Great Salt Lake – What a visual treat!
By Ambika Balasubramaniyan Great Salt Lake – I had flown over it many times but never had made the time to explore the area. Frankly, I did not expect much – I knew I would have to contend...
The Other Side of the Canyon: a visit to the North Rim
By Jim Chamberlain I have visited almost every viewpoint on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon over the years. I have stared across the ten-mile-wide abyss trying to find the lodge on the opposite si...
Making Lemonade in Bosque del Apache
By Sara Goodnick Our January 2022 workshop that was partially in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in southern New Mexico (and partially in White Sands National Monument-that’s another blog...
Yellowstone in Winter—January 2010
By David Halgrimson Although no longer offered as a current workshop, Yellowstone in Winter is a great example of the types of workshops Arizona Highways PhotoScapes does offer and…you never know, Y...
A Great Birding Lens
By Vicki Uthe I recently purchased a new lens for my Lumix GX-8 micro 4/3 camera body. It’s an Olympus 100-400 mm zoom which translates to a 200-800 mm given the crop sensor on my camera. It. Is. Am...
Salt River Wild Horse Spring 2021 Update
By Sara Goodnick Finding the Wild Horses in the Warmer Months The popular Salt River Wild Horses had a very difficult time last summer due to the extreme heat and a couple of nearby large wildfires. H...
Bobcats in our backyard
By Jeff Insel Three years ago next week we had some nice monsoon weather, rain in the morning. My dining window faces my backyard and the neighbor’s wall to the east. While having my morning tea...
The Best Macro Diffuser Ever
By Bruce D Taubert About 15 years ago, when I began to get serious about macro photography, I found the learning curve to be a bit steeper than I had thought it was going to be. The equipment needs ...
Photographing a Wildfire Safely
By Sara Goodnick We in the western U.S. expect wildfires here during the summer months. They tend to begin in May or June in the Southwest beginning a long march north to the Northwest. Even Alaska ex...
“Eddy” the Eaglet’s Bad Day
By John Frelich No this won’t be a children’s story. Rather, it is a story taken from the reality of the interaction of eagles in the wild in Juneau, AK. We took our workshop participants to a fie...