After a mid-day nap I returned to Mather Point for the sunset. It was a bit more crowded than the Watchtower, but I was early enough to stake out a spot with my tripod. My plan was a bit different from this morning - I will take a color calibration shot every 10-15 minutes and … Continue reading Mather Sunset

Sunrise was about 5:45am, so I was up at 4:15am (ugh) to support of another dawn photography lesson: Lesson #3 - arrive 30 minutes early so you can set up I was surprised to find out there were no rangers at the park entrance - it was an honor system that early in the morning. … Continue reading Watchtower Sunrise

Guess Where Returning to the Grand Canyon is a big part of my "Visit Flagstaff" plan. I own a much better camera than I did in 2022, and I wanted to focus on sunrise and sunset photography. The Grand Canyon south rim visitor center is about a two hour drive from my address in Flagstaff. … Continue reading Grand Canyon – Preamble

I barely know how to use my camera. I've paid for good lenses and bought high-end cameras for their large, quality sensors. They have many image quality sensors that I don't use, choosing rather to use PC-based image editing software (usually Adobe Light Room) for those functions. That workflow has worked pretty well for me, … Continue reading Technical Post – Color Calibration

There are many National Parks, National Monuments and Tribal Reservations in northern Arizona. About 45-minutes north of Flagstaff is the Wupatki National Monument. As I drove there I passed a highway sign that said "Elevation: 7000 feet" (about 2133 meters). I sometimes forget how much higher in elevation north Arizona is. Flagstaff to Wupatki Driving … Continue reading Wupatki & MNA