Category Archives: Blog

Two For One

By cfrailey | Published May 1, 2012

A lightning strike during the Arizona monsoon.

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Just a quick one today.  I captured this strike last fall towards the tail end of our monsoon season.  Continue reading »

My Girl

By cfrailey | Published April 24, 2012

A 9 year old girl posing for a portrait.

So this past Sunday a small miracle happened.  Our 9 year old agreed to allow her old man to take some pictures of her.  I’m not sure what happened, cosmic event, act of God, or what but we were thrilled nonetheless.   Continue reading »

Into The Storm

By cfrailey | Published April 18, 2012

 

A monsoon storm racing across the Arizona desert.

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Road shots.  What is about these that draws me in?  Perhaps it’s the suggestion of a journey to the unknown or a confirmation of where I’ve been.  Regardless of the why, I love setting up my camera and capturing the horizon. Continue reading »

Early Morning

By cfrailey | Published April 16, 2012

Just after sunrise on Woods Canyon Lake

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Today we have a nice little view of one of our favorite camping spots, Woods Canyon Lake.   This little gem is about 90 minutes away from the summer heat of Phoenix.  Continue reading »

I Feel the Need…the Need for Speed

By cfrailey | Published April 10, 2012

 

A young boy wearing a WW 2 bomber jacket at an airport.

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So this past weekend we had a little fun at the Chandler airport.  We took our 4 year old out onto the tarmac for a little Top Gun duty. Continue reading »

Back to Grand Falls AZ

By cfrailey | Published April 4, 2012

The waterfalls in northeastern Arizona known as Grand Falls.

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Today we conclude my revisit to northern AZ with a shot of Grand Falls.  One year ago this week I made the trip to visit the “Chocolate Falls”.   Continue reading »

Back To Two Guns AZ

By cfrailey | Published April 1, 2012

The ghost town of Two Guns Arizona.

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One year ago today I was up at 4am preparing for a trip to northern Arizona.  I wasn’t alone at this hour.  I had 3 cohorts in crime that would be accompanying me for the journey.  My buddies that day were Mike Olbinski, Rick Young, and a guy named Ken.  We would later be joined by Scott Wood and his wife Anne. Continue reading »

Wasteland

By cfrailey | Published March 27, 2012

Black and white image of the Arizona desert

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Today we go monochrome for the Arizona desert.  I have always been a huge fan of black and white photography and this image just screamed for b&w to me. Continue reading »

Storm Horizon

By cfrailey | Published March 22, 2012

A storm cell drops rain over Phoenix Arizona.

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A fun weather shot for today.  Last weekend we had a nice weather system roll through the state of Arizona. Continue reading »

Spring Storm

By cfrailey | Published March 19, 2012

Storm clouds over the Arizona desert

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This past weekend we had our first good spring storm here in the valley of the sun.  Granted most people don’t get excited about rain coming in but when you haven’t seen in about 2 months it is something to blog about. Continue reading »