Porch Light
Green Valley, Arizona
2015

If I sit somewhere long enough I seem to find something worth photographing just about anywhere I am. In this case I was enjoying an extremely pleasant afternoon reading on our friends’ patio. Apparently I looked up often enough to have the surroundings register on me. The longer view from the patio was of the nearby Santa Rita mountain range–in general a more picturesque subject. But these geometric shapes on the neighbor’s house is what tickled my photographic fancy at the time. I like the nested rectangles and the contrasting skewed porch light adds a point of contrast to the simple shapes.

Cloud Dome
Tumacácori Misson, Arizona
2015

Adobe Abstract
Tumacácori Misson, Arizona
2015

Veranda Shadows
Tumacácori Misson, Arizona
2015

Dove Spotlight
Tucson, Arizona
2015

Not the greatest composition but it holds my interest if for no other reason than it makes me wonder if the dove sought out the light to stand in, or if that was just an accident.

Desert Sky
Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona
2015

In Montana we’re pretty proud of our “Big Sky Country,” but Arizona’s desert skies should have bragging rights of their own. Here towering clouds dwarf the Santa Rita mountains, with Elephant Head spotlighted in the center bottom of the image.

Leaving Etherton
Tucson, Arizona
2015

Nothing like visiting a museum or art exhibit to make me see photo ops I might not have noticed otherwise. In this case, it was the Etherton Gallery (specializing in 19th-20th century and contemporary fine art photography) that served as the catalyst for this shot of the Fashion Queen. The Etherton Gallery must be doing something right, they’ve been in business for 34 years. Given how such places seem to come and go so quickly, that’s like 104 in gallery years. They get bonus points for surviving so long on the second floor of a building, usually the kiss of death for retail.

Layers on Layers
Tucson, Arizona
2015

Window Dressing
Old Tucson, Arizona
2015

Still Life With Rolling Pin
Old Tucson, Arizona
2015