Category: #northern Arizona

• Large and small, great and humble: Lightning and moss

  We celebrate the monsoon here in northern Arizona. Its storms bring gigantic bolts of lightning but also trickle down to the roots of humble plants. Among the most humble are mosses. Many of my photographic heroes give us marvelous captures of lightning and forest mosses— one or the other, not usually both. Lightning requires a…

  jwilce

  July 31, 2026

  #clouds, #FlagstaffArizona, #northern Arizona, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, #photonarratives, #technological improvement, #technology, Arizona, Cloud Photography, FAA: Fine Art America, macro photography, Mirrorless cameras, OM1 camera, outdoor photography, photo websites, professionalism, skies, Special effects, websites

  #northern Arizona, #olympusphotography, #photography, electriity, Flagstaff, high voltage lightning, macro photography, plants, structure of mosses, tiny plant parts

• Clouds of Dawn, Clouds of Storm

  Jim of outdoorswithcamera loves dawn photos, and photos of clouds at any time of day

  jwilce

  July 24, 2026

  #clouds, #colors, #FlagstaffArizona, #MountElden, #nature, #northern Arizona, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, #photonarratives, #technological improvement, Arizona, Cloud Photography, FAA: Fine Art America, landscape photography, Mirrorless cameras, OM1 camera, outdoor photography, photo websites, skies, Sunrises, websites

• Prints on sale

  I am letting you know about a 20% mark-down in the price of my prints, jim-wilce.pixels.com

  jwilce

  May 23, 2026

  #bird photography, #FlagstaffArizona, #nature, #northern Arizona, #outdoor photography, #parks, #photoblog, #photography, #wildlife photography, #wings, Arizona, bird photography, bird photos, Birds On the Ground, FAA: Fine Art America, Flagstaff Parks, Gift ideas, Mirrorless cameras, outdoor photography, photo websites, wildlife photography

  #birds, #nature, #northern Arizona, #olympusphotography, #photography, #publicspaces

• Woodpeckers at nest-hole

  Hairy Woodpeckers Busy At Nest Hole in Snag With her usual genius for showing me great shots or videos, my wife urged me to set up to shoot this pair of Hairy woodpeckers. As she said, filming them was easy because the two birds’ ins and outs were so predictable. Did they have eggs in…

  jwilce

  May 9, 2026

  #bird photography, #FlagstaffArizona, #nature, #northern Arizona, #outdoor photography, #photography, #technological improvement, #wildlife photography, #wings, Arizona, bird photography, bird photos, Ecology, Mirrorless cameras, OM1 camera, outdoor photography, photo websites, professionalism, snags, snags, videos, Videos, websites, wildlife, wildlife photography

  #birds, #getolympus, #nature, #northern Arizona, #olympusphotography, #photography, Flagstaff

• Why Snags?

  Read on, then follow the link to… Video narrative explaining why I am “Hooked on snags” I have been photographing snags for years. A snag is a dead tree still standing, and — CRUCIALLY— still contributing to its environment This post is all about a 1.5 minute video. It includes movie clips and still photographs…

  jwilce

  April 2, 2026

  #FlagstaffArizona, #northern Arizona, #photography, #raptors, #wildlife photography, animal behavior, landscape photography, snags, snags

  #nature, #northern Arizona, #photography, Nature photography

• The Marvelous Blood Moon

  Like me, you might have been thrilled to see the total eclipse of the moon, turning it blood red. Wow! I got out of bed at 2:30 a.m. and took care of last minute things. I arrived at Lake Mary and began shooting at 4:00 I have blogged about the photographic results and my reflections…

  jwilce

  March 8, 2026

  #digital cameras, #FlagstaffArizona, #gifts, #moon, #Moonsets, #nightsky, #northern Arizona, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, #technological improvement, #technology, Arizona, art, goingpro, holiday gift ideas, holiday gifts, Mirrorless cameras, Mountains And Trees, OM1 camera, outdoor photography, Personal, Photo Editing, photo websites, professionalism, rural America, skies, Special effects, Stars, websites

  #nature, #northern Arizona, #olympusphotography, #publicspaces, blood moon, digital art, fine-art photography, Flagstaff, Flagstaff and vicinity, Lake Mary, lunar eclipse

• Pulling back the Curtain

  In my latest WilcePhotos blog post, I pull back the curtain on my editing process.

  jwilce

  February 22, 2026

  #photography, landscape photography, Photo Editing, Photoshop, winter, Winter scenes, Winter scenes

  #Arizona, #nature, #northern Arizona, #photography

• Photo-Trip to Verde Valley Bears Fruit

  Two nights, three days In my latest blog post on WilcePhotos.com I share five photos that capture the power, the mystery, and the beauty of northern Arizona. That post, and this “meta-post” focus on Clarkdale, Cottonwood, and adjacent to the Verde Valley, up Oak Creek Canyon and its West Fork. Here are some of the…

  jwilce

  January 12, 2026

  #bird photography, #clouds, #digital cameras, #northern Arizona, #OlympusE-M1-Markii camera, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, #photonarratives, #raptors, #sunsets, #technological improvement, #wildlife photography, #wings, Arizona State Parks, bird photography, bird photos, Cloud Photography, goingpro, Mirrorless cameras, National Forest Service lands, OM1 camera, outdoor photography, Personal, Photo Editing, photo websites, professionalism, Verde Valley Arizona, websites, wildlife photography

  #Arizona, #getolympus, #nature, #northern Arizona, #photography, #publicspaces, bald eagle, Clarkdale Arizona, great blue heron, large birds, Oak Creek Canyon, red rocks, Sedona Arizona and vicinity, Verde Valley Arizona

• WilcePhotos post asks “What is a macro shot?”

  In my latest blog post I recognize “I am no epert in macro, but I am a learner— of late, mainly Amy Horn!I In my new blog post on WilcePhotos, I try to define macro photography. But in the end, for me, what matters is not the lens or a formal technique, but achieving the…

  jwilce

  August 16, 2025

  #digital cameras, #FlagstaffArizona, #flowers, #gifts, #insects, #northern Arizona, #outdoor photography, #photography, #technological improvement, #technology, Arizona, goingpro, insect photography, macro photography, Mirrorless cameras, outdoor photography, Photo Editing, photo websites, Photoshop, professionalism, websites

  #getolympus, #insects, #nature, #northern Arizona, #olympusphotography, #photography

• Happy 4th!

  See my new blog post and Fireworks gallery. Download digital copies of video and photos! Just for you, found only here— a photo shot at the 2022 pyrotecnic display at the Rodeo Grounds of Williams AZ. 4 second exposure, ISO 64 f/20. Contact me for more information!

  jwilce

  July 4, 2025

  #northern Arizona, #OlympusE-M1-Markii camera, #photoblog, #photography, #photonarratives

  #photography, 4th of July, Fireworks, Independence Day

• Blogging about my recent “Canyon Country” sojourn

  Click here— https://www.wilcephotos.com/blog/bp/canyon-country The Colorado River has been dammed several times. I recently visited the region largely defined by Glen Canyon Dam, which formed Lake Powell and today is part of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. But for at least 190 million years, natural forces formed slot canyons. The photos I have posted thus…

  jwilce

  June 2, 2025

  #colors, #nightsky, #northern Arizona, #OlympusE-M1-Markii camera, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, #sunsets, #technological improvement, Arizona, light and shadow, Mirrorless cameras, National Parks, OM1 camera, outdoor photography, photo websites, professionalism, rural America, skies, Stars, Sunsets, websites

  Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Page Arizona, slot canyons

• From Local Lake Mary To Western South Dakota: Photos Available

  Three beautiful images!

  jwilce

  November 19, 2024

  #moon, #northern Arizona, #raptors, #technological improvement, #wildlife photography, bird photos, Black Hills, holiday gift ideas, holiday gifts, OM1 camera

  #photography, bald eagles, northern Arizona

• Blog post on Zenfolio

  Visit my blog on wilcephotos.zenfoliosite.com

  jwilce

  September 4, 2024

  #clouds, #FlagstaffArizona, #northern Arizona, #OlympusE-M1-Markii camera, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, Mirrorless cameras, Mountains, Mountains And Trees, outdoor photography, panoramas, Photo Editing, photo websites, San Francisco Peaks, skies, Sunrises

  #Arizona, #getolympus, #nature, #northern Arizona, #olympusphotography, #photography, Flagstaff

• Photos Newly Featured

  Please visit me on Fine Art America, to browse, to follow me there, or to shop!

  jwilce

  July 9, 2024

  #FlagstaffArizona, #northern Arizona, #photography, FAA: Fine Art America, holiday gift ideas, Jigsaw puzzles, outdoor photography, professionalism

  #Arizona, #nature, #olympusphotography, #photography

• Pulling back the curtain: Stages in the preparation of photos for posting

  I invite you to subscribe to Outdoors With Camera, my blog. You can do so for free. Just enter your email address, and you will receive notices when I post (not more than a couple of times a week, on average), and free access to subscriber-only content. If you want a paid subscription you can…

  jwilce

  June 8, 2024

  #bird photography, #digital cameras, #FlagstaffArizona, #northern Arizona, #outdoor photography, #photography, #raptors, #wildlife photography, OM1 camera, rural America