Today’s blog features scenes from a very unique neighbourhood, just north of Scottsdale, Arizona. It’s part of the Town of Carefree and its uniqueness is its location on the very rocky, lower slopes of Black Mountain. The area is located just north of the Carefree Highway. (Does this ring a bell with any Gordon Lightfoot…
Category: Arizona
High Key and Low Key Photography
To begin with, what are low key and high key photography? Firstly, High key photography is a style of photography that uses unusually bright lighting to reduce or completely blow out dark shadows in the image. High key shots usually lack dark tones and the high key look is generally thought of as positive and upbeat….
My Recent Travels
Oxford Ragwort, photographed at Waterton Lakes National Park.
Terravita Garden
Today’s post is a gallery of plants we have in the front and back yards of our home in Scottsdale, Arizona. It includes some trees, shrubs, cacti and their flowers. April and May are the best months to see Arizona’s plants in bloom. We’ve enjoyed a good spring season this year with most of our…
Sedona
Last week I traveled north to Sedona, a 2-hour trip north from Scottsdale. I was accompanied by Barry Stewart and Alex Skoczen for an overnight photo shoot amid the red rocks of the Sedona area. We began in the early evening at a location just north of the Village of Oak Creek. It’s an area…