Shards and Phractures

...it may look like mid-morning, but this was actually taken at least a half hour after sunset, on a breezy day. The extra-long exposure smoothed out the ripples in the water, and brought back the reflection. Not as rich or vibrant as the London Bridge shot, but I still like how it turned out. -=ad=-

...and we move from fire in the hands to fire in the sky... I actually shot this out of a car window, because I loved the texture in the clouds. But when I pulled it from the camera, it didn't look like I remembered...so, I used Photoshop to darken it until it looked like I remembered. -=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=-

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=-