The thing I like the most about photographing in the southwest USA is the limitless opportunities not only for the grand scenic landscapes, but all the smaller abstract scenes that are inherent in them. After you've seen places like Zion National Park, or the Valley of Fire, some miscellaneous rock formation in the middle of nowhere, like this one at Whitney Pocket, Nevada, … [Read more...] about Abstract Rock Art in the Southwest
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Ocotillo Abstract
At our BLM campsite in Gunsight Wash, near Organ Pipe National Monument, Arizona, it was one of those sunsets where there is just a tiny strip of colour next to the horizon. To make the most of it, I decided to use my telephoto lens so the colours would fill the frame and then I got behind an Ocotillo cactus and used its spiny stems to make an interesting graphic design … [Read more...] about Ocotillo Abstract
Bird in Flight Abstract
I'm getting so far behind on processing my images! That's why I decided to try to post one image per day so I would keep up on my procssing. But I'm still a month behind. I do love processing, but when we're travelling and I'm seeing so many new things I feel like I could just keep making new images forever and never get around to processing them. It's fun to find out … [Read more...] about Bird in Flight Abstract
The Allure of Dried Mud
I admit it. I'm fascinated by dried mud. Perhaps not so much that I will endure a two hour bumpy drive to get to the racetrack at Death Valley, where everyone except me has gone to photograph a rock on the dried mud. I know my back wouldn't handle that kind of torture and why bother when there are other more accessible places with equally fascinating dried mud? Clark … [Read more...] about The Allure of Dried Mud
Cathedral Grove Abstract
I have something a little different for you today! I made this image at Cathedral Grove, a protected stand of giant douglas fir trees, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Please click the image to view a larger version. The grove is not quite as spectacular as I remember it being as a kid because there was a huge storm about 15 years ago that took down many of the … [Read more...] about Cathedral Grove Abstract