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Cottonwood Cove, South Coyote Buttes. A chilly trip to say the least

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Back from the UT / AZ border once again.  And the last time for this year I think.
Months ago I decided to get a few more permits for Coyote Buttes South.  After the initial visit I had realized that more time was needed to cover the area.  Paw Hole and Cottonwood deserve more time.  Trying [...]

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Shooting by moonlight and early morning sun in White Pocket….A complete wonderland!

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

4:00 a.m. it became too difficult to maintain the charade.  Pretending I was warm enough to keep sleeping was impossible.  Sure, my back was warm against the sleeping pad, but the sides of both butt cheeks were frigid.  Roll to one side or the other, cold spots.
The whole scenario was reminiscent of a stupid thing [...]

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Islands of stone in a sea of sand

Monday, November 9, 2009

A little over a week ago a phone call came in.  Contract in California.  Weekends free, what to do, what to do.
It was my friend of nearly 20 years, Tom.  Months ago the wireless carrier downsizing pinched his job, and finding work with a sea of engineers, property managers, etc, all hunting too isn’t the [...]

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The first HDR from this weekend’s trip

Monday, November 9, 2009

I didn’t spend too much time sorting photos yesterday.  And I spent no real time editing anything.  As you can see in the prior post though, some of the scenes were just amazing and I don’t think a lot of heavy handed work will be necessary.
One photo did get an initial pass in HDR.  I [...]

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Photographing Arizona Podcast Episode 12: White Pocket, Arizona!

Sunday, October 4, 2009
 
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Months ago I found some amazing books on Arizona and the Southwest.
First I found Laurent Martres series, “Photographing the Southwest.”  I picked up Volumes I & II.  Utah and Arizona to be exact.  The photography in the books is amazing and inspiring.  The books are more than a little worn now!  I’ve flipped through them [...]

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Photographing Arizona Podcast Episode 11: The random Coyote Buttes wrap up, early

Thursday, October 1, 2009
 
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No, this isn’t the last Photographing Arizona Podcast on the Coyote Buttes / White Pocket Trip.  However, the video you watch here today is in fact the final video that I shot on the trip.
The past few days I’ve been sorting photos and video from the trip.  And the last video caught my attention.  It [...]

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White Pocket: Day three of the adventure

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Ah, so now we’ve come to it.  White Pocket.  The driving force behind this recent trip.
After first seeing images of White Pocket I knew I had to go there.  The “brain rocks,” the strange banding, the completely surreal landscape.  How could anyone who has seen images of White Pocket possibly not want to go there?  [...]

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Coyote Buttes Trip Day 2, Part 2: Cottonwood Cove

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Well, the post for the first part of day two sure was long.  I think the same might be in store for the second part.  I’ll only know when I’ve finished typing!

After lunch and a bit of a wind down we decided to head out to Cottonwood Cove and the teepees.  The ride would be [...]

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The Coyote Buttes Trip Day 2, Part 1: Paw Hole by default

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Before I get into this post I totally forgot to mention something from first day.  As we made our way into the Paw Hole area to scout we saw a coyote run across the road.  I exclaimed, “Coyote.”  Moments later we saw a huge cow sitting under a tree and I exclaimed, “Cow Yote.”
I [...]

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The Coyote Buttes Trip Day 1: Prescott to the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Rather than attempting to wrap a 4 day trip into 1 massive post I’ve decided to break the whole trip up.  There’s way too much to cover, I’m still recovering from the trip (in a good way), and the photo sorting is going to take forever.  On the initial pass through the images I found [...]

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