I’ve also been fascinated with the patterns that blue fir’s make with their needles. I constantly try to seek out “rhythms” in these blue fir waves, so to speak, and here I found them to be a nice backdrop for this young aspen sapling.
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I’m always fascinated with the reds of Ponderosa pines. As I was driving in the Kaibab national forest, I found several areas where the pines had the rich red bark which I’ve always wanted to make an image of. I was on my way to Fire Point, when the light changed on me and made the colors come alive with a soft glow. It happened right at this scene and I immediately pulled over and took a quick digisnap on my Canon G9 to check composition and rendering. It looked good, so I pulled out the 4×5 to make this image.
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Pumphouse Wash, Arizona
I was chilling out during a monsoon earlier this summer. The rain let up so I walked about a bit. Colors always seem to be a bit more vibrant after it rains and I was curious what I’d find. I stood over the edge of Pumphouse and soaked in the fresh moist air and then ran back to my truck to get my camera. The sun was playing peekaboo through the clouds and low lying mist was washing through the…well, wash. I exposed one sheet of film and kept my fingers crossed (as I always do) on how it might turn out.
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