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Very proud to say I've won another photo contest -- this one for National Geographic Adventure Magazine. Here is my winning image:

Here is the link to the contest page and the other winning images:

http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/2008/08/reader-photo-contest-pho...

And here is the image on www.corneveaux.com:

http://www.corneveaux.com/gallery2/v/GE2/GreenRiverSunset.jpg.html

August is probably one of the best months to live in Phoenix. Sure, if you're heat sensitive or like to whine a lot, Phoenix is not the place for you. But besides being centrally located to some of the finest places American Southwest, if not the world, Phoenix is home to some absolutely incredible thunderstorms. Tonight, August 28, 2008 we had one of the best lightning storms I can remember.

I've put together some video I took while I was out trying to photo graph the storm from my driveway... The music is probably rather abrasive to most, but hey, its my website :D  Anyway -- this is just a taste of this insane storm, and my pocket camera is not great for video, but it gets the point across. I've also posted my 5 favorite shots from tonight.

   

Hope you enjoyed! I have more of my lighting shots available here:

http://corneveaux.com/gallery2/v/miscellenea/monsoon/

1. Sunrise on the White Rim Trail, 2. The Cruise Ship, 3. I'm on the edge, 4. Violent Vector, 5. Green River Overlook, 6. Flowing into the ancient past

Wow, it has taken 3 months to get this series of photos up and ready to post. It takes quite a bit of time to churn out web worthy content like this!! Click the mosaic any of the image links or the direct link here to view this stunning album--

corneveaux.com/gallery2/v/GE2

Anyway, this is my 2nd 'Great Escape' adventure to Southern Utah for Spring Break. This is only my 2nd year doing photography and I am starting to amaze myself with what I can pull off. Three years ago I took my first amazing digital photo in Wire Pass. I took this shot with a cheap Pentax camera, no real thought about exposure, dynamic range, composition----

The year after this trip I was back to Southern UItah - this time with a 4x4 and a little better point and shoot camera. The photos were better as my skills had developed in the intervening time..

And now the Great Escape 2.0 - my skills have really improved and I have moved into an entry level Canon SLR camera. I owe a lot of gratitude to a number of people who have helped, funded, inspired and encouraged me to pursue my photographic exploits.

This was a 9-day, 1600 mile loop around Lake Powell from Phoenix. About 800 miles driven were off road. Saw some of the most beautiful places the world has to offer.

I came home with over 28 gigs of photos, some 7,500 frames. Granted, ~4,000 of those frames were for 2 different timelapse sequences, but yea, a bunch of photos...

Back from a trip on a photography excursion to Hunt's Mesa in Monument Valley with my friend Charles Wood last weekend. Monument Valley is largely closed to the public so this was a trip guided by a local Navajo Tom Philips. I really enjoyed the trip - short but since Tom and his crew drive you right to the good spots, drop you off to photograph sunset while they set-up camp and cook makes this a perfect way to shoot over 600 frames in less than 24 hours. Furthermore, Tom is a photographer himself, so he provides great local knowledge with the photographer's eye.

Here is his website: monumentvalley.com

I did the overnight the Hunt's Mesa Photo Tour. Expensive but well worth it. Without Tom, I would never get to see the back country of the 8th Wonder of the World.

Click the mosaic below to see my images from the trip:

http://corneveaux.com/gallery2/v/Hunts  (Direct link to photos)

Also, since there were 8 people in our group, 4 of whom are photographers - there wasn't enough room in Tom's vehicles for everyone and our tons of cameras, tripods, and other photonut gear - I got to take my truck on the 3 hour 4x4 trail to the top of the mesa!! So awesome!!!!! Few white guys have had the fortune of backcountry wheeling in Monument Valley!

Here is the map of my GPS tracks. You can also download the Google Earth KML

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Took my mom and Winnie to the Chiricahuas this past weekend. What a cool spot, definitely a favorite of mine. Below is a Google map of the full 3-day GPS tracklog for the trip. You can also click HERE to open a new window with the full google map.

I also have posted pictures on my photo site which can be found HERE. They're also on my Flickr page HERE.

Here is the map of my GPS tracks. You can also download the Google Earth KML

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