Tom riding Doc

Tom-Doc    My first horse ride - on "Doc" at Tombstone Monument Guest Ranch   Feb 5, 2019

Historic Trading Post

HistoricTradingPost    Canyon de Chelly National Monument    June 11, 2017

Bright Angel Point

BrightAngelPoint   Grand Canyon National Park    June 13,2017

Window Formation

AngelsWindow    Rock "window" seen from the Cape Royal Road       June 14, 2017

North Rim Sunrise

NorthRimSunrise       Grand Canyon       June 14, 2017

Arizona Stratified Formation

StratifiedRockFormation       Unusual stratified rock formation in NE Arizona    June 12, 2017

Pipe Spring Natioonal Monument

PipeSpringFort    Old fort at Pipe Spring National Monument, AZ   June 15, 2017

PipeSpringMonument      June 15, 2017

Vermillion Cliffs National Monument

Two views of Vermillion Cliffs over the Colorado River, near Page, AZ

VermillionCliffs1      June 13, 2017

VermillionCliffs2         June 13, 2017

North Antelope Canyon

NorthAntelopeCanyon  near Page, AZ.  Tours of this slot canyon hosted by Navajo Tribe.  June 12, 2017

Canyon de Chelly

CanyondeChelly  National Monument in NE Arizona.     June 11, 2017

Panoramic Shots Challenge

I have been playing these Gurushot's challenges for some time.  A couple times, I have encountered the same/similar challenges.  Since I am getting close to the Guru level (144635 points, with 150,000 needed) I am anxious to complete the goal.  There have been numerous changes on the system and many more photographers in the challenge.  All this, I am getting tired of the challenges.  Some of the requirements for "Guru" I achieved early, not sure I could get those acheivements these days.  So, I am looking forward to finished the system.

This week, I achieved (for the second time, with the same photos) "All-Star" level for my collection of Panoramic photos.  Here are my entrees...

MonumentValpan3t           Monument Valley 2

MechanicsCorral    Ruins of the Mechanics Corral at Fort Union, NM

MonumentValPan4t      Monumnet Valley

NeedlesPano              Needles section of Canyonlands National Park

Striking Compositions Challenge

Was not sure my photos would reach "All-Star" level in Gurushots "Striking Compositions Challenge".  With a day left in the challenge, my group of photos reached that level.  My selections are shown below.  As usual, photo files can be ordered by clicking on the "download" button beneath the photo.

AshlandOreDock             Now dismantled ore dock in Ashland, WI

TheWindow                Monument Valley Tribal Park, AZ/UT

ManyGlacierView                   Glacier National Park, MT

TetonBikeView                     Grand Teton Mountains view from the park's bicycle trail

Big Nature Challenge

Another Gugrushots collection has reached "All-Star" level.  This time in the "Big Nature Challenge:.  My entrees are below.  As usual, click on the "download" to get a photo file of the photo.

TheWindow      Monument Valley Tribal Park, AZ/UT

GrandCanyonS           South Rim of the Grank Canyon near Yampapa Point

Kodacrome      Kodachrome State Park, UT

PhotographingtheSplendor         Grand Teton National Patk, WY

Photos of the Month Challenge

My collection for the Photos of the Month Challenge on Gurushots.com have reached the the "all-Star" level.  The selections are shown here.  Digital photo files are available by clicking on the "download" button under the photo.

FoggyMorningFishing         On the Arkansas River, Little Rock, AR

TheWindow        Monument Valley Tribal Park, AZ/UT

AbiquiuRedRock3                               Near Abiquiu, NM (Ghost Ranch)

TetonView     Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Gardens Challenge

 These and other photo files can be ordered. Note the "Download" button under each photo.

With about 4 hours left in the challenge, my seclections for the Gardens Challenge reached the "All-Star" level

GardenRespit  -- At Washington State Park, Palm Coast, FL

GardenEntrance  --  Riverfront Garden in La Crosse, WI

RiverfrontGarden -  La Crosse, WI

Cacti  -  Cactus garden at the Phoenix, AZ botanical garden

Infrared Challenge

My submissions for the Gurushots "Infrared Challenge" reached the "All-Star" level.  Here are my 4 photos entered.

CathedralCreekIR -  Creek in Sedona, AZ with the Cathedral in the background

EndlessTrail  --  Paseo del Bosque in Albuquerque, NM

JennyLakeIR2 -- Grand Teton National Park, WY

AlongtheBosque -- Rio Grande river trail, Albuquerque, NM

Human Impact Challenge

Another of my photo collections have reached the "All-Star" ranking in Gurushots.  These are my selections in the "Human Impact Challenge".

Bingham Mine new Salt Lake City, UT   (BinghamMine)

Four Presidents - Mt. Rushmore Monument    (4Presidents)

Mine Ruins - Along the Alpine Loop near Animas Forks, CO.    (MineRuins)

Hoover Dam, Lake Meade,  Nevada/Arizona  (HooverDam)

My "All-Star" Photos

I have been participating some photography contests.  The "contests" are part of the Gurushots competition.  http://gurushots.com  The competition sets a "theme" for your photos.  This group was "Panoramics Challenge".  This was the first time my selection group hit the "All-Star" level.  Here are my entrees. 

MonumenValPan4t  -  Monument Valley Tribal ParkPark  -  Arizona/Utah

MonumentValPan3t  -   Monument Valley Tribal Park  -  Arizona/Utah

MechanicsCorralPano   Fort Union National Monument  -  New Mexico

NeedlesPano  -  Needles section of Canyonlands National Park  -  Utah

Steep Hill

Fuel EX7 on the Competition Trail at McDowell Mountain Park, Scottsdale, AZ   June 25, 2009

Canon PowerShot A590 IS  f/4.0 at 1/320 sec   5.8mm  ISO 80   Processed by Photoshop Elements 9  Stylized by Topaz Glow

Petrified Forest Scene BW

Scenic View in Petrified Forest National Park    June 29, 2009

Canon EOS Rebel T1i with Canon 18-55IS lens  f/5.0 at 1/250 sec  Shutter Priority  18.0mm   ISO 100     Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro.  Converted to grayscale and finished with Photoshop Elements 11