Bandon Beach Seascape
A seascape is like a breath of fresh salty air isn’t it? I am a little tired of the cactus photos, and thought maybe you were too, so I dug
The Organ Pipe Cactus
I like going to new places. Of course, there are favourite spots from previous trips that are impossible to drive past, places I could visit again and again like Joshua
Sunset on a Sleeping Princess
Our favourite new campsite is a BLM site called Gunsight Wash near Organ Pipe Catus National Monument. In the distant hills is a formation known as the sleeping princess, and
A Typical Desert Scene
As a landscape photographer, one of the things you’ll find yourself doing a lot is waiting. Once you find your perfect location, you must wait for the light to be
Gila Woodpeckers and Saguaro Cactus
I always see Gila Woodpeckers on the Saguaros everywhere we go in Arizona. I don’t know how they manage to perch themselves against so many spiny needles! You even see
Ocotillo Abstract
At our BLM campsite in Gunsight Wash, near Organ Pipe National Monument, Arizona, it was one of those sunsets where there is just a tiny strip of colour next to
The Lush Desert in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Last year we missed visiting Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona, during our snowbird season. It lies in southern Arizona right against the border with Mexico. We weren’t too sure
Last Light on Saguaro Cactus
On one of our first nights visiting Organ Pipe National Monument in Arizona some clouds rolled in. It was quite unusual! So Ray and I drove into the park and
Chain Fruit Cholla
A cactus can be hard to photograph. Usually when I am photographing anything I am looking for a good graphic design, interesting lines and textures, and a clean background. With
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
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