Shards and Phractures

I finally got around to creating my Flickr account. http://www.flickr.com/photos/allandavisjr/ Looking forward to meeting everyone there... -=ad=-

...no, I'm not even sure where this was... I snapped this on a cross-country drive from Phoenix to Colorado Springs--the same trip as the Paria Rimrocks visit, the same trip where I went over Vail Pass in a blizzard...all of which is a story much too long for one of these quickie Pix of the Day posts. Anyway, this was somewhere in the Utah/Colorado area, and I neglected to write down the name of this particular hill and body of water. If anyone recognizes the place, feel free to let me know; I'd love to add a clearer label to this picture besides "...um...some lake...near some mountain...somewhere near Colorado." -=ad=-

One more from Paria Rimrocks, though I'm not going to add any more commentary to this one...I'll leave that to your imagination. -=ad=-

Same rock formation, different view. The Fist of the Gods is the tall skinny rock on the right. ...if you're stuck with contrails in your picture, make them part of the composition... -=ad=-

Paria Rimrocks, just across the Utah border from Arizona. Great little place that no one seems to know about. It's just a pullout from the highway, plus about a two or three mile hike to a bunch of fantastic rock formations. I'll try to post several of the set over the next few days. This is one of my favorites, though, because you can actually see the fingernails... -=ad=-

Mental note: When the wife decides to grow sunflowers in the front yard, grab the camera and follow the hose when she waters the plants...because water droplets make cool pictures. -=ad=-

I love "shortly after sunset" photography. Just keep that shutter open for a good ten or fifteen seconds, and see what you get... ...this was actually right around Christmastime (note the sleigh and reindeer on the right). -=ad=-

Okay...this has been quiet for a long time (hey, I've got wife, kids, day job that occasionally involves nights and weekends, sometimes I don't get back here all that often...). So, I think I'll set this challenge for myself...to try to start uploading a picture and a quick commentary every day. Shorter posts, less time involved, hey, it's worth a shot, right...? I'll start things off with this... ...sunset, in the mountains just outside Cottonwood and Jerome, about an hour's drive from Flagstaff. I like how the sunset brought out the color of the rocks against the blue sky background. Any comments? Suggestions? Criticisms? Pic requests...? -=ad=-