Tag: Desert

Photography Workshops For America’s Desert Southwest

Desert Southwest, Instruction, Photo Workshops

 

I will be once again offering photography workshops for individuals and small groups. Beginners are more than welcome. We will get you to those hard to find places that you have seen me doing shoots. We offer hands-on training, image critique and software editing training. And since I have been an interpretive guide at national parks, you’ll also learn about the natural world we encounter out in the field.

Here’s a link to my website for more information – dawn2dawn Photography

Word Press members receive  a 25% discount by applying discount code WP2019. This coupon also applies to photo prints.  Contact me with the photography experience you want to have!

 

 

 

More Of Edmaier’s Secret

Desert Southwest, Utah

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funky Skies

Desert Southwest, Utah, Weather

I looked up and saw these streaky clouds dominating the skyline in Southern Utah last week.

 

 

Gooseberry Sunset

Desert Southwest, In The Country, National Parks, Utah, Zion

For sunset images, don’t always shoot towards the sun. But look to the opposite direction to see how the light varies. You’ll see the light change from white to yellow, from yellow to orange and then orange to red just before the sun sets.

 

The light from a setting sun shines on Gooseberry Mesa, adjacent to Zion National Park, Utah

 

 

 

 

 

Storms Are The Norm Here Right Now

Desert Southwest, National Parks, Seasons, Utah, Weather, Zion

In the height of the monsoon season, I was able to capture the scene last evening as a huge storm penetrated the area adjacent to Zion National park, Utah

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More Monsoonal Madness

Desert Southwest, National Parks, Photography, Seasons, Utah, Weather, Zion

Thunder and lightning storms ravaged the area Saturday evening. I drove to this area to go mountain biking but grabbed my camera instead. This storm struck St. George and Las Vegas unmercifully. I caught the tail end as it headed southwest.

 

 

 

 

Some Really Billowy Storm Clouds

Desert Southwest, National Parks, Seasons, Weather, Zion

These clouds reach far into the sky and are forerunners of monsoonal storms to come.

Monsoonal moisture appears near Zion National Park, Utah

 

 

 

 

Saguaros Are Cool

Arizona, Desert Southwest, Flowers, National Parks, Photography

Saguaro National Park on either side of Tuscon, Arizona, is home to the Saguaro Cactus.  Growing up to 40 feet tall, these plants are native to the Sonoran Desert. Other succulents and plants in the park include the Teddy Bear Cholla, Barrel Cactus, Hedgehog Cactus, Prickly Pear Cactus and the Ocotillo.

 

 

 

Kinda looks like a balloon you can twist into all kinds of unusual shapes.

 

 

The prickly spines on the cactus ward off animals looking for a happy meal!

 

 

 

Ocotillo

 

 

 

Teddy Bear Cholla

 

 

 

Video From After Visiting The Wave

Arizona, Desert Southwest, video

The Remote and Remarkable Ibex Sand Dunes

California, Death Valley, Desert Southwest, National Parks

These sand dunes in a remote part of Death Valley National Park are amazing. Very few people visit here so the dunes are pristine. One other couple showed up there when I did but we decided to go separate ways so we wouldn’t disturb each other’s photos.

 

 

Me and my shadow. i think that’s my shadow.

 

 

Not sure what made these tracks in the sand. They kind of stop and start up again. A bird?