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Stormy Sunday

July 14, 2014 by Alex Landeen 5 Comments

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landeen_monsoon-2798The service lady in the white jeep with the flashing lights pulled up slowly as I approached, a look of tired resignation on her face as she rolled down the wet window. Apparently she was expecting attitude and had had her fill already.

“Parks closing, please turn around and leave now.”

I smiled, “sounds good.”

If my happy compliance surprised her it didn’t show. The park closing at 6pm on Sundays was news to me, but also music to my ears. One of the two parking spaces on the outside of the gate was open and that was all I needed.

In my recent experience the peak is a madhouse on stormy evenings, but the limited parking outside the gate and the half-mile rainy uphill walk gave me sunny expectations of being left alone; the loud-ass car stereos cruisers and running/screaming/crying children having been locked out by the lovely annoyed lady in the white Jeep.

I did have to leave most of my crap behind, as I was now walking, but I think it turned out okay.

-Alex who occasionally likes to be left alone.

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The Perfect Storm (is somewhere else)

July 7, 2014 by Alex Landeen 2 Comments

landeen_blog_selfie-2523I know.

It’s been four days.

But it has been a potentially good looking four days, and I have little to show for it besides a dead truck battery, a indifferent millipede encounter, an angry rattlesnake encounter, and an absurdly intricate selfie (see above).

tucson_wundermapBut there is always something on the horizon, even if that horizon is annoyingly far away and refuses to give you what you want.

Does this map look good?

I haven’t the slightest clue.

-Alex who thinks snakes should be happier.

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Expanding Horizons

July 4, 2014 by Alex Landeen 3 Comments

landeen_blog_storm_text-2338As I have said before, I don’t do a lot of landscape stuff.

It might be because I have little patience for mother nature. (Even though fishing can be exactly that, but the idea that next week, or tomorrow, or even ten minutes from the moment you leave may be ten times better makes me twitchy.)

It might be because I feel that besides having a good grasp on how your camera functions, this kind of thing is a lot about luck and being in the right place at the right time. (It is)

It might be because I have never found a flash bright enough to light a mountain range. (Most likely)

But seriously, I think there is something about relying solely on natural conditions for success that makes me weary. (Even though, again, this is pretty much exactly like fishing) I want more control, I want to be able to force the good photo, which is a problem. I don’t like driving around,

That being said, I had a friend move away during summer for work. She asked me to send her photos of the monsoon weather, as she is feeling a little homesick. So this season, I am going to commit to try to capture some good Tucson storm stuff, and in doing so perhaps polish this skillset in the process.

The image above is the result of the actions below. This was yesterday evening, and my first hurry-up-and-wait storm session of the season.

Fingers crossed.

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-Alex who should probably buy an umbrella.

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