Nubbins II | Tucson Hills Winter around Tucson can be very nice. Go far enough into the hills and you might even find enough snow to ski. Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.
| 1/10/2012 | Tucson Hills |
| Gear | Nikon D3x with a AF-S 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED lens |
| Exposure | 32mm (32mm) f/8 1/500s 1.0ev 100iso |
Winter Scape | Tucson Winter A nice winter day around Tucson with temps in the high 60s! Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.
| 1/10/2012 | Simple click. |
| Gear | Nikon D3x with a AF-S 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-EDlens |
| Exposure | 32mm (32mm) f/11 1/500s -1.0ev 400iso |
Nikon D3x Bread Sticks | Patagonia Lake Patagonia Lake lies just south of Tucson. In the winter, when this image was captured, it was 60ºF. It’s a rather pleasant lake and close enough to Tucson to make a nice day trip. Sunsets aren’t too bad either. See Way Cool | a 7 Image Story for more of my favorite off beat images.
The Back Story After Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.
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| Event | Day Trip from Tucson |
| Location | Patagonia Lake |
| Date/Time | 1/12/2012 5:05pm Local Time |
| Weather | Fair Skies | 60°F | Light Winds |
| Method | Simple click. |
| Gear | Nikon D3x with an AF-S 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED lens |
| Exposure | 22mm (22mm) f/9.5 1/3000s 0ev 400iso |
| Post |
Landscape Portfolio | Brown Mountain A walk through the desert can turn up impromptu images.
The Back Story This image called for a wide angle lens and a little ground crawl time, then a simple click.
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| Event | A Drive Thru the Desert |
| Location | Brown Mountain near Tucson |
| Date/Time | 1/10/2012 4:08 pm Local Time |
| Weather | Fair | 67°F | Light Winds |
| Method | Choose a wide angle lens, lay on the ground, simple click. |
| Gear | Nikon D3x with 17-35mm lens |
Landscape Portfolio | Mt. Lemmon Arizona can get pretty hot in the summer. A nice drive into the mountains can show you breathtaking beauty as well as much cooler air. And in the winter months, snow and ski runs might great you at the end of the road. Mount Lemmon, at 9,159 feet, is the highest point in the Santa Catalina Mountains. Mt. Lemmon Ski Valley can receive 200 inches of snow a year.
The Back Story This image comes from a simple after a quick stop along the highway.
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| Event | A Drive Up Mt. Lemmon |
| Location | Mt. Lemmon |
| Date/Time | 1/10/2012 1:14 pm Local Time |
| Weather | Fair | 64°F | Calm Winds in Tucson, but more like 52°F halfway up the mountain. |
| Method | A simple after a quick stop along the highway. |
| Gear | Nikon D3x with 24-70mm lens |
The Sunday Drive | In the Hills Arizona can get pretty hot in the summer. A nice Sunday drive into the mountains can show you breathtaking beauty as well as much cooler air. And in the winter months, snow and ski runs might great you at the end of the road. For the whole story with all images, see The Sunday Drive | a 7 Image Story.
The Sunday Drive | a 7 Image Story When I was a young boy growing up on a Midwest farm, my parents often took a Sunday drive. It became a bit of a tradition. Now, we did not go every Sunday, but fairly often. Sometimes, the purpose was to “look at the crops.” Sometimes, it was to “just to get off the farm.” Sometimes, it was a short ride; sometimes a long ride. Occasionally, the Sunday drive took us all the way to Chicago’s Midway Airport to watch the planes land and take-off. Apparently, my parents were not the only ones to partake in this “tradition.” The Sunday drive was a relatively inexpensive way to showdown, spend family time, and enjoy the world around us.
Why remember those Sunday Drives now? With the world in crisis mode over the corona virus, states and even countries are issuing stay at home orders. It’s forcing us to slowdown a bit and value the simpler things in life. More people seem to be going for walks. Although the stay at home orders generally discourage travel by car except for the essentials, the slowdown somehow reminded me of those Sunday Drives. As some of the restrictions are raised, maybe the Sunday drive will make a resurgence. Or, perhaps a Sunday walk or bike ride will take its place.
Thru the Woods Spring is technically here. A nice spring snow shower made beautiful surroundings on my way to the grocery store this morning. The stay at home order does not say you must take the shortest route to the store. This route may be less traveled, but its beauty improved my mood for the day. On Gravel Roads The countryside in Montana contains numerous gravel roads running along old fence lines. Unless you live in a large city, back country, gravel roads aren’t all that far away for a lazy Sunday drive. In the Hills Arizona can get pretty hot in the summer. A nice Sunday drive into the mountains can show you breathtaking beauty as well as much cooler air. And in the winter months, snow and ski runs might great you at the end of the road. Over the Snow Most of us don’t live close enough to Yellowstone NP to go for a Sunday drive. Still, many of us live near hills and mountains. When covered with snow, they make a nice scenic day drive.
Each image will be posted individually this week with a bit more narrative under category The Sunday Drive.
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Way Cool | Patagonia Lake Patagonia Lake lies just south of Tucson. In the winter, when this image was captured, it was 60ºF. It’s a rather pleasant lake and close enough to Tucson to make a nice day trip. Sunsets aren’t too bad either. See Way Cool | a 7 Image Story for more of my favorite off beat images.
