Sunset Beauty Moment
The calming beauty of another lovely Arizona sunset. Even when they are simple, they are beautiful. Enjoy your weekend. http://www.MarthaLochertPhotography.com Image copyrighted. Contact Martha Lochert for licensing.
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911 – 15 Years Later
In honor of all who perished on that horrible morning fifteen years ago – of all nationalities – and all who put themselves in harm’s way to save the lives of others. We do still mourn. http://www.MarthaLochertPhotography.com
Smells Like Rain; It’s the Creosote
There is a welcome, distinctive smell in the desert when it rains, which comes from the creosote bush (Larrea tridentata), shown here. We desert dwellers will say “it smells like rain” but what we are actually smelling is the creosote, shown here. Did you know they could live thousands of years? According to Steve Archer, […]
The Yin and the Yang of Life in the Desert
I like the latent tension in this photograph between the peaceful glow of the city lights and the painful needles on the saguaro cactus. It’s a sort of commentary on life in Tucson. Those of us who live here are ever-vigilant to not get poked; not get dehydrated; not get sun stroke; not get bitten by scorpions or […]
Blood Moon 2015
Tonight I had fun photographing the total lunar eclipse, which, combined with being the closest full moon of the year, produced the so-called Supermoon (and also called a blood moon, since it turns reddish-orange). Think of how frightening it must have been for ancient people who neither had advanced warning of its occurrence nor scientific […]
Blood Moon
This morning those of us up at 4:58 am PST had the treat of seeing the lunar eclipse. Though the coloration lasted a bit longer, the actual time the moon, earth and sun were in alignment (in “syzygy”) was just under 5 minutes – that’s the shortest of the century. http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/04/us/total-lunar-eclipse-blood-moon/ I threw my Canon 5d Mk III on […]
Gates Pass Ramada
The perfect spot to watch a fabulous southern Arizona sunset is Gates Pass in the Tucson Mountains. This photo taken at the tail end of a sunset, captures the ethereal quality the wispy clouds and piercing stars exhibited that night. I decided to include the ramada, which seemed to add to the somewhat Twilight Zone feeling […]
Florida Sunset
There is nothing like the intensity and the frequency of good sunsets in the desert southwest. I’m ready for some doozies, so here’s hoping that posting a good one will bring them on! We’ve had a few great ones this week as a result of the smoke from the wildfires in New Mexico, but it […]
Summer Desert Sky
I sat on my porch as the sun set in July and watched the clouds build in this, the first of the summer monsoon storms. The monsoon officially goes until the end of September and though we’ve had some intense storms, complete with micro-bursts and uprooted trees, it’s dry this week. Hopefully we’ll get some […]
Arizona Sunset
This was today’s sunset sky. I sat with my mother and son on the front porch and enjoyed the progression from pink to fire orange to subtle violet and peach. As we watched, I was reminded how special the Arizona sunsets are as my son, who is deep in the throws of college applications and entrance exams, […]
