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American Southwest

Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah and Wyoming

Featured Work

White Sands Yucca by TheBlindHog

Very few plants are able to survive the harsh environment at White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. Happily, the fast growing yucca is one such hardy specimen. I captured this one in early evening light. Pentax K20D, 1/50 @ F14, ISO 200, ISO 200.
Waco Suspension Bridge by Terence Russell

The Waco Suspension Bridge crosses the Brazos River in Waco, Texas. It is a single-span suspension bridge with a main span of 475 feet (145 m). Opened in 1869, it contains nearly 3 million bricks. It is located north of Downtown Waco, connecting Indian Springs Park with M.L.K Jr. Park, which is north of the Brazos. Every year on Independence Day, the bridge serves as a place where thousands of locals gather to watch fireworks. Before 1869, crossing the Brazos River was a time-consuming and sometimes dangerous ordeal. The only way to cross the river was via ferry, and due to the location of Waco on the growing Chisholm Trail, local businessmen knew that a bridge was needed to support commerce. A charter was received from the state in 1866, with John A. Roebling and Son tapped to build. The construction was supervised by Thomas M. Griffith. Due to lack of machine shops in the Waco area, getting the materials to the building site was a journey in itself. The nearest railroad was 100 miles (160 km) away, and the closest town with artisans with the skills needed was Galveston, over 212 miles (341 km) from the build site. Supplies were loaded onto a steamer in Galveston, and ferried to Bryan. From there, they were loaded onto wagons pulled by oxen. The pothole filled dirt road from Bryan to Waco was bad, even by 1800s Texas standards. The twin double-towers that anchored the span were considered to be a marvel of engineering at the time, containing nearly 3 million bricks, which, to the oxen’s rapture, were produced locally. The bridge collected its first toll on January 1, 1870. While a plaque on the bridge claims the 475-foot (145 m) span made it one of the longest single-span bridges in the world at the time, longer suspension bridges were already in use in the United States. The bridge was wide enough for stagecoaches to pass each other, or for cattle to cross one side of the bridge, and humans to cross the other side. Being the only bridge to cross the Brazos at the time, the cost of building the bridge, which was estimated to be $141,000 was quickly paid back. Tolls were 5 cents per head of cattle that crossed, along with a charge for pedestrian traffic. In 1889, the bridge was sold to McLennan County, which removed all tolls. In 1913-1914, major reconstruction occurred on the bridge, replacing the older steel with higher gauge, and trusses were added to accommodate the span to carry heavier weights. This doubled as a new pedestrian walkway. By 1971, the bridge had seen over 100 years of traffic. What started out as a Cattle Bridge had become a vehicular bridge, and the state historical committee decided that it was time to be retired, with larger and arguably safer bridges being built since the inception of the Waco Suspension Bridge. The bridge, by all accounts, helped to transform Waco from a small frontier town to a major commercial center. Today, the bridge is open to foot traffic only, and is on the National Register of Historic Places. National Register of Historic Places info Waco Suspension Bridge ** (added 1970 – Structure – #70000850) / At Bridge St., over the Brazos River, Waco / Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering / Architect, builder, or engineer: Griffith,Thomas M., John A. Roebling Co. / Architectural Style: No Style Listed / Area of Significance: Architecture, Engineering, Transportation, Commerce / Period of Significance: 1850-1874 / Owner: Local Gov’t / Historic Function: Transportation / Historic Sub-function: Road-Related / Current Function: Transportation / Current Sub-function: Road-Related
Mesa Arch Sunrise. by Philippe Widling

Mesa Arch, in Canyonlands National Park, Utah, faces east and is a perfect location for a dramatic sunrise image. The clouds blocked the horizon at sunrise, but my patience was rewarded when the sun suddenly broke through a small gap in the clouds for a brief moment.
Doomsday on Cadillac Ranch by Christine Elise McCarthy

Route 66, Cadillac Ranch Featured in: / American Southwest – Nov 2009
NIGHT COMES GLORIOUSLY by arvyart

We all know how usually the night approaches. But did you ever see how it comes vestured in its glory? By the Creator’s will, fiery horse pulls it behind galloping valleys westward and jumping over mountain ranges on his way. Good night Nevada, good night! Those who don’t believe in miracles will never see them…
Church on the Rio Grande by pmistric

Location : In Big Bend Ranch State Park (Lajitas, Texas) stands the Contrabando movie set. Mini-series “Streets of Laredo” was filmed there. The church is fake, but makes for good photography. RedBubble Art Feature – “Texas” RedBubble Art Feature – “American Southwest” RedBubble Art Feature – “The Wild West Show” Eyefetch site – 2nd place – “Free Study”- The Vivid Friendship Colors Group
Apache by Bezay

Strength, Determination & Pride – there in his eyes Let these languages of these who came first never be forgotten, the lure of the city and money is dwindling the old ways In order for man to move forward we must always remember our past Albuequerque, New Mexico / /
Hay Bales by Sherry Adkins

Found in small town in the Texas Panhandle.HDR and tone mapped after using three images of the same original, one overexposed, one underexposed, and one correctly exposed and opened them in Photomatix. HDR and tonned mapped,
Glowing Golden Gate by Ann J. Przyojski

Twilight capture of the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, CA. Image shot with a Canon 50D at 28mm focal len, f/13, 30 sec, ISO 200. Featured ‘Canon DSLR’ – Nov 09 / Featured ’#1 Artists of RedBubble’ – Nov. 09 / Featured ‘American Southwest’ – Nov. 09
Volcanoes 10 by Karl Eschenbach

Petroglyph National Monument, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
San Xavier Mission by Gary Campbell

Graphite drawing of San Xavier Mission, Tucson, Arizona, 2008. FEATURED IN VISUAL ARTISTS OF GREEN VALLEY – 10/27/09 FEATURED IN AMERICAN SOUTHWEST – 11-16-09
RMNP / Mt Nimbus & Mt Stratus by dzf1z1

From Timber Creek area of Rocky Mountain National Park I was over looking two mountain tops in the distance. Mt Nimbus at 12706 ft (3873m) above sea level and Mt. Stratus at 12480 ft (3804m) above sea level. I was looking down on this mountain peak and was around 14000 ft above sea level. As you can tell, there were two distinct cloud layers. One below me at about the height of the two mountains in the picture and one more above me about 400 ft over my head. So I shooting between two layers of clouds. / The layer overhead had some holes in the cloud layer where the sun light shot through to the lower layer. No matter what you shoot with the camera, you can just never capture the actual beauty of being there in person. Thanks for looking. DZF1Z1 Nikon D300 / Lens: 18-200mm VR / Aperature: F/9 / Focal Length: 55mm / ISO: 250 / Exposure: 1/100s Paint Shop Pro Ultimate X2 /

Recent Work

Last Wave by Ann J. Przyojski

Sunset at Venice beach, CA Image shot with a Canon 50D at 70mm focal len, f/8 ec -1, 1/50, ISO 200.
Superstition Is The Name by Chet King

Superstition Mountain near Apache Junction, AZ.
A Beautiful Desert Sunset by CynLynn

I am leaving Las Cruces today, to return to Ohio. I will so miss the sun and blue skies. What a way to end the long trip with this beautiful view.
Understanding Liberty by pmistric

Location: This is a 5-ft replica of the Statue of Liberty that sits off the road of Terlingua, Texas.
Mountains of Capitol Reef National Park by justinbaer

Capitol Reef is an amazing place. It is located in Utah about a four hour drive south of Salt Lake City. It has rugged mountains with fertile soil near the river where amazing fruit orchards are plentiful. / Canon 50d / 12-24mm
Recovery by Jay Ryser

I was out last weekend in the middle of a pretty good snow storm looking for foxes, and the only thing I found was another photographer friend who was having the same luck as me (which is to say, none at all). Fortunately, today was a great day – still lots of snow in places (and red foxes look fantastic against the snow), lots of light cloud cover that acted light a giant diffuser for the light, and lots of foxes. How many foxes? I saw at least half a dozen. They were all over the place – more than I think I’ve ever seen at one time in my little fox hole. Part of it could be that the recent storm and recovery from all the damage has really cleared out a lot of the dense brush, and it’s a lot easier to spot the foxes. After everything that has happened, the little area is recovering nicely. I was concerned right after the storm and with all the bad luck the resident wildlife was experiencing that the place would never be the same and would never recover, at least in a way the place had been before. I’m pleased to be so wrong. The is the male I used to refer to as the beta male, now definitely the area’s new alpha. He’s much more bold than he was before. It’s fascinating to watch him grow into his new role. Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) / Wheat Ridge, CO / Sony a700 / Sigma 300/f/2.8 / Jobu gimbal, Giottos tripod ISO 400, f/2.8, 1/2000sec
Saguaro Dawn by Chet King

An October dawn near Apache Junction, AZ. Canon 50D 17-85mm zoom, auto exposure.
Salt Lake Night Time Cityscape by Michael E. Frye

A black and white of downtown Salt Lake City, Utah at night. Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT / Exposure: 15 / Aperture: f/22.0 / Focal Length: 48 mm / ISO Speed: 100
Within by justinbaer

This image was taken inside a hot air balloon at the Reno Balloon Races in Nevada. The owner of the balloon was kind enough to invite us inside while the balloon was on its side being filled with air. He did stop the filling of air process so we could take the pictures. / Canon 20d / 28-200mm
Magical Light by Ann J. Przyojski

Sunset on Washington Street pier, Venice, CA Image shot with a Canon 50D at 75mm focal len, f/2.8, 1/800, ISO 200. Featured ‘Beautiful’ – Nov. 09
Sayre, Oklahoma by Christine Elise McCarthy

Route 66

A group for art from the American South Western states of Arizona
California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah and Wyoming. Ancient ruins and caves, Canyons and arches, beaches to mountains, volcanic craters to lakes; not to mention the wildlife that calls these states home. Show us your best images from some of the most beautiful places in the states that make up the South West of the USA

Please only use this group to showcase these beautiful states and what they have to offer not happy snaps of the family kitten in the back yard or images that focus on a person only. Any images of these nature will be automatically rejected with no reason.

Shot of the Week
California ~ Challenge winner
“Rising above the Fog” By Patricia Montgomery