July 2011 Archives
So I got a telephoto lens (Panasonic 45-200mm f/4.0-5.6 Lumix G) for my Olympus E-PL1 Micro Four Thirds camera and made some test shots at night. To the left, a picture taken from here (33.345838,-111.899124) looking west toward the TV towers on South Mountain. The distance is about 9.5 miles and you can clearly make out the structures of the broadcast towers.
And lastly new Coke vending machines which finally accept credit cards (though they did jack up prices to $1.50 for a 20 oz. bottle).
In any case, pop machines without the need for change.
What a great country!
In any case, pop machines without the need for change.
What a great country!
just some impressions from ASU Tempe campus. The early evening sun nicely brought out colors of the desert plants, the impressive saguaro cacti.
The date palms (Phoenix dactylifera) promise a good harvest with their fruit all bagged up to dry in the sun.
The date palms (Phoenix dactylifera) promise a good harvest with their fruit all bagged up to dry in the sun.
This evening a massive Haboob was moving from Casa Grande into the valley, and it was one of the craziest things I've ever seen. A dense sand/dust cloud with strong winds immersing diffused surroundings into eerie hues.
Below is a shot just across the street and to the right sometime after the main sandstorm passed through.
And airquality took a dive, maybe I shouldn't have ventured outside. LOL
Below is a shot just across the street and to the right sometime after the main sandstorm passed through.
And airquality took a dive, maybe I shouldn't have ventured outside. LOL
and he commands the voyage of the imagination.
Well, these are pretty cool books, where the process of travelling is just as important as arriving at the destination. All in Kerouac's great beautifully executed prose.
Lonesome Traveler and Dharma Bums, check them out at amazon.
Well, these are pretty cool books, where the process of travelling is just as important as arriving at the destination. All in Kerouac's great beautifully executed prose.
Lonesome Traveler and Dharma Bums, check them out at amazon.