Paul Taylor
Well-Known Member
I drove up north a couple hours to Oak Creek & Sedona, AZ. I had my old Nikon D800 w/ Nikon 20-35f2.8 & Nikon 80-400.
I also took my Mamiya C220 with a few rolls of Ektar and Gold (I shot 2 rolls of Ektar and 1 roll of Gold) which I will develop tomorrow.
It was interesting as in the 20+ years I have lived in phoenix I rarely venture up to Sedona as it is a bit "touristy." When I have been there in the past - it was always in the warmer months and it is pretty chill.
However, apparently this time of year is the time when everyone from everywhere descends upon the place. I think only about 1 out of every 8 cars had an AZ plate on it - the vast majority seemed to be from California, Minnesota, or Washington. I am sure this is only compounded by it being the start of the "dreaded snowbird" season here. Luckily I wasn't stopping in the "downtown" area as it was extremely over-populated with people. This made for maddening traffic and crosswalk behavior and I couldn't wait to make it through. Most of the popular trails were also complete overcrowded so that forced me to wander some alternate places, and it turned out well.
Anyways, here are the digital images I liked.
I managed to get the moon in this one :
DSC_2484 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr
Some cloud cover
DSC_2481 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr
And some leaves :
DSC_2475 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr
DSC_2444 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr
DSC_2445 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr
DSC_2460 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr
I will assume someone's forgotten swimwear as I seen no naked people running around
DSC_2438 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr
Some Green cacti among the red rocks
DSC_2483 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr
Interesting water lines
DSC_2466 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr
DSC_2469 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr
I also took my Mamiya C220 with a few rolls of Ektar and Gold (I shot 2 rolls of Ektar and 1 roll of Gold) which I will develop tomorrow.
It was interesting as in the 20+ years I have lived in phoenix I rarely venture up to Sedona as it is a bit "touristy." When I have been there in the past - it was always in the warmer months and it is pretty chill.
However, apparently this time of year is the time when everyone from everywhere descends upon the place. I think only about 1 out of every 8 cars had an AZ plate on it - the vast majority seemed to be from California, Minnesota, or Washington. I am sure this is only compounded by it being the start of the "dreaded snowbird" season here. Luckily I wasn't stopping in the "downtown" area as it was extremely over-populated with people. This made for maddening traffic and crosswalk behavior and I couldn't wait to make it through. Most of the popular trails were also complete overcrowded so that forced me to wander some alternate places, and it turned out well.
Anyways, here are the digital images I liked.
I managed to get the moon in this one :
DSC_2484 by Paul Taylor, on FlickrSome cloud cover
DSC_2481 by Paul Taylor, on FlickrAnd some leaves :
DSC_2475 by Paul Taylor, on FlickrDSC_2444 by Paul Taylor, on FlickrDSC_2445 by Paul Taylor, on FlickrDSC_2460 by Paul Taylor, on FlickrI will assume someone's forgotten swimwear as I seen no naked people running around
DSC_2438 by Paul Taylor, on FlickrSome Green cacti among the red rocks
DSC_2483 by Paul Taylor, on FlickrInteresting water lines
DSC_2466 by Paul Taylor, on FlickrDSC_2469 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr
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