Northern Arizona Swing

Carol Freshley October 10, 2017

Debra recently spent a couple of days in Northern Arizona. I believe she took two separate trips. She shares her images with all of us. Based on these photographs I would say she had very successful and productive trips. Looks like the fall color has arrived up north. Thanks for letting us know!

Canyon Woods Lake.  Debra wrote:  "It was a very cloudy and cold day when I arrived there.  It's funny that it is cloudy there and then leaving Woods Canyon Lake it is clear and sunny." — Canyon Woods Lake. Debra wrote: "It was a very cloudy and cold day when I arrived there. It's funny that it is cloudy there and then leaving Woods Canyon Lake it is clear and sunny."

Albert's squirrel at Wood's Canyon Lake.

Debra wrote: "Boy, he sure is very loud and moves all over the place.  It was very hard to capture him." — Debra wrote: "Boy, he sure is very loud and moves all over the place. It was very hard to capture him."

Ah fall!!!  Taken at Wood's Canyon Lake. — Ah fall!!! Taken at Wood's Canyon Lake.

Bona fide Shoe Tree!!  Debra wrote: "On the way home from Woods Canyon Lake, I made a turn that goes to Roosevelt Lake.  I saw these along side of the road.  It looks like there is a tradition to hang shoes on this tree." — Bona fide Shoe Tree!! Debra wrote: "On the way home from Woods Canyon Lake, I made a turn that goes to Roosevelt Lake. I saw these along side of the road. It looks like there is a tradition to hang shoes on this tree."

Kati Does 'The Rim'

Carol Freshley August 30, 2015

It is not often that I devote a blog entry to an individual photographer other than Tom or myself. Yet, when a body of work is as excellent as this one it must be shared in its entirety. These images are from a day trip that Kati made to the Mogollon Rim. I hope you enjoy them as I have.

Kati wanted to name this 'Smokey Mountain'.

Sadly, that is all folks. A very special thanks to Kati for sharing.

Rim Country

Carol Freshley August 8, 2015

Another title for this blog post could be 'back to cool'. Shooting with weather in the 70s is always nice. Being with good friends adds to the 'cool factor'. Getting a photograph of an osprey with a fish, secure in its talons . . . well now that is really cool!

The fish is being carried parallel to the osprey's body.  I assume it is carried that way to minimize wind resistance. — The fish is being carried parallel to the osprey's body. I assume it is carried that way to minimize wind resistance.

This trip had us looking up, looking down and looking across. We arrived about midday and the light was terrible. But overcast skies can be great for flowers. And here are a lot of wildflowers up on the Rim.

We stopped at two lakes. Bear Canyon Lake is a 12 mile dirt road off of the Rim Road. I love it because it is quiet, peaceful, almost no people and the trees come right down to the water. The sky was overcast. The lack of a beach makes setting up a good composition a bit more challenging. We stopped at Woods Canyon Lake next and by then the sky had become filled with late monsoon clouds. Beach, people and boats make for more interesting compositions.

There are three nice viewpoints along the Rim Road. During the week there is usually plenty of parking spaces. You can actually hike along a very nice trail between the three points. We arrived in late afternoon and managed to get in just a few minutes of gold between the clouds.