There's only one thing I can think of that is better than exploring and finding beautiful new places, and that is exploring and finding beautiful new places that have excellent wildlife photography opportunities! That's what happened when Ray and I stumbled upon the Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, in southern Arizona. I hadn't even heard of the place, but it popped up on the … [Read more...] about Sandhill Cranes at Whitewater Draw, Arizona – Part 1
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Spider Rock, Canyon de Chelly National Monument Arizona
So we went to Canyon de Chelly National Monument and broke ALL of our furniture! Seriously. All of the furniture. The road didn't even seem that bad, it was just like being out on the ocean with large swells. Swells are way better than chop. But I guess the furniture didn't think so since it's pretty used to chop on all the washboard roads we frequent. When I opened … [Read more...] about Spider Rock, Canyon de Chelly National Monument Arizona
Lessons from the Fog
The day before I made this photo, I walked past this tree six times and didn't really notice it. It was just a boring tree in a field. It wasn't until the fog came and obscured the landscape that the tree showed me it's beauty. Unable to distinguish anything else, the simple outline of the tree branches came into view - mystical, ghostly, and ethereal. Sometimes in … [Read more...] about Lessons from the Fog
More Cacti at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Do you ever get tired of scenes like this? Sometimes I run out of words to go with the photographs, but I always love photographing at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona. It's become one of my favourite destinations on our snowbird trips. Changes in the weather here make very dramatic differences to the photographs. Just a couple of days after I made the stormy … [Read more...] about More Cacti at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Photography at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Who knew it could rain so much in the desert? I like to be right inside the parks, on location and ready to go at a moment's notice, for at least a few days at each park we visit. Photography at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona is a photographer's dream -- even on blue sky days like we had on our first visit. We camped on free BLM land for a few days and … [Read more...] about Photography at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument