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Went out to Joshua Tree last Saturday, had a slim hope to shoot the super moon, but the clouds won that day. Just before the sunset, the sun burst through a bit and added a touch of color. All comments are welcome, Jim

Enjoyed some St. Patty's Day festivities. I normally don't take pictures when I am out with my friends but since I purchased this new camera and speed light I have been trying to branch out a bit from the normal landscape pictures. CC alway welcomed.

I got this panorama the first year my wife and I retired after 35 years of teaching. We had been waiting until then to get down to southern Utah in the fall and finally made it for a month long trip in our van. We arrived at the Needles district in the afternoon and were lucky to find a...

Shot just down from the overlook. I was trying to just use my 55mm as a walk-around lens, so had to go pano for wider shots, as I remember I shot this one in 3 rows. Hwy-12_Pano by Jim Dockery posted Feb 15, 2018 at 9:07 AM

I've taken quite a few shots of this easy access tree on the edge of Mesquite Dunes, but haven't gotten anything special until this morning after a quiet sunrise out on the dunes. Mesquite-Dunes-Tree_Pano-bw by Jim Dockery posted Feb 9, 2018 at 7:06 AM

CR-Sunset-Pano-9 by Jim Dockery posted Feb 19, 2018 at 9:03 AM

We spent 3 days in here two falls ago. Dropped into the middle and camped, then a day hiking both up and down stream. Coyote-Gulch_0307 by Jim Dockery posted Feb 19, 2018 at 9:09 AM Coyote-Gulch_0364 by Jim Dockery posted Feb 19, 2018 at 9:09 AM Coyote-Gulch_0207 by Jim Dockery posted Feb...

I often ask my wife to pose in a good spot to complement all my pure landscape shots to lend a human element and sense of scale. She likes to do yoga outside, so I usually ask for a simple tree or warrior that is easy to do standing for a while as I take a few shots. These are all in Capital...

Green-River-Overlook_204-Pano by Jim Dockery posted Feb 15, 2018 at 9:07 AM Topaz Impression Filter Greenriver-Overlook-Sunrise_059 by Jim Dockery posted Feb 15, 2018 at 9:07 AM Sunrise unpainted

I just posted a couple of color shots from Bruneau Dunes and thought I should cross post a few B&W here. Bruneau-Dunes-(68) by Jim Dockery posted Feb 9, 2018 at 7:06 AM Fall-Trip-NEX_0091 by Jim Dockery posted Feb 9, 2018 at 7:07 AM Fall-Trip-NEX_0232 by Jim Dockery posted Feb 9, 2018 at 7:07...

Nice light after a hike up behind the rock. Me & my shadow

After seeing the nice color versions of these towers in the landscape forum I went back through my files to my own trip to Monument Valley. I didn't pay for a guide so all my shots are from the road.

I hope it's not sacrilege to use this title. But for all of the times I had just never noticed this area where I could seemingly look upon the whole Eastern Sierra Range. It was sunset, so the range was in shade and I left it like that to be in semi-silhouette with color burning the clouds like...

After a lot of research I still was conflicted about going to Antelope Canyon. Of course the images I'd seen were beautiful, and a college of mine, Bruce Barnbaum, was one of the first photographers to discover it. Reading about the crowds, $$ for the photo tours, and contsraints to keep with a...

Jameel's shot of Landscape Arch got me thinking about my own shots from down that way in the fall of 2016. Canyonlands Tree & Stars Grand Wash, Capital Reef Panorama from 12 shots with my 55mm from Chimney Rock trail, Capital Reef. Coyote Gulch Coyote Gulch Trees

From my wanderings out in Valley of Fire a few years back. Not too far from the Fire Wave area there are just so many cool formations and ground textures when one goes wandering around a bit. This is one area. All comments are welcome, Jim

While I love the big vistas, I also like to go looking into smaller detail. There is beauty and landscapes to be found there too. The Footprint, taken at Mesquite Dunes during one of my Workshops in Death Valley last January. Leica S (Typ 007), Leica Vario-Elmar-S 30-90mm and Formatt-Hitech...

I wasn't happy a couple years ago when we arrived in DV to find Zabriskie Pt. was closed for renovations. It wasn't until we were ready to leave that I realized it was a perfect opportunity to have the place to myself. I had my wife drop me off at the closed road in the dark, then I just walked...

Sunrise at Zabriskie Point, taken in Death Valley during one of the Workshops I led there last January. Leica S (007), Leica Vario-Elmar-S 30-90mm and Formatt-Hitech Firecrest filters. Thanks for viewing, best regards Vieri

Dusk over Mesquite Dunes, taken in Death Valley during one of my Workshops there last January with a Leica SL, Voigtlander 15mm v. III and Formatt-Hitech Firecrest filters. Thanks for viewing, best regards Vieri