The principal destination for the first day of our photo journey was the Canyon de Chelly National Monument, located in northeastern Arizona not far from the New Mexico Border. This comparatively little-known canyon is not as spectacular as others in Arizona or Utah but it does have sheer sandstone walls rising up to 1,000 feet, several…
Grand Photo Tour
I’ve just arrived home from Arizona following a 5-day photo safari on the way back to Alberta. I traveled with Howard Dingle, friend and photographer who flew down to Phoenix to join me for the drive home. In the course of the first 4 days we visited four national parks and a couple of more…
Echinopsis Cactus
I made a return visit today to the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix. I wanted to try some more floral shots using a telephoto lens. I don’t have a macro lens for close-ups but I can get a good close-up using a telephoto and standing back a bit to get focus. (My lens won’t focus…
Desert Moon
Earlier this evening, accompanied by friend and photographer, Greg Bourque I went out to do some night photography. Our goal was to photograph a Saguaro cactus with the nearly full moon behind it. A classic desert night scene. We had no trouble finding the cactus (within a block of our home in Scottsdale) and we…
Mexican Poppies
One last photo for now from the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. In this post, I feature a single picture, that of a Mexican Poppy that particularly appealed to me. This stunning annual’s blossoms open with the morning sun and close when dusk falls blanketing the countryside with deep orange and bright yellow hues. A close…