THEME: Massive

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Oct 062010

ISO 80; f/8; 1/25; 21mm; 6:10pm (Canon SX10 on tripod) Facing North

On Monday evening, right about when I started up the grill, a massive cloud opened up over Quartzsite with torrential rain and winds estimated up to 90MPH.  The whole thing may have lasted ten minutes.  Maybe.  It really was over with before it even started.  I never made it inside and was soaked to the bones.  Everything on our patio went flying – tables, chairs, rugs, plants and there was no dry shelter outside.  I just started gathering up what I could and kept my head down.  I couldn’t look at our awning for fear that it was going to rip apart… but it and the carport took the winds well despite all the noise coming off of them.  One minor tear in the carport cover was the only real damage – and a few potted cactus casualties.

This photo shows the massive cloud leaving.  I wish I had thought to take a photo when it was directly overhead, but then again, I’m sure it would have drowned the camera.  I don’t think the perspective really shows just how thick and solid it was, instead, the setting sun makes it look pretty and benign. Ha!  (Of course, this was nothing compared to what is happening north of us in Flagstaff where they had real tornadoes earlier today.)

In the following photo, you can still see a bit of rain coming out of the cloud:

ISO 80; f/8; 1/50; -1ev; 45.5mm; 6:18pm (Canon SX10 on tripod) Facing west.

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THEME: Used

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Sep 262010

ISO 80; f/5.8; 1/160; 28.5; 8:18am (Canon Powershot SD950 IS)

Found in the back of a restaurant… obviously, used (up).

This photo was taken back in May during one of my bike rides.  I have finally mastered Aperture well enough to fix the problems created by the bright AZ sun.  All adjustments were done manually (no presets). Continue reading »

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THEME: Foreground

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Sep 232010

ISO 80; f/8; 1/200; 44.4mm; 8:08am (Canon SX10 on tripod, 2 sec timer)

When I saw this theme listed, I thought it would be one of the easier ones to fulfill.  I’m surprise at how much trouble I’m having finding both an interesting foreground and background.  I think this one does the trick but not at all what I expected to be posting.

Does anyone know what the tree is?  I have just wasted an hour (or more) trying to figure it out.  I’m beginning to think it is not a native Arizonian tree. Let  me know if you need a close-up to help identify it.

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THEME: Woman

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Sep 212010

ISO 80; f/4.5; 1/500; -0.67 ev; 22.4mm; 7:03am (Canon SX 10 on tripod)

Found this woman in Celia’s Garden… the memorial park next the model airplane field.  Same place that I have photographed the bird house, bird feeders and many different desert plant life.  It’s a really beautiful place to walk around. I liked the morning sun on her face.

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THEME: Solitary

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Sep 182010

Per Julie’s and Ellen’s suggestions… I fixed this photo.  I do think their suggestions work better!

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FRIDAY ASSIGNMENT: Show the Details & the Whole

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Sep 172010

ISO 80; f/8; 1/320; 24.5mm; 8:46am (Canon SX10)

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THEME: Open

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Sep 032010

ISO 80; f/5; 1/50; 51.7mm ; 6:58mm(Canon SX10 in P mode)

When we drove up to Lake Havasu City on Wednesday,  a fast moving truck went past us on the narrow road and tossed a rock into our Prius’s windshield.   It was repaired this morning by a mobile service that drove up from Yuma and was here before 7am!

It’s not often that you see a windshield open in this way!

I used the dodge, burn and polarize brushes in Aperture.

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THEME: Monochrome

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Sep 022010


ISO80; f/5; 1/320; 26.8mm; 8:08am (Canon SX10)

This is the camel that sits atop the Hi Jolly Monument.  I converted to monochrome, then painted the camel with the Tint brush in Aperture.

IS80; f/8; 1/250; 5mm; 8:07am (Canon SX10)

This is our Hi Jolly Monument located in our cemetery of the same name in Quartzsite.J

This pyramid of native stone marks the resting place of Hi Jolly, a Greek born in Syria, also known as Philip Tedro and Hadji Ali. Hi Jolly was hired in 1857 as a camel herder in the U.S. Army’s short-lived historic Camel Corps by Lt. Edward F. Beale in his expedition to chart a wagonroad across New Mexico and Arizona, ending at the Colorado River. In 1861 the Civil War commenced, ending the Camel Corps. Hi Jolly returned to Quartzsite trying his hand at mining, packing, scouting, delivering the “Jackass Mail,” and selling water to travelers. Legend has it that the ashes of Topsy, Hi Jolly’s favorite camel and companion are also placed in the pyramid.

The camel atop the pyramid symbolizes the legend of The Red Ghost that roamed the desert, terrorizing man and beast with what amounted to a corpse tied to his back.

Quartzsite is preparing to celebrate Arizona’s Centennial.  I’ve been told by a couple people that they need photos of Quartzsite.  So, I’m half fooling around with the idea of participating.  The cool thing about the above image is that I can easily change the colors and come up with different looks:


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