Category: skies

• 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

• 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

• Photo-Editing: My Approach

  This post discusses what I have done with a single photo taken in Joshua Tree National Park. (To see all of my Joshua Tree photos click here.) To be honest, my editing is as much play as it is work! I admit, also, that I produce many versions of one photo and do not always…

  jwilce

  January 28, 2026

  #California, #digital cameras, #outdoor photography, #parks, #photoblog, #photography, #technological improvement, #technology, California, goingpro, landscape photography, light and shadow, Mirrorless cameras, Mountains, Mountains And Trees, National Parks, outdoor photography, panoramas, Photo Editing, photo websites, Photoshop, skies, Sotware, Special effects, Subscriber-only content

  #getolympus, #nature, #photography, #publicspaces, Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave Desert, Southern California landscape photography

• A new photo taken in Joshua Tree National Park

  Visit my Joshua Tree National Park gallery for more photos like this, and a high definition version of this exact edit. Please subscribe to outdoorswithcamera to see special contents! I am preparing a this value-added post like this one for subscribers. Did I mention that subscribing is free?

  jwilce

  January 27, 2026

  #California, #digital cameras, #outdoor photography, #parks, #photoblog, #photography, #photonarratives, #technological improvement, California, goingpro, landscape photography, light and shadow, Mirrorless cameras, Mountains And Trees, National Parks, OM1 camera, outdoor photography, panoramas, panoramic art, Photo Editing, photo websites, Photoshop, skies

  #nature, #olympusphotography, #photography, #publicspaces, fine art photography, joshua trees in cactus family, light and color, Mojave Desert, national parks and monuments, rock formations, Southern California landscape photography

• 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

• News from wilcephotos.com!

  Enjoy while honoring the effort and soul that artists put into their work.

  jwilce

  January 11, 2025

  #bird photography, #OlympusE-M1-Markii camera, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, #wildlife photography, #wings, bird photography, bird photos, Birds On the Ground, Bosque del Apache, Mirrorless cameras, National Parks, National Wildlife Refuges, New Mexico, outdoor photography, Petrified Forest, Photo Editing, photo websites, Photoshop, skies, Sunrises, websites, wildlife photography

  #birds, #getolympus, #nature, #photography, Bosque del Apache, National Parks and Wildlife Refuges, New Mexico, Painted Desert, travel

• 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

• Skies Full Of Color: Clouds, Trees, Mountains And Moon

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  jwilce

  June 22, 2024

  #photography, skies

  #getolympus, #nature, #northern Arizona, #photography, camera, lens-artists, sky photos, travel