White Pocket Sunset

Returning late back into the White Pocket area missing  the evening golden hour I  centered my attention on framing up this image mostly because of the interesting cloud structure. Isn’t that ripple on the left side of the mound exceptional?  This image is a composite of six photos.  Three photos of the sky at 2 […]

White Pocket Steps

During this early morning blue hour period the dominate East side mound can be found gaining some of the first morning light of golden hour, while the foreground still retains a bit of the blue cast. This is series of 8 images with an exposure range of 3.2 to 1.3 seconds with a -7/10 exposure […]

Church Rock

A common route taken on my annual photography trips into the Arizona and Southern Utah area is along the US Highway 160.  On this particular trip the clouds were remarkably fluffy.  Though I was running late, as I approached Church Rock Valley, the scenery demanded a pause to attempt to capture an image.  This image […]

Photography Options for Cathedral Rock

One of the dominate geological features found in the Sedona area is the ever popular Cathedral Rock, which is often used as a wedding photo shot backdrop and a location where numerous day hikers climb to take one or two breath taking Instagram photos from between the two pinnacles. In the winter of 2021, in […]