Heading to Scottsdale, AZ..anyone with suggestions for landscape photography?

[Northstar]

I few shots from AZ....love this time of year down there, 80's with low humidity, and flowers in bloom everywhere.

Thanks again for suggestions...I went to Sedona, Pinnacle Peak, Phoenix botanical garden, and "lost dog trail".

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

I few shots from AZ....love this time of year down there, 80's with low humidity, and flowers in bloom everywhere.

Thanks again for suggestions...I went to Sedona, Pinnacle Peak, Phoenix botanical garden, and "lost dog trail".

Some pretty results. I think I recognize the spot in the first image - along the "Lost Dog Trailhead" , right? Sedona is always pretty easy to identify. You're right, by the way, this is the perfect time of year to visit AZ.

 

[Northstar]

I few shots from AZ....love this time of year down there, 80's with low humidity, and flowers in bloom everywhere.

Thanks again for suggestions...I went to Sedona, Pinnacle Peak, Phoenix botanical garden, and "lost dog trail".

Some pretty results. I think I recognize the spot in the first image - along the "Lost Dog Trailhead" , right? Sedona is always pretty easy to identify. You're right, by the way, this is the perfect time of year to visit AZ.

You're right! Second and fourth are pinnacle peak in north Scottsdale...second one was at sunrise, fourth was right after sunset.

Dustin...a lot colder for you now days eh?

 

[bholliman]

Arizona is one of the most beautiful states (if not the most beautiful) in the U.S. You could spend a year there and not see all the great areas to photograph.

Others have listed the top sites. I'm not sure if anybody mentioned Monument Valley in the northeast corner of the state, but its well woth the drive. Antelope Canyon in the Page area has some incredible eroded rock formations. As others have stated, the Grand Canyon and Sedona are "don't miss" sights. I prefer the North Rim of the Grand Canyon to the more heavily visited South Rim, but its a long drive around.

On our last visit I took a 7D with a 15-85mm standard zoom and a 100-400L for wildlife and isolation shots. When we go back I might rent a UWA zoom like the 16-35mm if I don't own one by then. I did lots of panoramas that turned out well however using the 15-85mm.

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

I few shots from AZ....love this time of year down there, 80's with low humidity, and flowers in bloom everywhere.

Thanks again for suggestions...I went to Sedona, Pinnacle Peak, Phoenix botanical garden, and "lost dog trail".

Some pretty results. I think I recognize the spot in the first image - along the "Lost Dog Trailhead" , right? Sedona is always pretty easy to identify. You're right, by the way, this is the perfect time of year to visit AZ.

You're right! Second and fourth are pinnacle peak in north Scottsdale...second one was at sunrise, fourth was right after sunset.

Dustin...a lot colder for you now days eh?

That's an understatement

 

[MrFotoFool]

Sedona does have its charm and undeniable beauty of the rocks but I really hate the way they have let cheap nasty development sprawl all over the place.

Agree 100 percent. Sedona should have been designated as a national park and now it is too late. (Yes parts are national forest land so you can get some clean views, but not general overviews which are marred by the city).