The sunsets now seem to be beautiful and dramatic every night. Tonight while driving home, I had no place to stop to capture the brilliant sunset. There was no low horizon accessible … until I came to a stop at…
It is not at all uncommon to find female firefighters working at fire scenes in the cities and suburbs doing any of the jobs required. Whether it’s a chief officer, a company officer, a firefighter, or pump operator, the work…
At a fire scene, some would say that if you want to know which guys were doing the work, you have to look for the fireman with a dirty face. Others might argue the point for a number of reasons. Regardless…
Another image of a sunrise in the Arizona desert. This shot features mountains and a prominent saguaro cactus as well. I would have preferred a cactus where the arm was on either side of the main plant for a more dramatic…
Sometimes work is just too fun for words … like the times that I ask to have a house set on fire for photos … and I get it! The image here is from several years ago and featured the…
Another image of the warm respite from Chicago’s winter … taken while hiking in Phoenix on the Piestewa Peak Summit Trail. I took the liberty of shooting into the sun for a different look. This creates a harsh shot with lots of…
This is the sunrise that I was referencing in yesterday’s post. The image shown there was shot while facing west not long after I captured this image looking to the east. My goal of coming home with a desert sunrise…
While sitting alongside a somewhat barren road in the desert north of Phoenix, I was shooting a beautiful sunrise to the east. At the same time, I was looking into the western sky at a near full moon. The colors…
Several individuals helped me find a location to capture a desert sunset behind the mountains near Phoenix. Previous recent attempts resulted in failed attempts to combine the setting sun with the mountains due to the lack of open space in…
The idea for this image of the lighted palm trees at night which line the driveway into the Westin Kierland Resort came from my wife. After unsuccesfully spending some time trying to capture another dramatic sunset, we returned to find…