Arizona Photography

037 - Red Mountain Saguaro Lightning

Red Mountain from a trail above the Salt River that I run regularly. Expected to be hiking back drenched by the looks of this system as it approached from the north, but all I got was a couple of sprinkles. No complaints, ended up ideal for shooting an awesome lightning show! . Tech stuff: Sony A7R2, Sony 24-105 f/4.0, 10 sec exposures f/5.6 ISO 500 shot about 40 images, used the best 5 or 6 shots stacked in Photoshop including one that was a bright enough flash from overhead to illuminate the mountain and foreground.

052 - Three Sisters Sunset - Superstition Mountain

The Superstition Mountains have so much to offer; awesome majestic formations all over the place. The trick is anticipating the right conditions long enough beforehand and getting in to the ideal spot. The Three Sisters formation near the Peralta trailhead is one I had not shot before. Not an easy hike to this location, pretty thick with lots of cholla. Have to literally watch every step for about a mile of bushwhacking. Whatever it takes to get the shot.

051 - Arizona Desert Monsoon

So that's an Arizona monsoon, right? Got the shot, grabbed the tripod and camera and ran for my car. 🚘🏃🌩

Growing Superstition Saguaro's, Desert, AZ

Green ground cover and growing Saguaro’s against the looming Supterstition Mountains.

045 - Scarface Sunset

046 - Superstition Buttes Sunset

The Buttes at the north end of the Superstition Mountain range are probably the most photographed part of the range. But the most common if not only perspective of the buttes os from the west looking east. I have wanted to get this perspective from the east looking west back into town for some time. Saw what looked like a nice sunset coming so go myself out to the east side.

063 - Snow in the Desert, Superstition Mountains, Arizona

It’s a rare thing to see the Superstion Mountains covered in snow like this.

Monsoon's and starry nights covering Arizona cities and mountains.

Summers in Arizona are epic as thunderstorms roll in everynight to cover the state with clouds, rain, lightning and amazing photo ops.

Peralta Trailhead

056 - Beautiful Green Spring Desert, Superstitions Mountains, AZ

This gorgeous blue sky backdrops this beautiful sunrise shot of a green covered Superstition Mountain.

A Superstition Night, Arizona

Broad view of the Milky Way across the Arizona sky.

Stars over the Superstitions, Mesa, Arizona

City lights illuminate the mountain with the amazing Milky Way band overhead

Majestic Saguaros against the Superstition Mountains

Apache Junction, Arizona

Standing Tall against the Sunset Sky, Superstitions, AZ

Saguaro’s dot the desert floor and make a great silhouette against vibrant sunset colors.

061 - Superstition Snow Storm

East of Monument Valley new pinnacles growing, New Mexico

Flying through this beauitful country, with crazy rock formations, pinnacles and sand stone mounds.

Totem Pole, Monument Valley, Arizona

Aerial view of this pillar or rock spire found in Monument Valley, Arizona.

Mexican Hat Rock, Utah

On the edge of the Navajo Nation and the San Jaun River in Utah.

093 - Monuments of the Ancients, Monument Valley, Arizona

Rich desert landscapes full of sacred monuments.

AstroPhotography Lighting up Desert Night, Arizona

Milky Way rotating by through the night at the boulders.

024 - Saguaro's Pointing Upward, Martinez Canyon, Arizona

I had taken my 99 Isuzu Rodeo into this area east of Florence, Arizona for a late night astrophotography attempt trying to get into some old coke ovens that have been there since the 1890s I guess - 4 of them all in a row, very cool. But couldn't make it past one bad spot in the road - need about a foot more clearance I think. So ... turn around and shoot something else. Which is how this shot happened. Came across this cool stand of Saguaros against an excellent rugged AZ desert mountain skyline and the Milky Way positioned just right. So I stopped and framed it up with the tripod just behind the Isuzu, opened the shutter (25 second exposures) and ran up the road a bit to light the cactus systematically with a little LED flashlight. Little tricky because I can't turn my lights on to run up the road - have to do that in complete darkness. Also near impossible to get all the cactus lit just right in a single shot so I combined about 4 shots in order to get all the cactus lit the same for the final image.

Aerial view of pinnacles, layers and colors of Painted Desert, Arizona

Crazy colors paint this desert in Northern Arizona.

Brilliant colors of Coalmine Canyon, Tuba City, Arizona

Aerial view showing off the variety of incredible colors splashing through this beautiful canyon.

101 - Navajo Reservation expanse, Northern Arizona

Expansive aerial view of part of the Navajo Reservation, shows beautiful geology of the Southwest.