Click the pic for a bigger view Today’s post is to spur on our forecast for the weekend. The weather man is calling for storms today and tomorrow here in Phoenix. So to encourage that activity I thought I would post a lightning strike from July. This was taken from Fountain Hills which is…
Click the pic for a bigger view Today’s post is a companion piece to an earlier shot (The Granite Dells) I posted. Both of these shots are of Watson Lake which lies right outside of Prescott Arizona. The crazy rock formations are known as the Granite Dells and have to be seen to truly appreciate…
Click the pic for a bigger view One thing I never grow tired of here in Arizona are the sunsets. I believe they can hold their own to just about any place on earth. This cholla provided a nice silhouette for the setting sun back in January. These are nicknamed “jumping chollas”due to their…
Click the pic for a bigger view This past Saturday night we were blessed with a full onslaught monsoon evening. Phoenix was surrounded by storms showing up in pink on the radar screen. Although there was no epic haboob like earlier, there was lightning. Lots of it. I chose to head east towards the towns…
Click the pic for a bigger view This past weekend I got to experience my first “storm chasing” trip with my photog buddy Mike Olbinski. First, just let me say that Mike is a weather nut. A serious nut. Shooting with him is contagious as he explodes with excitement as rain, lightning, and Armageddon approaches. …
Click the pic for a bigger view Today’s post is from our recent camping trip to the Mogollon Rim just outside of Payson Arizona. With the northern part of the state on fire right now, I thought I would post a “counter” image of what we are seeing in the media here in Phoenix. This…
Click the pic to supersize it This shot is one of those accidental ones that falls in your lap every once in awhile. I was headed back from an afternoon outing with only the thought of getting home on my mind. Of course when we have clouds here you are always on guard for photo…
Click the pic for a larger view Today’s post comes from the archives. This image was shot back in August of last year while on a camping trip. We were camping on the Mogollon Rim which is about 90 miles from Phoenix. It is a great summer time get away as its elevation is around…
Click the pic for a bigger view Today’s image is from a photo walk we did a few months back in downtown Phoenix. This building caught my eye for several reason. The jumps from textures on it are insane. You have bricks starting on the left migrating to a stucco finish, then more bricks, and…