Marty Cohen Photography

Cathedral Rock – Sedona

Marty CohenApril 3, 2014Arizona, Landscape, Sedona12 Comments

Cathedral Rock as seen from Upper Red Rock Loop Road

Last week, we took a driving trip to visit family and friends. Part of that trip included five days in Sedona and it was wonderful to see friends and people with whom we worked when we lived there. In addition, we got to spend some real quality time with newer friends we met on our Morocco trip, and that was a lot of fun.

One of Sedona’s most famous and most photographed landmarks is Cathedral Rock. It is located in the Coconino National Forest about a mile west of Arizona Route 179. Geologically, it is carved from the Permian Schnebly Hill formation, a red bed sandstone formed from coastal sand dunes near the shoreline of the ancient Pedregosa Sea.

The summit elevation of Cathedral Rock is 4,921 feet. An older name (no longer used) was “Court House Rock.” Many of the photos taken of it are with a view of Oak Creek below at Red Rock Crossing. I took the photo to the right 10 years ago and it shows Cathedral Rock and Oak Creek running below it. (Geological information source Wikipedia.)

A Crumbling Kasbah and A Big Thank You

Marty CohenMarch 16, 2014Apple Inc., Morocco6 Comments

I took this photograph just after sunrise from the window in our hotel room in Tineghir, Morocco. I really loved the clouds and colors at sunrise. Be sure to scroll down below the image for my “Big Thank You”.

A Crumbling Kasbah in Tineghir, Morocco

My Big Thank You is to Apple Computer.

The story behind this is that my almost 3-year old, 27-inch iMac had developed some irregular staining down the right side of the screen (behind the front glass). I made a Genius Bar appointment and took it in. They immediately said they needed to replace the screen. The did that and I got the computer back in one day with the screen looking fantastic. But, the story doesn’t end there…

Two days after I got it back, and it was working great, then the screen suddenly went completely black. It wasn’t because I had set it to go to sleep, however, I could get it to come back on with a certain keystroke. The trouble was that this started happening more and more frequently and I brought the computer back to the Apple Store. They kept it for about 10 days replacing different internal electronic parts and cables. Thinking they had finally fixed it, I brought it home again. I turned it on and, after only 10 minutes, the screen went black again. In addition. there was now some new staining of the screen in the center.

End of story: They had done so much to my computer already that, having not been able to completely fix it, they gave me a brand new 27-inch iMac (the most current model). My suggestion to you is, if you buy an Apple Computer, buy their AppleCare plan, extending your warranty to 3 years. I feel very fortunate. The Mac Goddess was looking out for me. It was the most valuable $169 I ever spent!

Thank you Apple!

The New Years Table 2014

Marty CohenMarch 6, 2014Food Photography, Japanese New Years Celebration 20149 Comments

Here is the final result of all the loving work done by family and friends to provide a wonderful meal of Japanese food for the New Years Celebration. Each year Kim creates a magnificent centerpiece for the table featuring a Lobster.

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