The first day of our Sedona trip was spent with our photographer/guide, Susie Reed who led us to some photo sites I had not seen in earlier visits. The first location was Rachel’s Knob, a promontory at the end of Long Canyon Road, north of the town. I took a number of shots, including this…
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Oak Creek Canyon
I went to Sedona, this past Sunday along with friend and fellow photographer, Bill McAdam. We worked with a local photographer/guide, Susie Reed on Sunday afternoon and evening in an effort to explore and photograph some locations we hadn’t visited before. On Monday morning, we completed our visit with some shooting in the Oak Creek…
Desert Sunset
Today’s picture was taken last week at the Cave Creek Regional Park. I wouldn’t normally take a picture of the sun with it this high in the sky. In this case, for a brief time, it was behind a cloud that blocked direct light reaching the lens. Although the reflected light is quite bright, I was able…
Something Novel
Every now and then I get the urge to try something new. Usually it’s something abstract, a little out of the ordinary. I’m learning about multiple exposures, something that was fairly simple to do with film but has taken sometime to emerge in digital cameras. With film, you could get a multiple exposure by simply…
Scenes from Cave Creek Regional Park
This park, located about 8 miles (12.5 km) from home is a great place to experience the Sonoran Desert. Today, I went for a short walk along the Slate Trail, pausing to take a few photographs along the way. There was one thing I wanted to see, the Michelin Man Saguaro cactus. One needs only to look…