Vintage cars are ubiquitous in the Phoenix area. The dry, warm, sunny climate is ideally suited for the preservation of old cars. I’ve noticed that you don’t have to wash cars very often, they always look good. Another great advantage of the climate! I notice that the owners of these cars could also be described as…
Winter Sunset in the Desert
We get some very nice sunsets in Arizona at this time of the year. I went out to capture some colour last evening, beginning with a shot taken down our driveway. I wanted a large cactus silhouetted against the evening sky. I didn’t have to go very far, just across the fence to Smokehouse Trail,…
Black Lincoln
I’m presently doing some automobile photography. I’ve begun with some pictures of our vehicle, an ancient (12 yrs old) Lincoln Aviator. Despite it’s age, it still looks pretty good. It’s been in Arizona for 8 years now and since we don’t spend a lot of our time here, it’s accumulating miles/kilometres very slowly. So, for…
Photographing the Moon
Photographing the moon, particularly the full moon can be difficult. The challenge arises from the moon’s brilliance. To capture the moon without over-exposing (and washing it out), the shutter speed must be short (<1/100 sec). At high speed, in low light or darkness, it’s not possible to capture anything but the moon. The remainder of the…
Badger Spring Wash
Today I went for a hike with the Terravita Trekkers, our community hiking club. It was my first outing with the group, with 13 other hikers in attendance. Our destination for the day was the Badger Spring Wash Trail, located in the Agua Fria National Monument, north of Phoenix. A National Monument is a protected area that is similar to a National Park, but can be…