McWilliam Photography

Portfolio

Six collections, 94 photographs, one camera bag.

These are my favorite photos, grouped into collections. Most were shot around Las Vegas and the Southwest with a Sony a6500, a few with whatever phone was in my pocket. Click any photo to view it large.

13 photographs

Landscape

Hazy desert sunsets over the Las Vegas valley, the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon, and the sandstone curves of Antelope Canyon.

  • Bright white sun sinking into a thick orange haze above layered silhouettes of desert mountain ridges
    Sony a6500 · 200mm · f/11 · 1/500s · ISO 100
  • Hazy orange sunset over desert mountains, with city buildings, light poles and white tent-style roofs silhouetted below
    Sony a6500 · 78mm · f/11 · 1/250s · ISO 100
  • Bryce Canyon hoodoos glowing pink and orange at dusk, scattered pines among the spires under a peach-to-blue sky
    iPhone XS · 6mm · f/2.4 · 1/95s · ISO 125
  • Looking up in Antelope Canyon, purple shadowed sandstone at left and orange glowing curves at right under a bright sky slit
    Purple and Orange Slot Canyon Walls
  • Wavy pink sandstone striations flow across Antelope Canyon below a glowing orange wall and a sliver of blue sky
    Sandstone Waves in Pink Light

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46 photographs

Mother Nature

Summer monsoon lightning over the Las Vegas skyline, from the Strat to downtown.

  • Forked lightning bolt strikes down to the right of the Strat tower under a purple sky, wet Las Vegas streets glistening below
    Sony a6500 · 18mm · f/5.6 · 1/15s · ISO 1000
  • Horizontal cloud-to-cloud lightning crawls across a purple storm sky above the lit sprawl of Las Vegas at night
    Sony a6500 · 26mm · f/6.3 · 1/2s · ISO 1250
  • Branching crawler lightning fans out beneath a dark storm cloud above the lights of the Las Vegas valley at night
    Sony a6500 · 26mm · f/6.3 · 1/2s · ISO 1250
  • Thin lightning bolt strikes down just left of the Strat tower on the Las Vegas skyline under a purple storm sky
    Sony a6500 · 36mm · f/4.5 · 1/20s · ISO 1000
  • Jagged lightning bolt drops from purple storm clouds left of the Strat tower over the glowing Las Vegas skyline
    Sony a6500 · 30mm · f/4 · 1/15s · ISO 1000
  • Massive branching lightning bolt fills a lavender sky and strikes down behind the lights of Las Vegas at night
    Giant Forked Bolt Over the City

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6 photographs

Wildlife & Nature

Bison, moose in a dry creek bed, a river winding through grassland, and one very patient dog.

  • American bison standing broadside in tall golden grass, curved horn and shaggy brown coat in warm sun, pines behind
    Sony a6500 · 200mm · f/6.3 · 1/320s · ISO 250
  • Young bull moose with short antlers pausing in a dry rocky creek bed, head turned toward the camera, driftwood around
    Sony a6500 · 200mm · f/6.3 · 1/320s · ISO 100
  • Young bull moose walking left in profile across a dry stony creek bed strewn with driftwood, grass and willows
    Sony a6500 · 200mm · f/7.1 · 1/320s · ISO 100
  • Slow river curving through flat golden grassland under a hazy blue sky, dry hillside in front and cars at a far pullout
    Sony a6500 · 18mm · f/14 · 1/100s · ISO 100
  • River looping almost fully around a patch of green grass in a wide golden valley, low bluffs on the hazy horizon
    Sony a6500 · 18mm · f/14 · 1/80s · ISO 100

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9 photographs

Cityscape

The Strat and the Strip at night, and a building fire that lit up the whole sky.

  • Las Vegas skyline at night with the Strat tower's red-lit spire rising above glowing Strip hotels and palm-lined streets
    Sony a6500 · 31mm · f/4.5 · 1/25s · ISO 6400
  • The Strat tower lit blue and red at night, its white legs rising past dark glass towers into an orange, hazy cloud bank
    Strat Tower Against Amber Clouds
  • Close-up of the Strat tower's observation pod at night with blue lattice lights and a red spire against purple-grey clouds
    Strat Pod Under Purple Clouds
  • Top of the Strat tower at night, its blue-lit pod and red spire glowing against a soft peach-pink haze
    Strat Pod in Peach Haze
  • Fire hose stream arcing over a burning building at night, orange flames and smoke behind power lines and string lights
    Sony a6500 · 200mm · f/6.3 · 1/50s · ISO 6400

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5 photographs

Astrophotography

The Milky Way over the desert, Comet NEOWISE, a filtered sun and two moons.

  • Milky Way core rising over dark desert mountains, one bright point of light at left, faint orange glow on the horizon
    Sony a6500 · 18mm · f/3.5 · 30s · ISO 3200
  • Orange disc of the sun through a solar filter, a tiny dark sunspot near its center, isolated against pure black
    Sony a6500 · 210mm · f/18 · 1/800s · ISO 6400
  • Comet NEOWISE, a green-white head trailing a long pale dust tail across a dark starry sky, a faint streak at left
    Sony a6500 · 210mm · f/6.3 · 10s · ISO 4000
  • Full moon in warm golden tones centered on a black sky, dark lunar maria and bright ray craters clearly visible
    Sony a6500 · 210mm · f/6.3 · 1/800s · ISO 400
  • Crescent moon tilted against a pure black sky, craters standing out along the terminator where light meets shadow
    Sony a6500 · 210mm · f/11 · 1/20s · ISO 100

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15 photographs

Aviation

The Thunderbirds over Nellis, an F-22 Raptor and an HH-60 against the desert mountains.

  • Six USAF Thunderbirds F-16s in a tight delta formation climbing steeply into a clear blue sky, trailing white smoke
    Sony a6500 · 210mm · f/8 · 1/400s · ISO 125
  • Six USAF Thunderbirds F-16s in delta formation skimming a brown desert mountain ridge, white smoke trails behind
    Sony a6500 · 210mm · f/8 · 1/400s · ISO 100
  • Lone USAF Thunderbirds F-16 climbing straight up on a single white smoke trail, wispy clouds across a blue sky
    Sony a6500 · 210mm · f/7.1 · 1/400s · ISO 125
  • Three USAF Thunderbirds F-16s stacked in a tight diagonal line, white smoke trails streaming left across deep blue sky
    Sony a6500 · 210mm · f/7.1 · 1/400s · ISO 100
  • Three USAF Thunderbirds F-16s in close formation against a grey overcast sky, white smoke trailing behind them
    Sony a6500 · 210mm · f/11 · 1/500s · ISO 100

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