PAGE 8 • SUMMER 2013
Favorite photographs BY ANDY TOWLE ROUNDUP PHOTOGRAPHER
Some photographers have favorite places that offer them opportunities other locations may not. But from my perspective, great images present themselves when you least expect it. Occasionally, one captures that moment. Green Valley Park offers itself to those who ply its places. Witness this Great Blue Heron, conducting his wild business in public. Knowing the Mogollon Rim, in all its seasons, has its rewards. Ponderosa Powder, offers a testament to a moment that is fleeting but memorable. I have passed that same spot many times since, but never seen the image offered again. The Beeline Cruise-In may transport some to a cherished time in their personal history, and Airport Road can be a window into that time, for it has the curves, the hills and the views one cannot capture anywhere else. The Sunflower Fire, as seen from Airport Road, brings a potential tragedy close to home and provides a perspective on what is important in a person’s life. Arizona also boasts many lakes, but few have the appeal of Willow Lake with its two long, parallel, fingers stretching out until they turn suddenly into marsh. Therein lies opportunity. Peaceful images of tranquility wait for capture. Having wandered down the streams of my childhood hunting frogs, turtles and attempting to capture fish barehanded, I still have a love of rushing water crashing over rocks with its bubbly flow and soothing sound. Tonto Creek has no equal in this realm.
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