I discuss photographing Arizona during Shelley and I’s Spring of 2019 trip.
Shelley and I arrived at Shoshone Point believing that we had hiked all of the way to Yaki Point. We wandered around looking for possible sunset compositions. The problem that we incurred was with the layers of clouds as they were we would most likely not get enough direct sunlight for sunset. With this in mind, I settled on a composition that included a gnarly tree clinging to the edge of the canyon.
For Shelley and I’s first stop of the morning, we were headed to Grandview point. I find that when photographing a location that is as popular as the Grand Canyon that I am drawn to compositions that are overlooked. Compositions […]
After Shelley and I finished at Moran point we continued east to Desert View Point. As we were driving down that scenic two-lane road I saw a cloud front moving in the direction of Desert View. Desert View is without […]
Shelley and I awoke on our second morning at the Grand Canyon hoping to photograph Sunrise at Mather Point. Well, I was really hoping to find a composition that would work for predawn and sunrise. And after seeing how crowded […]
Shelley and I arrived in Page Arizona just afternoon. Far too early to checking in to where we would be staying for the next couple of days. The Horseshoe Bend overlook that everyone goes to was undergoing extensive work by […]
Lake Powell was a location that I scouted digital from Google maps, 500px, and over photo-sharing services prior to our trip. I was looking location that would offer wide vistas and the possibility of epic sunrise. Morning landscape photography sessions […]
Page Arizona is most famously known for being the home of Horseshoe Bend and Antelope Canyon. Did you know that there is more to see and do then both of these locations? While I was in the planning stages for […]
The Lomaki Ruins at Wupatki National Monument were the first ruins that Shelley and I visited. Originally we were going to drive through the Wupatki National Monument on our way from Page to Flagstaff. After seeing the Lomaki Ruins this […]
Shelley and I returned to Wupatki National Monument after eating a late lunch in Flagstaff. This time we head straight to the visitors center and the Wupatki ruins. We were hoping to have enough time to photograph the main ruins […]
Shelley and I arrived back at Wupatki National Monument in the evening to photograph the Wukoki ruins. After spending the bulk of the day at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument we drove north on 395 to make the righthand turn […]
for my final composition at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument. I happened upon this twisted dead tree. That was laying on its side right next to the trail. I loved the shadows that it was casting on the ground. It did not hurt that the tree had multiple twists and turns to it. I sit down on the ground close enough to fill the frame with my wide-angle zoom lens. For this composition, I also wanted to slow down the clouds in the sky. I made this photograph with my Nikon D600 at ISO 100, 14mm, f/11, and 10 seconds.
Shelley and I headed out to explore Walnut Canyon National Monument on our way to Petrified Forest National Park. While this location is of historical importance and is nestled in a beautiful canyon that beauty alone does not guarantee great photographs.
Shelley and I left Walnut Canyon National Monument for the Painted Desert entrance to Petrified Forest National Park. The original plan was to spend most of the afternoon scouting the Park for locations for our next trip to Arizona. This […]
Shelley and I left Phoenix well before sunrise for our return to Petrified Forest National Park. We had decided late in the evening after arriving in Phoenix that we head back to the Park and spend the full day there. […]
For our last day of the trip, Shelley and I decided to visit Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. This National Monument is located south-east of Phoenix. Ruins – Casa Grande Ruins National Monument I knew that I wanted a photograph […]