Slot Canyon – Page AZ
Slot canyons are narrow types of canyons that are deep rather than very wide. An extreme example of a deep but narrow slot canyon would be one that is 3 feet or less at the top with a 100 foot or deeper drop. These canyons are formed over millions of years when water rushes through any kind of rock, but especially sandstone or limestone. It takes a very special combination of water and rock for a slot canyon to form, making them somewhat rare overall.
This one cuts through Navajo sandstone which seems to glow red when the sun is directly overhead.
Arizona bus stop
While exploring slot canyons in the Navajo Nation (over 27,400 square miles in Utah, Arizona & New Mexico) I drove by this bus stop with the picture window.
Foggy fishing
Not being a fishing guy, I do admire their dedication to the hobby. Pretty much an early morning all weather sport that requires a large investment in equipment. It is similar to photography in that some days you catch a good one but most are just average.
1950s and 1960s cars and their jewelry
Walking around a car show on a sunny day and the ones from the 1950s and 1960s glittered amongst the later models with their plastic body parts and rubber bumpers.
Framed
While visiting an art museum in Miami this lady was holding frames over art for her own art project and trying to take photos of them so I helped her for a little while.
Vegas Alley Art
An area between The Strip and Fremont street invites spray can artists to decorate the streets and alleys as a form of art to help improve the area.
In wind on water
Taken on a windy night from the front of a moving boat.
Sunset Sailing
Key West sunset watchers.
Peony
Bryce Canyon National Park
I drove through here last week on the way home from somewhere else. The skies were dark with very thick grey almost black low clouds. But every once in a while the sun would peek through and light up a small area of dream sickle colored sandstone allowing me a couple photos.
A corner office
On State Street, Madison WI a few blocks from the Capital building there is this glass bank building designed in the 1960s. Interesting but I wonder if employees wear sunglasses.
Amusement ride
One of those night amusement ride photos where I leave the shutter open for a moment then wiggle the camera a little and...surprise.
Red Dawn
Sunrise Wisconsin
There should be music
Dawn is the time that marks the beginning of twilight before sunrise. It is recognized by the appearance of indirect sunlight being scattered in Earth's atmosphere, when the centre of the Sun's disc has reached 18° below the observer's horizon. This morning twilight period will last until sunrise, when direct sunlight outshines the diffused light. Wikipedia
I think a colorful dawn like this, mirrored by a lake, should come a soundtrack composed by the famous John Williams.
South Beach Miami
Art deco hotel in full neon.
1902 wood burning steam tractor
Enjoy your Thanksgiving
This old faded beat up pink flamingo gets dressed up every holiday wearing an appropriate outfit. One of many interesting Key West photo ops that make walking around with a camera so enjoyable.
Autumn brilliance
Yellow aspens, mid morning on a Utah photo trip from Pink Coral Sand Dunes Park to Duck Creek.
Pioche Nevada
The Mountain View Hotel in Pioche NV had three stories and 18 rooms. Three hot meals were provided daily. It also housed many juries who had come from many miles around the county to attend trials at the courthouse.
This hotel was built in 1895 by the Ely Valley Mines to house their guests, including (U.S. president) Herbert Hoover, a former mining engineer before his days in politics, had mine holdings in Pioche. Many U.S. Senators and Nevada governors, and many other notables. The food, the wines, the accommodations and unmatched service was renowned throughout the old west.”
Culver’s root
When I take a close up photo of a plant it gives me a chance to really study the color and design. Nature is quite the engineer and designer.
Capital Reef National Park
Capitol Reef National Park is in south-central Utah. The park is approximately 60 miles long on its north–south axis and just 6 miles wide on average. The park was established in 1971 to preserve 241,904 acres of desert landscape and is open all year. Wikipedia
Desert Color
Gold Butte National Monument...in the early morning sun it really is this colorful.
Soft Sunrise
Pewaukee Lake WI
Taliesin
Taliesin is a historic property located 2.5 miles south of the village of Spring Green, Wisconsin. It was the estate of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright and an extended exemplar of the Prairie School of architecture. The expansive house-studio set on the brow of a ridge was begun in 1911; the 600-acre property was developed on land that previously belonged to Wright's maternal family. Wikipedia
White-Naped crane
The white-naped crane is a large bird about 4 ft long, and 4.3 ft tall, and weighing about 12 lb, with pinkish legs, a grey-and-white-striped neck, and a red face patch.
It breeds in northeastern Mongolia, northeastern China, and adjacent areas of southeastern Russia, where a program at Khingan Nature Reserve raises eggs provided from U.S. zoos to bolster the species. Different groups of the birds migrate to winter near the Yangtze River, the Korean Demilitarized Zone, and on Kyūshū in Japan. They also reach Kazakhstan and Taiwan. Only about 4,900 to 5,400 individuals remain in the wild. Wikipedia
I took this photo while visiting the International Crane Foundation in Wisconsin.
Firework Friday
Glow
Hot air balloon night glow is where they keep them anchored but show off their colors.
Field of dreams
The Kelch Aviation Museum in Brodhead WI includes 19 vintage aircraft, 3 vintage automobiles, 10,000 aviation books, 12 original aircraft engines, cabinets of photo collections, and dozens of models, works of art, and one-of-a-kind treasures! Whether you’re a Snoopy-and-the-Red-Baron fan or a researcher sleuthing out original aircraft blueprints, we have something to fascinate you! Kelch website
I've been going there every summer for the past 3 years to take photos of these very unique aircraft while on display in the museum hangers and also while flying about the "field of dreams" as I call it airport.