Dobbins Lookout at Sunset - tsb photo - Landscape - Tina Stevens-Brown Photography

Landscapes

Mountains, seascapes, desert, and forests ~ there are so many diverse and spectacular scenes to experience on this planet and I have every intention of capturing a many of them as I am capable in life.

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A horizontal fine art landscape photograph showcases the vast Mendenhall Glacier resting between rugged Alaskan mountain ranges. Deep cerulean blue ice highlights the intricate crevasses carving through the white glacier basin. Textured granite rock faces frame the ice fields above the calm blue waters of Mendenhall Lake. Dense green alpine forests fill the lower foreground of the wilderness vista under a soft overcast sky. — Mendenhall - Freezing the Shrinking Giant

A sharp, intimate landscape photograph of a rugged granite mountain peak in the Tormented Valley of British Columbia, Canada. The jagged, snow-patched peak is perfectly mirrored in the glassy, undisturbed surface of a still alpine tarn. The foreground features weathered, low-growing krummholz pine trees and rich green subalpine mosses scattered across rocky hummocks under a soft, overcast sky. — Reflections of Tormented Valley

A wide-angle, panoramic landscape photograph showcasing the grand scale of the windswept Tormented Valley wilderness. The sprawling composition features a vast middle ground carpeted with rugged subalpine tundra moss and gnarled, dwarf evergreens. In the background, majestic granite mountain peaks rise against a dramatic, cloudy sky, with a sliver of a mirror-like glacial pool visible along the bottom edge. — Vistas of Tormented Valley

Fine art landscape photograph of the Superstition Mountains at dawn, captured from the Treasure Loop Trail in Lost Dutchman State Park, Arizona. A large, majestic volcanic rock mountain range fills the background, with its rugged, cracked vertical cliffs softly illuminated by the first pink and gold light of sunrise. The sky above is filled with soft monsoon clouds in delicate shades of baby blue, pastel pink, and pale yellow. In the foreground, a prominent, solitary saguaro cactus stands tall on the left, framing the desert valley floor which remains in cool morning shadows. — Daybreak Over the Superstitions - tsb photo

A serene stream flows down a pathway of smooth rocks in a lush, dense forest located in Payson, Arizona. — Horton Creek Waterfalls - tsb photo -1

A dawn image of the Salt River in Tonto National Park in Arizona. The warm light is just beginning to highlight the rocks, mountains, and still water in the scene. — Salt River at Dawn ~ tsb photo

A man-made stone building named Dobbins Lookout stands at the top of a South Mountain peak in Phoenix, Arizona, with twilight highlighting its architecture beautifully. — Dobbins Lookout at Sunset - tsb photo

Beautiful hourglass shaped waterhole in Watson Lake area of Prescott, Arizona. — Watson Lake Hourglass - tsb photo

Gorgeous rock formation with its reflection in Watson Lake located in Prescott, Arizona — Watson Lake Reflection - tsb photo

The red rock of Coffee Pot Rock formation in Sedona, Arizona, stands out majestically against a near-cloudless sky. — Coffee Pot Rock - Sedona - tsb photo-1

The fiery orange sun lit the sky as it began to sink into the horizon over the Pacific Ocean from the view of the North Shore of Oahu. — North Shore Sunset - tsb photo

Standing on the beach staring down at the light at the end of the pier. This is an under the pier shot at Oceanside Pier in California. — Under the Oceanside Pier - tsbphoto

A vibrant, close-up fine art photograph captured at a fast 1/800th of a second shutter speed at the base of Nugget Falls in Juneau, Alaska. Millions of sharp, kinetic water droplets are frozen mid-air, refracting the late afternoon light into a brilliant, glowing rainbow arc. The colorful spectrum spans across massive, wet river boulders that showcase a warm, weathered golden-tan and iron-rich mineral texture. — Nugget Falls - The Prism of Time - tsb photo

The goal was set - we were going to drive up South Mountain to Dobbins Lookout, park for the afternoon, take a short hike around the mountain, and then perch ourselves close by the tower to watch the sun set over the desert mountains to the west. While the sunset itself was stunning with its blue, orange and pink hues against a cloudless sky, I was more mesmerized by how the sinking sun cast a spectacular highlight on the stone structure that overlooks Phoenix from about 2300 feet. The structure itself was built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. It provides shade on those scorching hot summer days here in the desert and enhances the scene surrounding it with its rustic and historic charm. It's a very popular place for locals, but continues to remain a little under-the-radar for those coming from out of town. Reaching the summit can be via various hiking trails in the area or by driving up to the structure itself, though I will say that it is not an easy road to reach by car with several miles of winding, narrow roads.

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