The photographs for this post were taken at my favourite time of the year in Arizona. The months of March, April and May is the time of year when the flowers and trees are at their very best. These pictures, including the masthead were shot in our community of Terravita, located in the desert at…
Category: Arizona
Sunset at Watson Lake
Earlier this week, I went on a photo excursion that included two sites, the Town of Jerome and Watson Lake. I was accompanied by two friends and fellow photographers, Alex Skoczen and Paul Staley. Today, I will share photos from Watson Lake only and will devote a future post to our visit to Jerome. Watson…
West Fork Re-Visited
I recently returned to a favourite photo location I have visited a few times before. Accompanied by Steve Scott and Tracey Wilkins, I visited the West Fork of Oak Creek, just north of Sedona, Arizona. Our purpose was twofold, to enjoy a nice hike and to capture some good photographs in this very scenic location….
Horseshoe Dam
The Horseshoe Dam is located on the Verde River, 58 miles northeast of Phoenix. It’s is an earthfill structure, 202 feet high, with a reservoir capacity of 131,500 acre-feet. The dam was built from 1944-1946 by the Phelps-Dodge Corp. for the Salt River Valley Water Users’ Association under a water exchange agreement. The Horseshoe Dam and…
Cave Creek Rodeo
This past Sunday, Rolande and I joined our friends Ken and Judy Zender for some rodeo in the nearby Town of Cave Creek. I did take a camera and was successful in getting some good shots of the action. Rodeo is my favourite choice for action photography. The action is almost continuous, presenting more good…