Last week was a big one for photography, our annual junket to northern Arizona and southern Utah. This year, we had a group of three including Barry Stewart and Paul Staley. Our prime destination was Capitol Reef National Park, located in south-central Utah, 10 hours distant from Scottsdale. Capitol Reef encompasses the Waterpocket Fold, a…
Favourites from this Week
I had a very busy week, photographically. I’m still working on some material from a trip to Utah, to be posted in a later blog. In the interim, I wish to share two very interesting shots I captured this week. The first was taken on the way home from the Utah trip, where we over-nighted…
Spring in the Desert
It’s Springtime in the Sonoran Desert. The flowers and the cacti come alive with colour again, as they do every April. Spring has been a little later than usual this year, but it’s definitely here and we’ll continue to see the vibrant colours emerge. My first shot is a close-up of a cluster of small…
Transportation
I’ve been participating in a local photography club, the Desert Light Photography Group. Part of the activity is submitting photographs at the monthly meetings that conform to a chosen theme. The theme for the April meeting is Transportation and today I’ll share some of the shots I’ve taken in preparation for the next meeting. I’ve cut…
Visit to Wickenburg
I recently traveled to Wickenburg, Arizona to photograph some desert scenes in the area. Wickenburg is located about 100 km (65 miles) northwest of Phoenix. I was accompanied by Ward Westgate, another Canmore snowbird residing in Wickenburg over the winter. This area offers many good photographic opportunities, including the Joshua Tree Parkway and the Weaver…