2008 I haven’t being doing a lot of photography lately. Facing a dearth of material, I chose to go back into the archives, looking for images I hadn’t previously posted. Today’s pictures were taken in 2008, two years before I began my blog. I’m sharing wildlife photographs from some African safaris experiences with Rolande and…

Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture As we moved on from central Phoenix, we followed a circuitous route through the city in search of the Frank Lloyd Wright architecture I had chosen to visit. Of the eight locations on my list, we were able to find and photograph five. Of the remaining three, there was one private…

The Urban Desert Today’s post will feature images from a recent excursion to downtown Phoenix, earlier this week. I was accompanied by Paul Staley, fellow photographer. Our purpose was to capture scenes from the city, an area that neither one of us knows well. We covered two areas on this trip, sufficient to show us…

Bow Valley I finally got out to do some winter photography. Conditions (lack of snow) have not been favourable, delaying my first foray in search of interesting scenery. Accompanied by Rolande, we traveled up and down Highway 1A and then the Lake Minnewanka Road in search of interesting compositions. We did find a little more…

Boyce Thompson Arboretum is the oldest and largest in the state of Arizona and one of the oldest botanical institutions west of the Mississippi River. Founded in 1924, the arboretum is located in the Sonoran Desert on 392 acres (159 ha) along Queen Creek and beneath the towering volcanic remnant, Picket Post Mountain. Boyce Thompson Arboretum is on U.S. Highway…