a favorite night spot in northeast phoenix -- kierland commons, phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 5s ^ f/18.0 ^ ISO 200 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

I am not sure about the history of this building, but every time I see it, I think of the frontier days in phoenix -- 1st street and adams, downtown phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/80s ^ f/9.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

somewhere in a desert town north of tucson, az on a hot and overcast august day - 2004 (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/250s ^ f/11.0 ^ canon powershot s410 ^

these bright green lofts line the revitalized university ave. in tempe (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/250s ^ f/10.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

tonight I shot a scene for the first time standing in the middle of a busy street - tatum blvd. & thunderbird rd. - east phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 8s ^ f/13.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

this salt river project canal courses it's way through several city blocks in northeast phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/125s ^ f/11.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

this arid, desert-like field in northeast phoenix is transformed into a lush lake thanks to the unrelenting rains of the past two weeks (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/160s ^ f/11.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

rain clouds encroach this northeast phoenix neighborhood late this afternoon (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/80s ^ f/11.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

tyler poses (click foto to enlarge)
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^ 1/6s ^ f/5.0 ^ ISO 400 ^ 18-55mm ef-s ^ canon eos drebel ^

yesterday's downpour yielded for a few hours in this northeast phoenix neighborhood, but minutes following this shot, the rains continued to ravage the city with floods (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/250s ^ f/9.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ 18-55mm ef-s ^ canon eos drebel ^

the view from the front of my house late last night -- phoenix
^ 10s ^ f/7.1 ^ ISO 400 ^ canon eos drebel ^ (click foto to enlarge)

a completely different foto from the intersection scenes i've done recently, but containing all of the same elements: the pole with the spires reflection, the yellow/orange buildings, and the intersection of scottsdale rd. and frank lloyd wright -- all to the left of the beaming scottsdale spire.
^ 1/2s ^ f/4.5 ^ ISO 800 ^ canon eos drebel ^ (click foto to enlarge)

an old, dilapidated car rusts away in a junkyard in phoenix's sunnyslope neighborhood
^ 3.2s ^ f/8.0 ^ ISO 400 ^ canon eos drebel ^ (click foto to enlarge)

slightly differently vantage point from the same intersection as the preceding 2 fotos -- here, traffic is moving south toward the center of scottsdale's kierland neighborhood -- holding the camera down on a metal box affixed to the sidewalk.
^ 25.0s ^ f/36.0 ^ ISO 800 ^ canon eos drebel ^ (click foto to enlarge)

same intersection as last night's, on the phoenix/scottsdale border --- the bright lights in the background are on the phoenix side - the streaky lights in the foreground are in scottsdale -- the slight hint of bluish light on the pole is the scottsdale spire's reflection
^ 15.0s ^ f/22.0 ^ ISO 800 ^ canon eos drebel ^ (click foto to enlarge)

I found a makeshift level surface near this intersection and held down the camera to keep it as steady as possible - frank lloyd wright & scottsdale road - kierland neighborhood - scottsdale
^ 13.0s ^ f/14.0 ^ ISO 200 ^ canon eos drebel ^ (click foto to enlarge)

a wedding band tucked away in a drawer for a more adventuresome night on the town
^ 1/3s ^ f/2.8 ^ ISO 73 ^ nikon e5400 ^ (click for larger pic)

a stray koi tries to spoil the mood for these two kissing lovers in the japanese friendship garden - downtown phoenix
^ 1/400s ^ f/11.0 ^ canon powershot s410 ^ (click foto to enlarge)

deep blue light from the scottsdale spire bursts onto a waterscape
at scottsdale rd & frank lloyd wright blvd - keirland
^ 2.0s ^ f/5.6 ^ ISO 400 ^ canon eos drebel ^ (click foto to enlarge)

this seventy one year-old man is my father
^ 1/30s ^ f/5.6 ^ ISO 800 ^ canon eos drebel ^ (click foto to enlarge)

1st pic taken with my new nikon e5400 - garden boy again does the honors
^ 1/105s ^ f/4.6 ^ ISO 50 ^ nikon e5400 ^ (click for larger pic)

the scottsdale spire towers over the kierland neighborhood
^ 1/20s ^ f/5.0 ^ ISO 400 ^ canon eos drebel ^ (click for larger pic)

manual hair clipper - circa 1964
^ 1/5s ^ f/5.0 ^ ISO 800 ^ canon eos drebel ^ (click for larger pic)

chezzy the mexican turtle
^ 1s ^ f/5.6 ^ ISO 100 ^ canon eos drebel ^ (click for larger pic)

desert flower in north phoenix
^ 1/320s ^ f/5.6 ^ ISO 100 ^ canon eos drebel ^ (click for larger pic)

no idea what I am doing - my 1st test shot with the canon digital rebel --
^ 1/250s ^ f/5.6 ^ ISO 100 ^ (click for larger pic)