Tucson Photography Group

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𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁: Ernest J. Schweit

Tucson Mountain Park

I love the blue light of twilight; its so peaceful and serene. That's when I made this image. It was the end of a long, late afternoon shoot there and I was thinking about heading out, but then I remembered one of the lessons I've written about in my blog: never give up on twilight. So I hung out and found this composition. It has all the elements I love about the desert landscape: soft mountains shrouded in shadow, a painted sky and a stand of stoic saguaro. Shot with Sony A7r2 and Sony 70 to 200 f4 lens: f6.3 at 125th of a second. Thanks for the opportunity to show my work. If you have the space, I'd love a plug for my blog: https://ernestjschweit.substack.com.

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𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁: Daniel Lacroix

Death Valley California

I was hiking the Mesquite Dunes in Death valley at dawn, looking forward to catch the first rays of the sun. When I photograph this scene I had seen ths photographer walking toward my composition. I waited and the magic happen.
Canon R5 with Canon 100-400
Shot at 100mm
ISO 200
f8
1/400s

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Astro Photography Meetup | West Rancho Feliz Dr., Tucson - 8pm - 2 Hours | Sun 14 Jun 2026

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𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁: Daniel Lacroix

Death Valley California

I am a member of the Saddlebrooke Photo Club in Tucson Arizona. A group of members took a trip to Death Valley at the end of January to 1st week of February. I was up at the crack of dawn to catch the first light of the sun coming over the Mesquite Dunes. It was a challenging shooting as we did not have any wind to clear the dunes of foot prints, but by using a longer lens I was able to catch this scene. This hoto was then processed in Lightroom and Photoshop.

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Studio Photography Class | Shadows Lane, OroValley AZ - 9am - 3 Hours | Sun 31 May 2026

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𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁: VICTORIA NEWMAN

Newport Beach, CA

The Bird of Paradise takes me back to my childhood growing up watching them grow and bloom in my backyard. So colorful, they symbolize flight, freedom, faithfulness and paradise. Their flowers remind me of birds wings, and so it's no coincidence that I also love birds and birdwatching! This photo was taken in Newport Beach, California, taken with a Canon R5, RF 100-400 lens.

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𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁: Krystyna Brooks Photography

Tanque Verde Valley Tucson, AZ

Nikon D850 with 600mm f4, 1/2000s, Auto ISO 360. I spotted a hawk when I stepped out my door so ran back in to grab my wildlife setup. Of course, by time I got back out with the camera the hawk was gone. Since I had gone through the trouble of hauling out this big lens, I wandered around in the late afternoon light looking for other birds. That is when I spotted ground squirrels foraging across the street. I knew I was shooting into the sun, but bokeh can be a nice side effect. So, I got down low, utilized foreground to separate the subjects and focused on any squirrel that popped up. This image is considerably cropped but the mega pixels of the D850 can tolerate it. Getting down low with small subjects gives the viewer a moment to step into their world and changes the perspective/mood of a photo.

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𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁: Allen Woodruff

NW Tucson

I was doing something in my backyard and looked over to the mountains and saw this. Had to go back in the house and grab my camera. Sometimes you just get lucky. I use a Nikon D810 with a Tamron 70-300mm. The image was processed in Lightroom and Photoshop.

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Black and White Photography how Ansel Adams did it | Shadows Lane, OroValley AZ - 8:30am - 2 Hours | Sun 17 May 2026

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Street Photography at Night Meetup | Historic Fourth Avenue, Tucson - 7pm - 2 Hours | Sat 09 May 2026

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