Spectacular Finale

 My last Joshua Tree from Arizona:

A Few Joshua Trees to Wrap ur the month

 More Joshua Trees from Saguaro National Park:

The Joshua Trees at Saguaro

Another Cactus that is prominent only one section of the Park are Joshua Trees.

Rock Formations

Anther feature of Saguaro National Park are the rock formations.  In particular, the smaller ones can be the most interesting ones,

 

Saguaro's From Different Angles

 Two sets of Saguaros from slightly different angles.........

Saguaro National Park: Infrared Adventures

 On a recent visit to Saguaro National Park, Arizona, I spent a couple of days shooting my Nikon-1.  I had the Nikon-1 converter to full spectrum a few years ago and I use filters to limit the range of spectrum photographed.  Every other day or so for the rest of January I will be posting this location.

This image below is the Saguaro that I am currently using as the Banner Photo for my Fine Arts Blog.

And a alternate view of the same cactus which I decided just wasn't appropriate for a banner.

Tell me what you think.........

Solargraphy and the SolarCan

 There are many ways to make a Solargram.  One of the best methods is the SolarCan.  So what is a Solargram?  A definition from SolarCan:

"Born from a love of photography, art & astronomy Solarcan is a unique camera designed to produce extreme time exposures that capture the Sun’s path across the sky."

So Basically it is a Pinhole designed to withstand weather and can be left outside for months/years.  Two of my Solargams from this year (the rest are still cooking):

Above,   an image from my backyard that I've done before.  Below, a view looking SW from my mother-in-laws back yard,

See the setup/placement in the SolarCan Archives.

What's Up for 2021?

First, A Very Happy 2021 New Year!

For 2020 I took over this Blog as my local "Life and Times" around the Colorado Front Range.  And it will continue much the same, but with a few major refinements............ 

• I've been involved in a number of Photo Challenges on Twitter sponsored by Ilford Photo and @_JasonAvery.  But how would you know that since they don't cross post?  Well I tried this method out in December 2020 with some success.  So the #Challenges will continue to cross post.
• More about My Personal Arts & Music Activities
• A place for my Digital Images, especially like the IR-image above...
• Continued Gardening News (Nope the Green tomatoes don't stop)
• More News from Neighbors and Lafayette, CO Activities
• Making the Font easier to read (Arial)

And remember to check out My Fine Art Blog...........

So, any suggestions?  Does this cover it?  Let me know!

Northwestern Wins Citrus Bowl!

 I was just looking through the Satellite schedule trying to  find something worth watching.  Came Upon the Citrus Bowl with one of my schools playing.   AND NU was ahead.  So I decided to watch.

The Wildcats ended up winning 35-19.

As an NU Alumni Gotta Celebrate That!