The excerpts from a photo shoot I want to share today are from Cave Creek, Arizona. Cave Creek is located in the extreme northern end of the Phoenix metropolitan area and has become an extremely popular destination for tourist. Keeping the spirit of the “Old West” alive, the town has the look and feel of those days gone by.
I have attached four shots out of 90 that I took and they all come from a re-created old west town that today serves as shops for tourists. There are numerous carriages and wagons lining the main street next to the wooden walkways typical for an old western town. For a photographer, it’s a dream come true for creating old west art prints and photographs.
The first photograph is of a courtyard located towards the back of the town right off of main street. I like the look of the fountain and took a couple of shots to see what I would get.
The composition of the next shot gives you an idea of just how much “Old West” items are around this town. There are wooden wagon wheels everywhere and I loved the old outhouse at the end of the street.
The third photograph shows some of the shops and the wooden walkway with a carriage in front.
The fourth and final capture shows a replica of a Native American Indian teepee. The keynote here is replica, as an actual teepee (or tipi) was constructed of animal skins and was without wooden floors for ease of mobility.
I haven’t decided what I will do with these particular photographs, but wanted to share them. What I usually do after a photo shoot is take a quick inventory of the results to see what I am interested in doing something with. In this particular case, I was getting ready to update my Sepia Photography Collection, so that was foremost on my mind with this subject matter. I pulled a few of the shots and added them to that collection. The rest of them, I will sit on and go back to them at a later date to see what I visualize at that time. Most of my painting prints come from that process of waiting and then revisiting. Thoughts?
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I love the intricate detail of the cave creek 🙂
Yoshiko
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Thanks!
I think it is always good to have photos on hold waiting for inspiration. Really love Cave Creek 1
Thanks Sue!!! As always, I appreciate that you take the time to comment!! 🙂
My pleasure! Always learning by looking at your wonderful shots.
You did the impossible: You’ve made me want to go to Arizona.
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Lol I saw your apology for the sad face…which is appropriate during the summer months when it’s so hot 🙂
no,no, no, no. My fingers slipped. That’s supposed to be a happy face!!!!!
So, sorry.
No worries:) thanks for visiting my blog and some day Arizona!
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Thanks Kirk for this weeks post to reblog. My father was an avid Western fan – John Wayne was his all time favourite cowboy.. I remember when we lived in Houston and he and my mother came out to see us from the UK and we talk them to San Antonio. I have pictures of him walking around the Alamo set and also the real location. We then spent the day on a reservation where tradional dances and lifestyle were kept alive. He was in his 70’s but I had never seen such wonderment on his face. Life was hard, dangerous and rough in those days but somehow Cowboys and Indians remains a great game for children and the Western still rates very highly.
Beautiful !
Thank you very much!!
Awesome. Wish I were there! 🙂
Thanks Teagan…it really is a fun place to visit! Thanks for stopping by!