Saguaro National Park -1

Awwww … thank you, sweetie!!!!! Linda and I traipsed all over the area … she had every day planned out!!!! I’ve got a couple more of this particular spot … the shadow and light positively mesmerized me!!!!!

Hi Wendi!!! Thank you … I’m so excited about this particular shot, lol!!! So glad you liked it too!!!

Dennis, thank you!!!!

Hiiii DJ!!! Oh, thank you, sweetheart!!!!! You can’t imagine my excitement when I came upon this!!!!!! I went quietly nutz, lol!!!!

Hi Jennifer!!!!! Thank you … whoever the architect is / was .. they’re geniuses!!!

Hi Sandra, hon!!! I was practically giddy when I saw this place … I have a few more images of it I’ll upload in time … like chocolate … I couldn’t get enough of it!!!

thanks so much, Evita!!!! It was SO amazing!!!

Thank you, Carolyn!!!! I’m so glad you like this one, too!!!!

Hiiii Blair … thanks so much … I nearly fell over when I walked up to this place. You know that feeling you get … like … oh please let me have the camera settings right … please don’t let anyone walk in front of me … ????

Hiiii Chelsea!!!! thank you, sweetie!! Yepper … I’m back home in Maryland now … I was there from Thursday to Tuesday … what a different world Arizona is!!!!!

Thanks so much, Karen. When I walked up to this place … I was just in photographic shock!!!!! It was TOOOO PERFECT!! All I had to do was stand there and snap!!!!!

Thanks so much, Kelly!!!

Oh, Daniel … thank you!!!! But honestly, you’d have to be blind not to be just stunned by the beauty of this place!!!!

Thank you so much!!!

Ah, Joanne, you darling!!!! And the beauty of it is, there are MORE!! Everywhere I turned there was an amazing, amazing new perspective!!! WHEEEEE!!! Whoever the architect is, I’d love to know!!! I googled it, but didn’t come up with anything.

Hi Linda!!!! Thank you soooooooooo much!!!!

Thanks, Bevie-kinzz!!!!! If you guys could only have been with me … we’d have all been squealing with glee together!!!!!

Thanks, sweetie!!!!!!!

Oh, Barbara, you have to see it to believe it!!!!! I was practically hopping up and down with excitement!!!!! I’m trying to think what time of day we were there … I think we hit this place after lunch … so early / mid afternoon???

Hiiii David!!!! Thanks sooooo much … when I saw this place I thought of you and your wonderful sun and shadow images in the mosques. Of course it’s nothing as magnificent as that, but still, it was pretty amazing!!!! I’m so honored that you like it!!!!!

LOL!!!! You’re probably right … after all, it had to have been 5:00 someplace in the world, right????

Hi Steve … thank you so much!!

Hi Kathy … thank you … I’m glad you liked this one too … I think if any one of us here at RB had walked up to this place they’d have been just as excited, lol!!!

Hi Rose … thank you so much!!

Hi Lorraine!!!! Thanks, sweetie!!!!!

Thanks, Lyn!!!!!!!

LOL!!! I want to say thanks for your fabulous comment, Bill, but I’m sorry you felt dizzy!!!!! I’m not good with heights, so I feel your pain!!! Hugzz!!

Lynda … very much so … it was amazing!!!!

Hiiii Robin, hon!!!! OOO Thank you, thank you!!! Bless your heart … thanks for the “eye” comment, but you’d have to be blind not to see this extraordinary image!!!!! I have oodles more … will post them all before I’m done, lol!!!!! Thanks again, sweetie!!!

Oh, thank you, thank you … but it was one of those sights that just smacked me in the eye the minute I walked up to it!!!!! And to think I considered staying in the car!!!! AHHH!!!!

Hi Carol … isn’t it an amazing place!!!! I’d LOVE to meet the architect!!! Thanks so much!!!

Honestly, sweetie, you’d have to be blind to miss this opportunity, lol!!!!!

... laughing … yes … and I’m completely tickled that you do!!! I have a party in my head every time I think of all my friends here at RB being with me and snapping away at this place!!!!!

Oh, Bob!!!! I’m so excited that you’re familiar with this amazing place!!!!!! I’ll have to come visit your portfolio!!!!! Thank you so much for your kind note!!!!! I’m honored that you think I “captured” it well enough to do it justice!!!!!

Thank you so much!!!!!

Hello dear Mike!!!!! Thank you!!!

LOL!!! Well, live and learn … don’t worry … we all get the names goofed up occasionally!!!!!

Hi George … oh, I’m so glad you like the blue … there was a brief instant in which I wondered if this should be b&w, but I’m a color person … and decided that the blue was much better. So glad you agree, hon!!!!! Hugzzz!!!

thank you so much!!!! That’s a wonderful compliment … I’m honored!!!!

thanks, sweetie!!!!!! I’m glad you liked it!!!

Hi Shaun!!!! Thank you … it was almost dizzyingly beautiful standing there!!!

Thanks, Luda!!!!! Yes, that’s exactly right … it does have a zebra thing going on, lol!!!!! Hugzz!!

Thanks so, so much Rod!!!!! I was positively giddy when i saw this place!!!! Soooo pleased you like it too!!

... Von … you always make me laugh!!! Thank you!!!!!

Dearest Graham!!!!! Thank you soooo very much!!!!! I’m completely honored that you liked this one!!!!!!

Thank you so much, Liza!!!!! The place just knocked me off my feet when I walked up there!!!!

Ahhh Steve … Thank you so much … I wish I could take credit for this … but it’s the clever architect, whoever he / she is, who deserves our admiration!!!!!!! I just happened to be there with the camera at the right time!!!!!

Thanks so much Colleen!!!!!!!

Thanks, John!!!!

Thanks, Mary!!!

Hi Deon!!!! Thank you so very much … I’d love to have the chance to see the looks on the faces of all our RB friends as they walk up the steps to this amazing place!!!!!

Ah, darlin’ ... thank you so much!!!!!! I had nothing to do with it … just snapped the shutter, lol!!!!!!! It’s truly an incredible spot!!

Hi Erika!!!! thank you!!!!! WHEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! LOL!!!

HAHAHA!!! Good ole’ Lori!!!!!! Uncross your eyes, sweetie … you’ll get a headache!!!!! Glad you liked this crazy thing, hon!!!!! Thank you!!! Hugzzzz!!!!

Hi meredeth!!!! Thank you so much!!!

Hi Eran … thank you, thank you!!

Hi David … thank you!! it is a fun one, isn’t it!!

Hi John!!!! Thanks so much for your note!! I was only in the Tucson area for a few days … don’t know if I’ll ever get back. But my husband has been in the area you’re describing and I know he’d love to go back. He talks about sunrise at Sedona the way I talk about good photography equipment, with deep reverence!!! Maybe someday!!

Thank you, sweetie … it was pretty amazing to see!!

thank you so very much!!!!! I really love this image … what a lucky break for me to be there when I was!!!

Thank you so, so much … when I saw it, it was one of those moments when you realize you’re in the presence of something truly great, lol!!!

Thank you so much!!!! All the credit really has to go to the architect … all I did was stand there and click!!!!!! Whoever designed this place really must be amazing!!!!

Thank you, Toby!!!!! Scenes like this don’t come along every day … but when they do, I’ll click away!!!!!

hey Larry … thank you so much!!!!!!!

... laughing .. if only you could have seen me … standing there … gaping at these incredible shadow patterns!!!!

thank you, Anne!!! yes “exciting” is the perfect description!!!! i went a little nutty!!! LOL!!!

Thank you so much, sweetie!!! YAY!!!!!

Hi Henk!!!! Thank you, thank you!!!!! This is one of my faves … I really seem to be drawn to architectural photography lately!!!

LOL!!!! Isa you are SUCH a dear!!! HUGZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OH WOW!!!! YAY!!!!! Thank you thank you sooooo much!!!! What a wonderful honor!!!!!!!!

Hi Dave!!!! Thank you so much … it was a jaw dropper … I think people who don’t “see” this kind of stunning beauty would have to be blind, lol!!!! Thanks again!!!!

Hi steve … thank you very much … this is one of my personal favorites … so glad you liked it too!!!!

OOOO Ale … how could I have missed seeing your dear comment!!! Thank you, thank you dear friend!!!

Thank you, Coy, you have no idea the skip my heart took when I saw this incredible sight!!!

BRUCE!!!!! Dear Bruce!!!! A horribly belated but most heartfelt thank you!!!!!!!! laughing at your “software” comment … sooooo true!!!! When the image is right, it’s right!!!! Thank you again, dear boy!!!!

Thank you, thank you BigD!!!!! So sorry I missed your note earlier!!!!! I’ve got to tell you … this was one of those occasions that nearly dropped me to my knees with its beauty. I was in AWE!!!!!

ELLEN ELLEN ELLEN!!!!! WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! OO OO OOOOO !!!! Soooo exciting!!!! Thank you, sweetheart!!!!!! YEEE HAAAAAA!!!!!

Hello, hello darling girl!!!!! I’ve been thinking about you lately … hoping all is well on your end of our beautiful blue ball!!!!!!!! Thank you sooooo much!!!! A super-great honor and I’m tickled PINK!!! YAY!!!

Thank you, Robert!!! I’m thrilled!!

Thanks so much, Martin!!!!! It’s such an honor … every entry was breathtaking!!!!