Heather Dalton Photography | Blog

While trying to create another variation of the below panorama, I either added or neglected to put in a photo that seriously confused the autostitching program I was using, AutoPano.  AutoPano generally does a great job at creating panoramas, stretching and tilting the photos, and correcting any lens distortion and color variations to make a [...]

During the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter teacher workshop I helped teach at Arizona State University in August, we took a field trip to visit some craters in northern Arizona – two volcanoes and an impact crater.  Meteor Crater, or Barringer Crater, is located about 35 miles east of Flagstaff.  Because of the arid environment and its [...]

We had some spare time in Arizona so we spent a few hours at the Phoenix Desert Botanical Gardens.  They had a monarch butterfly exhibit, and I got some pictures of all the cactus and desert plants.

Once in Arizona, we went on a scenic drive going north on AZ87 out of Scottsdale.  As the road curves around through the mountains, it’s absolutely gorgeous.  I made this video on my Canon 7D.  The song is “That’s What’s Wrong” by Good Old War. The road was a bit bumpy at times, but it [...]