Desertlypse IV - HDR (sorta) Sunset

I missed posting this pic to the previous thread. This is an HDR shot of sorts. It's two shots on a tripod, layered and blended with a layer mask. It was the only way I could retain the richness of the sky and the detail of the foreground. Luckily, the composition was pretty straight forward and let me do this pretty easily. Not much to get in the way of the lens out in Arizona.

Desertlypse IV - istockphoto Minilypse in Arizona

Just did an iStockphoto Minilypse in Arizona (Desertlypse IV). The trip was awesome. The weather was outstanding. It made it hard coming back to the "coming winter" about to hit this area. Aside from great models and locations a few trip highlights included:

• Being picked up at the airport by SnapFactory's Mark Wallace and having a burger and a beer. 
• A near-miss with a javelina
• A pre-lypse hike in the desert (see pics below)
• Fellow photographers I haven't seen in one year or two years.
• Harrassing photographers I just met (you know who you are, lol)
• Phoney mustaches from grocery store kids toy vending machine
• Hectic, but fun shooting schedule
• Ending it all, with a sunset shoot and giving a shot at some HDR technique.

Check out my YouTube channel for some cool behind the scenes from the trip.

Here are a few of the MANY shots that need keywording for submission to my portfolio.