Autumn In January

[Guy Schmickle]

One of the things I love about autumn in Arizona is that the season lasts from late September through early January. You just need to know where to look! Yesterday, I headed down to the Sonoran Desert north of Phoenix to check out an area I initially scouted out last winter. I was hoping I wasn't too late for some color and was pleased to find out I hit it just about right. Afternoon clouds in advance of an approaching weather system threatened to limit my shooting, but I got lucky when the sun broke through some cracks near the horizon close to sunset. I'll post of few from the outing.

 

[JimFox]

These are really amazing Guy! That is so cool there is still fall color going on there. But your waiting for the right light is what really makes these go. I like the side lighting in all of these and the vibrance that adds to the scenes. And especially in #2 when the peaks in the background get topped with some golden light too. Awesome work.

 

[Ben Egbert]

These are just gorgeous.

 

[AlanLichty]

Nice - the late day light really helps with colors and depth in the scenes. I like the first one with the saguaro arms reaching above the fall colors.

One of the things I remember about growing up in Phoenix was the fact that we only had 3 seasons and summer lasted for 7 months. I didn't consider that an asset at the time but extended fall immediately followed by early spring has always been a draw for winter visitors.

 

[Tom Narwid]

One of the things I love about autumn in Arizona is that the season lasts from late September through early January. You just need to know where to look! Yesterday, I headed down to the Sonoran Desert north of Phoenix to check out an area I initially scouted out last winter. I was hoping I wasn't too late for some color and was pleased to find out I hit it just about right. Afternoon clouds in advance of an approaching weather system threatened to limit my shooting, but I got lucky when the sun broke through some cracks near the horizon close to sunset. I'll post of few from the outing.

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Hey Guy the harder you work at photography the "luckier" you get! Beautiful set of Images.

 

[Luvwine]

Really like these--had no idea you could get color like this in January! Well done.

 

[Jim Dockery]

Nice work.

 

[Darcy Grizzle]

Beautiful, I love the desert!

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Great job with these, Guy. I like the all.

 

[JimFox]

Congrats on the Daily Featured Post Guy!

 

[Raphael Sombrio]

Very beautiful!

 

[Guy Schmickle]

Thanks for the kind words everyone and for the feature, Jim! It was fun to see one last gasp of fall colors.

 

[Kyle Jones]

Nice set. I think the second is my favorite with that last bit of light on the mountains and the cactus in the foreground.

 

[lionking]

Gorgeous colors, love these...

 

[Bob Denton]

This is a beautiful series of photographs for the daily feature.

 

[Martín el Escocés]

Amazing to see such colour here. Nice job in all, Guy.