I like to wander. In fact, I think wandering is one of my favourite things to do! Sometimes I am keeping my eye out for something specific - and other times I try to keep an open mind and see what nature has in store for me. Recently I was wandering in the desert near Quartzsite, Arizona, generally looking for a nice landscape composition to practice with my new 10-18mm wide … [Read more...] about Wandering into a Bighorn Ram
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How to Create a Good Composition in a Crowded Desert Scene
The Senoran Desert, in southern California and Arizona, is packed with all sorts of cacti and other plants. You never have to go far to find a good subject to photograph. In fact, deciding on which subject to photograph and isolating it from the rest of the plants is the most challenging part! Creating a good composition in a crowded desert scene is a matter of elimination, … [Read more...] about How to Create a Good Composition in a Crowded Desert Scene
Southwest Blue
The American southwest is so red and green, with the rocks and the cacti, except at twilight when the pastel blues of the twilight sky cover the reds and greens like a baby's blanket. I made this photo just down the road from our campsite in the Plomosa BLM in Quartzsite, Arizona. Please click the image to view a larger version. … [Read more...] about Southwest Blue
Full Moon over RVs in Quartzsite, Arizona
Quartzsite, Arizona, is a small town of only a few thousand people. Until the snowbirds arrive. In January and February the tiny town hosts over 1.5 million tourists, most of them RVers. We arrived a few days before the giant RV show which is held in the town every year. We picked out our spot a little ways away from everyone else in one of the many BLM (Bureau of Land … [Read more...] about Full Moon over RVs in Quartzsite, Arizona