.</p><p><a href="http://cabbey.smugmug.com/Nature/Sunsets/727793_j3W9G#34258141_MCmuc" title="This evening we had a double rainbow to the east, and a golden sunset to the west."><img src="http://cabbey.smugmug.com/Nature/Sunsets/img1184/34258141_MCmuc-Th-2.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="This evening we had a double rainbow to the east, and a golden sunset to the west." title="This evening we had a double rainbow to the east, and a golden sunset to the west." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T15:18:23ZChris Abbeyhttp://cabbey.smugmug.comhttp://cabbey.smugmug.com/Nature/Sunsets/img1184/34258141_MCmuc-Th-2.jpg2005-08-31 19:35:16