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This is an old one from 2005 from the Grand Canyon that I stumbled across. Dappled light in the canyon has never really given me any photos that I thought turned out well. This was the exception. All comments are welcome, Jim

This is from a couple of days ago. Passing through the Grand Canyon I had hoped to use the moon when it got low in the sky to help light up the canyon and get some stars and perhaps the Milky Way in the process. The moon was getting to be almost full, so there was no seeing the Milky Way until...

As I was packing up my gear and getting ready to hike out of the Wave, I stopped to take a phone picture of this scene. That led me to pull out my tripod and capture it with my camera. I really liked the swirls in the sandstone and the patterns in the foreground. Although I'll acknowledge it is...

After sunrise at Horseshoe Bend we stopped by Wahweap Overlook just north of Page to see if the cloudy skies were creating some interesting light. I felt the scene was worthy of a snap or two...

I'm not normally a details photographer, but when I looked up and saw this small tree clinging to the rocks I had to shoot it. I borrowed Alejandro's 70-200 and framed it with the lines of the sandstone behind it. Any thoughts are welcome.

When I went to Utah and Arizona with Alejandro earlier this month, one of our main goals was to get some good shots at Horseshoe Bend. So we devoted two sunsets and a sunrise to the effort. The most dramatic conditions we had were that last sunrise (I shared it here) where we were treated to a...

I spent some time trying to figure out if this structure has a name, as it seems everything else does, but couldn't find anything online. If someone else knows what it is called, please chime in. Until then, I'm going with "spiral tower". This is just outside the west "slot" entrance into the...

Here's another view from the Wave, looking North back in the direction of the trailhead. I was trying to use the swirls in the rock to lead into the scene.

Here are a couple more angles from the Wave with Alejandro last weekend. We had great clouds on the way in, with a stormy look consistent with the rain in the forecast for later in the day. They did briefly break up just in time for the classic "Wave" shot: I also took my turn at the small...

I managed a permit to hike into Coyote Buttes North on Saturday with Alejandro. Rain was in the forecast for later in the day, but the clouds gave us some soft light and saturated colors. We were the first to arrive that morning, Alejandro started at the "main" entrance on the North side and I...

The Leo Trio is a common astro target, containing as it does 3 galaxies that can be captured in a single frame with modest (by astro statndards) focal length. The Leo Trio (or Leo Triplet if you prefer) contains 2 Messier objects, M65 and M66, along with NGC 3628. These 3 are approximately 35...

So a great trip to all 5 parks in Utah ended with our last frenetic day of travel. We left Zion, got to Antelope Canyon earlier in the day for a photo tour (at least one of those shots already posted) and then headed towards our last hotel stay of the trip in Mexican Hat. But with Monument...

My wife and I are back form a very enjoyable Utah trip. We hit all 5 national parks in the state, and, except for an unexpected tripod failure, things went pretty smoothly. The weather was actually almost too good, with lots of bluebird skies to contend with, but lots of amazing sights and fun...

Nestled in the Sonoran Desert at the base of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson

Deep within my archives, I found this image which I've recently reprocessed in - what I call - "Invisible HDR." This is a concrete monolith located in a Tucson, AZ Industrial Park. Ansel Addams would scout out images, and wait for inclement weather in order to make the shoot, more dramatic...

From Upper Antelope Canyon, near the entrance to the slot. Had a moment with nobody in the scene so I took advantage.

Thick adobe walls found in Tucson's oldest neighborhood (USA era.) Tucson is believed to be the oldest continually inhabited city in North America; dating back 3,500 years.

A lookout type structure above Gates Pass, between Tucson, and Old Tucson. In this view you can see Old Tucson Movie Studios in the background. This image was processed using my HDR process I call "Invisible HDR."

This was my favorite shot from my photographic pilgrimage to Havasupai. When we arrived at the falls, the pool was filled with kids swimming and enjoying the scene. When I went back at sunset to photograph them, my friends and I just had to share with one other person. Plenty of room to walk...