Arizona Wanderings
p.1 #1Arizona Wanderings
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It is winter again, time to start thinking about wandering through the Southwest AZ desert again. Last year was atypical for me, with low single digit visits. Hopefully I can make it back more often this year. Here is a set spanning approximately 10 years.
#1 and #2 - 360 degree views. No, not a drone shot, just a slog of a hike
#3 Sunrise on the Kofa Pinnacle
#4 Not the Dolomites - a rare fog in the desert
#5 MW over Squaw - I almost never shoot astro. This is not a composite image. The moon was 1/8 waning but is bright enough to look as a full disk during a 20s exposure
#6 The back country - a remote and rarely visited part of the desert
#7 Cholla infestation - a small canyon with the densest collection of chollas I have seen, you literally have to walk sideways and pay attention at every step
#8 Mordor
#9 Prickly pears
#10 Guardians of the galaxy
#11 Pastel sunrise
#12 Killin' time before the milky way comes up. The MW shot itself was a dud but this turned out OK
Edited on Nov 23, 2025 at 07:56 PM · View previous versions
Nov 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM
p.1 #6Arizona Wanderings
Wonderful set of photographs. Great composition, great processing. Great eye in general. Very well done!
Dave
Dave
Nov 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
p.1 #8Arizona Wanderings
Well worth the effort to get these photographs. I am inspired!!
Nov 24, 2025 at 09:14 AM
p.1 #9Arizona Wanderings
Very, Very, beautiful pictures and excellent work.
Nov 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
p.1 #10Arizona Wanderings
Wonderful set - I haven't seen shots from that area, thanks for the heads up for future trips. Hard to pick a favorite, but the astro shot is outstanding - perfect lighting in one shot - very hard to do. 
Nov 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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p.1 #11Arizona Wanderings
Groovy - outstanding set! All are well done, but the first 3 (especially #2) are particularly strong in my opinion. Thanks for sharing.
Nov 24, 2025 at 02:12 PM
p.1 #12Arizona Wanderings
Thanks to your strenuous effort to get this spectacular landscape and gracious sharing with us
Nov 24, 2025 at 05:42 PM
p.1 #14Arizona Wanderings
I'm on a road trip, saw this and had to log in to vote for it, it's that good. Spectacular work!
Nov 25, 2025 at 08:09 AM
p.1 #15Arizona Wanderings
Dramatic lighting with all of them. You had a great decade!
Nov 25, 2025 at 08:15 AM
p.1 #16Arizona Wanderings
@GroovyGeek, the photos are really groovy!!
Sreedhar.
Sreedhar.
Nov 25, 2025 at 08:39 AM
p.1 #17Arizona Wanderings
WOW! These are all gorgeous images. Well done.
Alan
Alan
Nov 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
p.1 #18Arizona Wanderings
Thank you all for the kind words. One can never run out of things to shoot in the Southwest. The only limiters are vacation time and willingness to get slightly off trail.
Nov 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
p.1 #19Arizona Wanderings
GroovyGeek wrote:
Thank you all for the kind words. One can never run out of things to shoot in the Southwest. The only limiters are vacation time and willingness to get slightly off trail.
You have not seen the South, I guess...
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Thank you all for the kind words. One can never run out of things to shoot in the Southwest. The only limiters are vacation time and willingness to get slightly off trail.
You have not seen the South, I guess...
!Nov 25, 2025 at 11:58 AM
p.1 #20Arizona Wanderings
Fantastic images! Some of my favorites landscapes I've seen on the site. I'm not familiar with AZ at all. What part of the state is this?
Nov 25, 2025 at 01:43 PM