Black & White Image by kenne
Red Rock, Sedona
Below the cliffs,
an old tree lies—
roots exposed,
its body weathered gray
by seasons of wind and sun.
It seems less fallen
than resting,
a figure stretched beneath
the iron-red slope,
its limbs now gone.
And yet,
in the stillness,
the tree remains—
not defeated,
but folded back
into the silence
that bore it.
Blooming Yucca in Sedona — Image by kenne
The Red Rock Country of Sedona on a Cloudy Day — Image by kenne
Sedona Snapshots (April 22, 2018) by kenne
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Gibraltar Rock, Sedona — Image by kenne
Hiking the Air Port Loop Trail, Sedona, Arizona — Images by kenne
(Click on any of the images to see larger view in a slideshow format.)
“Don’t Touch!” — Image by kenne
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Raven On A Fence Post In Red Rock Country — Computer Painting by kenne
“Raven Model” — Image by kenne
There’s a lot of cicada noise In Sedona. — Image by kenne
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Many Selfies Were Being Taken at the Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village in Sedona
— iPhone images by kenne
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Sedona Panorama from the Airport Loop Trail (June 13, 2015) — Image by kenne
On my recent trip to Sedona I was using both my D200 and D800 Nikons. I had a 12-28 Nikon DX lens on the D200. The above panorama was created by merging two 28mm, f/18, 1/60, ISO 100 images in Photoshop.
I have had the D200, which has a 10.2-MP CCD image sensor, for ten years and it continues to be a real workhorse. Usually, when hiking I carry one camera, the D800 with a 28-300 zoom lens. Because of the variety of views on this trail, I carried both cameras, which allowed me to capture this panorama image — thanks to Photoshop.
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West Sedona Panorama Nikon D200 12mm Lens f/9 1/320 ISO 100 (June 13, 2015)
West Sedona Panorama Nikon D800 28 mm Lens f/22 1/160 ISO 200 (June 13, 2015)
— Images by kenne
“Raven’s Drinking Fountain” — Images by kenne
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One of the Tlaquepaque Courtyards — Image by kenne
Morning Meditation — Computer Art by kenne
— Pablo Neruda
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— from Ode to Age by Pablo Neruda
Joshua Esquivel Image from longtimesunshine.com
After spending my Monday morning hiking and photographing in the Sedona area, I went for lunch at René Restaurant in Tlaquepaque. We had eaten there before and love the relaxed fine dining ambiance, even for an old longhaired hiker like me. Joshua introduced himself as my waiter, and after taking my order he noticed my Nikon D800 — you can guess the rest of my story, photography. He also has a D800, but rather getting the new D810, he now has the D750 and loves it, which appears to be the majority opinion of many professional photographers — yes, Joshua Esquivel is an excellent professional photographer.
Joshua Esquivel, longtimesunshine.com
I had not yet seen any of his work, but I could tell from our conversation that he knew photography and was good, so I handed my camera to him and ask if he would take my photograph figuring that when he becomes famous I could say Joshua took my picture back when. (Ok, he could have been more creative.)
kenne at René’s — Image by joshua
It was a real pleasure meeting Joshua and now that we have crossed paths, may we stay connected in our journeys — peace, my friend.
kenne
— Federico Garcia Lorca
Joshua Esquivel, longtimesunshine.com
