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High Dynamic Series

High Dynamic Range photography (HDR), the art of combining varying exposures of the same image to create a more dynamic range of luminescence, has become popular in this new century. I strive to create worthy and even daring subjects – which includes incorporating the full blazing sun into some of my shots. Colors can become more vivid in HDR, and there’s an overall painterly effect in many of these images. Sometimes a magical or enchanted one.

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  • The entrance to the famous San Xavier near sunset with dramatic clouds in Tucson, Arizona

    The entrance to the famous San Xavier near sunset with dramatic clouds in Tucson, Arizona

  • Ominous storm clouds over Tucson and Mountains.

    Ominous storm clouds over Tucson and Mountains.

  • An apartment complex stairway in Tucson, Arizona

    An apartment complex stairway in Tucson, Arizona

  • The full moon shines in the tip of a saguaro cactus arm in Southern Arizona.

    The full moon shines in the tip of a saguaro cactus arm in Southern Arizona.

  • The moon rises over a Tucson apartment complex.

    The moon rises over a Tucson apartment complex.

  • An amazing, dramatic, and colorful sunset above a back yard with a circle garden in Tucson, Arizona.

    An amazing, dramatic, and colorful sunset above a back yard with a circle garden in Tucson, Arizona.

  • Downtown Tucson Art and Architectural Overlay at the Joel D. Valdez Main Library Plaza

    Downtown Tucson Art and Architectural Overlay at the Joel D. Valdez Main Library Plaza

  • The sun appears to be an atomic explosion behind a Pima County Fair amusement ride.

    The sun appears to be an atomic explosion behind a Pima County Fair amusement ride.

  • Tucson’s Time Market is part café, part espresso bar, part grocery story, and part wine & beer shop -- a cozy little destination

    Tucson’s Time Market is part café, part espresso bar, part grocery story, and part wine & beer shop -- a cozy little destination

  • Clogs near my kitchen sliding door receive the late day sunlight and shadows.

    Clogs near my kitchen sliding door receive the late day sunlight and shadows.

  • A vividly colorful wooden fence in Tucson, Arizona

    A vividly colorful wooden fence in Tucson, Arizona

  • The late afternoon sun makes slanting shadows on this southwest building.

    The late afternoon sun makes slanting shadows on this southwest building.

  • This exotic gate and wall encloses a backyard near Downtown Tucson, Arizona

    This exotic gate and wall encloses a backyard near Downtown Tucson, Arizona

  • This outdoor dining area is too hot to enjoy during summer day hours

    This outdoor dining area is too hot to enjoy during summer day hours

  • The Convention Center Entrance in Tucson

    The Convention Center Entrance in Tucson

  • james palka, planetary images, driveway, rain, puddle, reflection, colorful, tucson, hdr

    james palka, planetary images, driveway, rain, puddle, reflection, colorful, tucson, hdr

  • The hot late-day sun peaks around the capitol dome at the Tucson Folk Festival

    The hot late-day sun peaks around the capitol dome at the Tucson Folk Festival

  • The hot late-day sun shines over a fountain where children play at the Tucson Folk Festival

    The hot late-day sun shines over a fountain where children play at the Tucson Folk Festival

  • A hiking trail in Tucson Arizona with a strange spooky sky.

    A hiking trail in Tucson Arizona with a strange spooky sky.

  • The full moon shines through a bare spooky tree in Southern Arizona.

    The full moon shines through a bare spooky tree in Southern Arizona.

  • A mystical sun blazed above the San Carlos Apartments sign in Tucson, Arizona.

    A mystical sun blazed above the San Carlos Apartments sign in Tucson, Arizona.

  • High dynamic range shot of the full moon shining through the branches of an African Sumac tree.

    High dynamic range shot of the full moon shining through the branches of an African Sumac tree.

  • Grocery carts can make for abstract perspectives

    Grocery carts can make for abstract perspectives

  • A bike rack in Tucson’s colorful La Placita Village

    A bike rack in Tucson’s colorful La Placita Village

  • Glowing orange mountains with pink adobe brick wall and colorful prickley pear cactus in foreground in Tucson, Arizona.

    Glowing orange mountains with pink adobe brick wall and colorful prickley pear cactus in foreground in Tucson, Arizona.

  • Twirling storm clouds over Tucson landscape

    Twirling storm clouds over Tucson landscape

  • Finding some shade in sunny Tucson’s La Placita Village plaza

    Finding some shade in sunny Tucson’s La Placita Village plaza

  • A mesquite tree and a colorful building in Tucson’s La Placita Village

    A mesquite tree and a colorful building in Tucson’s La Placita Village

  • The shadow of a woman appeared on my storage shed

    The shadow of a woman appeared on my storage shed

  • Blue laundry captured with late-day shadow.

    Blue laundry captured with late-day shadow.

  • This Tucson strip mall reflects the golden late-day sunlight.

    This Tucson strip mall reflects the golden late-day sunlight.

  • A small but beautiful green meadow with filtered sunlight in Tucson, Arizona.

    A small but beautiful green meadow with filtered sunlight in Tucson, Arizona.

  • High dynamic range shot of Downtown Tucson at night.

    High dynamic range shot of Downtown Tucson at night.

  • Pond reflection at Govinda’s of Tucson’s just before sunset.

    Pond reflection at Govinda’s of Tucson’s just before sunset.

  • A mystical cloud hovers over a purple and lavender mountain in Tucson.

    A mystical cloud hovers over a purple and lavender mountain in Tucson.

  • A red wheel barrel appears to spill out the Tucson morning light

    A red wheel barrel appears to spill out the Tucson morning light

  • Restaurant chairs in Tucson, Arizona

    Restaurant chairs in Tucson, Arizona

  • High dynamic range shot of lobby chairs.

    High dynamic range shot of lobby chairs.

  • Magical late day sunlight filters through scrub and bush in Tucson, Arizona.

    Magical late day sunlight filters through scrub and bush in Tucson, Arizona.

  • Pink sunset light shines on the show-capped Catalina Mountains in Tucson.

    Pink sunset light shines on the show-capped Catalina Mountains in Tucson.

  • Southwestern trees look more bare in the winter than the summer.

    Southwestern trees look more bare in the winter than the summer.

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  • Billowing clouds above the Catalina Foothills.

    Billowing clouds above the Catalina Foothills.

  • A wonderful soft light slipped through the storm clouds and onto the mountaintop.

    A wonderful soft light slipped through the storm clouds and onto the mountaintop.

  • The sun blazes through a tree as a man mans his post at a Pima County Fair amusement ride.

    The sun blazes through a tree as a man mans his post at a Pima County Fair amusement ride.

  • The January sun captured behind a power line pole.

    The January sun captured behind a power line pole.

  • The Tucson sun blazed over Holy Resurrection Church.

    The Tucson sun blazed over Holy Resurrection Church.

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    A hiking trail in Tucson Arizona with a strange spooky sky.
    The full moon shines through a bare spooky tree in Southern Arizona.
    A mystical sun blazed above the San Carlos Apartments sign in Tucson, Arizona.