Barrel Cactus

Marty CohenAgriculture, Arizona, Cactus, Tucson3 Comments

(To see the most detail in this image, click on it to enlarge it!) When we were in Tuscon this past April, many of the Cacti we saw were in bloom. This is a Barrel Cactus, or Genus Ferocactus. Ferocactus means “fierce or wild Cactus” and they are always cylindrical or barrel shaped. All members of this genus have prominent … Read More

Eagle Hoodoo

Marty CohenArizona, LandscapeLeave a Comment

(To see the most detail in this image, click on it to enlarge it!) Here is another Hoodoo located in the Paria Bluffs area of Arizona. This Hoodoo was very near the ones I posted on July 22nd (click here to see the other Hoodoos). I gave this one the name “Eagle Hoodoo” because it looked like an eagle perched … Read More

HDR in Architectural Photography

Marty CohenHDR, Photography8 Comments

After your compare the photos, be sure to scroll down to read the explanation. After: Multi-exposure HDR processing: (To see the most detail in each image, click on it to enlarge it!) Before: The single auto-exposure image from they camera: One of the great uses for HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography is in architectural photography. All too often we face … Read More

Paria Bluff Hoodoos

Marty CohenArizona, Landscape8 Comments

(To see the most detail in this image, click on it to enlarge it!) I know some of the people who have followed my photography for a long time have seen this image before, but, I wanted to post it in this blog because many of you haven’t. I love this photograph and it’s one of my favorites. I knew … Read More

The Bicycle and the Door

Marty CohenArchitecture, Arizona, Bisbee10 Comments

(To see the most detail in this image, click on it to enlarge it!) This is a building on Tombstone Canyon, an uphill road in Bisbee AZ, pretty much across the street from the old auto garage with the VW bus painted on the garage’s door. You can only image the assortment of signs that used to be attached to that … Read More