art insurgency -- downtown phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/500s ^ f/11.0 ^ ISO 200 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

afternoon street scene -- downtown phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/10s ^ f/11.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

civic center courtyard -- downtown scottsdale
^ 1/200s ^ f/3.2 ^ ISO 100 ^ canon powershot g5 ^

hotel san carlo -- downtown phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/80s ^ f/13.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

water troff and vigilant deputy -- rawhide, north scottsdale (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/60s ^ f/3.2 ^ ISO 100 ^ canon powershot g5 ^

j chew lounge - civic center -- downtown scottsdale (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/60s ^ f/5.6 ^ ISO 100 ^ canon powershot g5 ^

these transparent people asked to be photographed while I was shooting a similar scene -- northeast phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 8.0s ^ f/9.0 ^ ISO 200 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

stairs -- northeast phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 10s ^ f/10.0 ^ ISO 200 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

i'm not sure what to label this -- it's a mosaic-like underbelly of a horse on a street corner -- downtown scottsdale (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/400s ^ f/5.6 ^ ISO 400 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

homeless man -- downtown phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/8s ^ f/6.3 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

the photo-hosting server is having troubles -- i will try to post again tomorrow evening (it's free for a reason...)

2nd & washington -- downtown phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/60s ^ f/14.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

a sign warns tourists of this perilous, 4-inch change in sidewalk elevation -- gallery district, scottsdale (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/320s ^ f/4.5 ^ ISO 400 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

beautiful garbage -- northeast phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 15.0s ^ f/16.0 ^ ISO 400 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

giant lights in a japanese restaurant -- northeast phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 15.0s ^ f/20.0 ^ ISO 400 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^
*viewing tip* - especially in a foto like this one, if you don't fully expand the image, you will see "jaggies." jaggies are jagged-looking pixels, or sharp edges, that make a foto look unnatural due to pixels crunching. to see the foto as it is intended to be seen in explorer, click the photo - once opened, move the mouse pointer around toward the lower right of the foto to bring up an orange colored icon - click this, and the pic is now fully expanded. in firefox, just click the foto 2x.

i drove by this and thought it should be called "indecisive joe's new york pizza - opening whenever" -- northeast phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 6.0s ^ f/13.0 ^ ISO 400 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

central station -- downtown phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/80s ^ f/11.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

the morning sun lights up these towers on 2nd & washington -- downtown phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/60s ^ f/9.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

shooting this abandoned house was a little freaky because the neighborhood is one of the most crime-ridden in the city. for a minute i thought i might become the next statistic -- furthest point north, downtown phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/125s ^ f/11.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

reflections from frank and lupe's cafe, marshall way & 4th -- gallery district, downtown scottsdale (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/60s ^ f/5.6 ^ ISO 400 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

my encounter with this good but unfortunate man living on the streets will not be soon forgotten -- adams and 1st -- downtown phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/50s ^ f/6.3 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

i've lived here most of my life and can spot tourists a mile away - here's what i see, left to right: 2 limo-drivers waiting on tourists who are late for their pick-up time; local business man meeting a client at a 5th ave restaraunt; a local navajo indian in town buying wholesale goods; and the two women are (in the white) a local scottsdale woman with her friend (in blue) who is visiting from new york -- downtown scottsdale (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/320s ^ f/9.0 ^ ISO 400 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

dog stuck in traffic -- west mesa, az (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/50s ^ f/4.9 ^ canon powershot s410 ^

the rich color combination in this building caught my attention -- gallery district, scottsdale (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/100s ^ f/5.6 ^ ISO 400 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

i found this "mexican" cantina hidden just off the beaten paths of scottsdale's galley district - it was worth the extra walk. (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/100s ^ f/5.6 ^ ISO 400 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

a vivid waterscape at sundown -- indian school & stetson
-- gallery district, scottsdale (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/125s ^ f/5.6 ^ ISO 400 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

this abandoned old building seemed rejuvinated at early dusk -- gallery district, scottsdale
^ 1/125s ^ f/13.0 ^ ISO 400 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

putting dirt in the hole -- 12th street & bell, north phoenix
(click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/30s ^ f/5.6 ^ ISO 400 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

late night saki in kierland, phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 8s ^ f/25.0 ^ ISO 400 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^
*viewing tip* in explorer, fully expand the pic by clicking on the orange box in the lower right (scroll to locate); in firefox, just click the pic a second time to fully expand

another view from north, in the center of kierland - phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 15s ^ f/18.0 ^ ISO 400 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^