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I was first captured by the bow, then her hair, then she lifted that

long slender arm to adjust the mirror. Click.

Captured just after 1:00AM, Orion rises behind the concrete central

tower of the Solari Music Center @ Arcosanti, Arizona.

We've had a wonderfull winter full of warm nights perfect for driving

into the desert and gazing @ the stars.

The sky was illuminated in the east by the town of florence AZ.

Couldn't just drive past this view.

Exposure: 15 sec (15)

Aperture: f/3.5

Focal Length: 18 mm

I have a hard time orienting the picture... is it ice hanging and the picture is tipped, or is it ice blown by wind to achive that angle...

A bit more contrast might also help define the difference between the cold blue ice and the background that you see past the ice.

A wonderful new lens, a

href="http://www.abex.co.uk/sales/optical/fast_lenses/kowa_55f1/item.htm">Kowa

f/1.0

tool. It's absolutely incredible. f/1.0 -- no iris, no focus, just

pure glass and the shortest depth of field you can imagine.

Sunrise in Arizona might be some of the best light that I have

encountered, it lends itself to deep golds and rich reds.

A portrait of my daughter Montana and our Great Dane Indigo. Both 5

years old and are best friends.

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert......

I am sure it was bat country.

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This one grabbed when I opened it. I love how the road seems to

ascend into the clouds.

Driveby Panorama. Something I have been experimenting with, mounting

the tripod in the car, or freeshooting as I drive. Takes on the feel

of an illustration from a children's book.