Hiking boots for horses? Who knew?! We were introduced to this interesting tidbit on this morning’s MSC photo walk. Donna, his owner, told us that her horse doesn’t have metal shoes so these boots protect his feet from the stones on the trails. This encounter turned out to be a great photo op for the group especially since the horse was a ham who seemed to love posing for us.
Monthly Archives: December 2008
happy holidays
A quick lensbaby shot of a favorite ornament. Happy Holidays all!
striped sunset
A gorgeous but unusual sunset this evening.
In the shot below, I zoomed in on the Saguaro at the back of the scene.
swingin’ in the rain
First I set the camera to a 2 second delay, pressed the shutter and then began swinging it very slowly as I walked by a holiday light display. And…yes…it was sprinkling rain. I always giggle at every resulting shot and then force Chris to look at them all. Poor guy 🙂
oak creek heart
Faces are always fun to find but hearts are even better 🙂 This one was sitting in Oak Creek not far from Cathedral Rocks in Sedona.
weather forecast
This is an image of a small thicket of trees that we’ve passed each afternoon while hiking to town. To me their color and bare limbs portray how cold it is here. I thought an abstract would translate that even more so I shook my camera as I pressed the shutter. Do you sense the cold? I suppose you might since I told you that’s what you were supposed to feel 🙂
Below is what the trees look like in reality.
(No wireless signal today so this is auto-scheduled post)
red rock fantasy
If you’re a child at heart, or have children/grandchildren, Sedona’s Red Rock Fantasy is a must see. Below are a few squiggly lines, as Chris calls them 🙂
I applied the Fractalius filter to the above tree image for added fun.
luminaria at tlaquepaque
Here Chris is lighting a luminaria in memory of a couple of friends who died this year. The rain held off but with wind gusts 25-30mph, all the luminaria didn’t stay lighted very long.
my new 560mm lens
If you’re looking for a compact camera with a long zoom range, look no further than the new Canon SX10 IS. It has an amazing range of 28-560mm! This shot of the moon was taken hand held which I did intentionally to see how it would perform. Pretty impressive, I think. Click on the thumbnail below to see more specifics.
rammed earth
The Gateway Trailhead for the McDowell Sonoran Preserve is well under way. It’s being built with rammed earth walls using materials from the excavation of the site. How very green! The entire project is indeed very green and the brainchild of acclaimed architect Phil Weddel. It’s a fascinating process to watch.
(Click on the words “rammed earth walls” to learn how it’s done).
