Monthly Archives: October 2005

Poking the skies – Saguaro National Park

Saguaro National Park cactus at sunset
Reconnoitering makes a huge difference, and I didn’t do enough of it specifically for the photos I took on the trip. I have tons of notes for a return trip, but I was pushing the speed limit of the scenic loop to find this subject as the end of [...]

Lemmonade sunrise – Tucson Arizona

Mt. Lemmon highway, Tucson, AZ
My first panorama, composed of 8 shots. It should print to about 6 feet long, if I had a place to put such a creation. I “pre-visualized” it the day before at mid-morning, and it was a sunrise worth getting up before 5 am to see.
Tucson is a food [...]

Oompah! Salt Lake City farmer’s market

Downtown farmer’s market entertainment
The farmer’s market is over for the year -
the pleasures of fresh rasperries, Green River melons, corn, green chiles and music are the experiences of the moment, not treasures that can be stored up. Although I do have some peach and blackberry jam in the freezer for a cold grey [...]

An Embarrasment of Riches – abstractions in Las Vegas

Found in the archive
Never finished properly archiving and reviewing files from a Las Vegas trip last MARCH and I just found this treasure today.

I like geometry, plain and simple. This is the MGM building in Las Vegas

Cast adrift – rafting the Nahanni River in Canada

Third Canyon of the Nahanni
The boatmen kept the rafts close to the wall as we descended, so we could admire the plants, lichens and rocks that made a tapestry.

Third Canyon dreamsicle
Even in the slower current near the wall, I couldn’t get a crisp shot between the speed of the raft and the shade, only an [...]

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