White Sands Black and White Fine Art Photography New Mexico

January 13, 2021 in Nature & Wildlife

Black & White footprints at White Sands

In December I had two opportunities to visit White Sands National Monument, and they could not have been more different. The first was on a weekday late morning, and the desert was empty, the sand was pure free of footprints, and there was not a cloud in the sky. On the second visit it was near sunset time, the sands were covered in footprints as it was very crowded there (well for White Sands at least), and clouds added to the landscape story. Clouds and low sunset light shadows definitely add drama to photos of White Sands. However, there is nothing more mesmerizing to me than the footprint-free ridges of the sand dunes at White Sands for producing landscape photos. What set of photos do you prefer: these black and white footprints, or the stark white and blue footprint free dunes photos?

The Personalities of the Saguaro of Saguaro National Park Tucson Arizona

January 06, 2021 in Nature & Wildlife

Saguaro Tall and Twisted in Tucson

This was my first visit to the actual Saguaro National Park, though my second time photographing these statuesque cactus in Tucson, Arizona (check out first photos). This time I wanted to focus on the height and unpredictable arm shapes of the saguaro, shooting in vertical orientation, framing them to extend up and out of the frame. What makes the arms of these saguaro grow in these twisting shapes? It was fun to imagine and anthropomorphize what they looked like and what hand signals I thought they were giving! What do you see in the shapes of these most revered cactus?

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White Sands Minimal Fine Art Photography New Mexico True

December 17, 2020 in Nature & Wildlife

Minimalism in blue and white

After two years I had the opportunity to return, briefly, to White Sands National Monument. It was not at an ideal time of day for photography, but I had a new powerful tool with me this time, the incredible Sony 12-24mm f/2.8 G Master lens. For this photo series I really wanted to focus on the minimalism of White Sands when photographed up close. The patterns in the sand dunes fascinate me. They are mesmerizing. Then there is the stark contrast between the white sand and almost electric blue, cloudless sky above.

Rio Rancho Rural Land Real Estate Photography Sunsets October 2020

October 14, 2020 in Nature & Wildlife

2 weeks in the desert (of Rio Rancho)

I have been spending a lot of time in the desert northwest of Rio Rancho, New Mexico the past two weeks for rural land real estate photography. I am shooting three properties per evening, circling back to each of the three to make one of my signature HDR sunset photos. Here are some of the highlights of the past two weeks of being out in the desert with the jack rabbits, coyotes, and tarantulas!

Tarantula strolls across my photo shoot in Rio Rancho New Mexico

October 08, 2020 in Nature & Wildlife

Unexpected photoshoot guest — tarantula!

During a rural land real estate shoot in the desert NW of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, I had an unexpected guest show up, a very large tarantula! I was waiting for the sun to go down to get the last shots I make at these shoots, my signature HDR sunset shots, when coming down the road was this arachnid. I ran over to the Jeep to take out my other camera which had a 70-200mm lens on it to make these photos from a safe distance! The tarantula obliged quite well choosing to walk further down the road rather than turn into the desert. I am glad I saw this spider in the open and did not see it crawling on my foot when I was in the desert getting the sunset shot!

Welcoming Autumn Rio Rancho Desert Sunset Fine Art Photography

October 01, 2020 in Nature & Wildlife

Welcoming autumn for 2020 in New Mexico

With autumn approaching, here is a preview to get you read for golden sunsets over the desert. This photo was made near the Toadstool Hoodoos in far northwest Rio Rancho, New Mexico. You can access this area with a capable off-road vehicle and enjoy a private sunset. Or, you can purchase a fine art print of this view for your home and office. Use the buttons below to contact me today for fine art print options.

Landscape Scenes from Socorro New Mexico Rural Land Real Estate Photography

July 29, 2020 in Nature & Wildlife

Hustling to 20 properties in the Socorro County Desert

Typically on rural land real estate shoots for Hemingway Land, it is one property, one evening, starting about 2 hours before actual sunset, making 40 photos of the one property and often a drone video as well. Every now and then they get a bulk purchase and the shooting is very different like on a recent trip to Socorro County, New Mexico. There were 20 properties to shoot, I had to start early in the afternoon in order to finish with enough light, and I only made 3 photos per property. During these bulk shoots I am hustling like crazy from property to property, passing cows and big piles of tires truly out in the middle of nowhere miles from paved road, which in turn is miles from any kind of town. How do these tires get out here??