Construction Photography: Water Harvesting for Commercial Properties
November 18th, 2008Last month, Tucson became the first American city to require water harvesting for new commercial developments. The new city ordinance requires new developments to meet 50 percent of their landscaping water budget with water that falls on the property.
To show how the ordinance will work, the Ward One City Council Office is creating a public demonstration site. This project is being carried out by volunteers recruited by the Watershed Management Group (WMG). The first workshop was held this past Saturday.
If you've never been to a WMG workshop, get ready to get down in the dirt for some serious (but fun) work. This volunteer is laying a line of rocks that will reinforce a dirt berm. Such reinforcement is needed to prevent dirt washouts during heavy storms...
Low-water use plants were also installed. This required soil preparation before planting...
Tip: You can view more event photography in my portfolio and on this blog. I am also available for event photography assignments in Tucson, Arizona, and elsewhere. I specialize in concerts, festivals, parades, political rallies, and sporting events. To check availability and to request a proposal, please e-mail me or call 520-690-1888.
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Event Photography: Fall 2008 Bicycle Swap Meet
November 18th, 2008This past Saturday, thousands of bicyclists converged on Fourth Avenue near Downtown Tucson.
While many of the two-wheeled legions rode to the semi-annual Bicycle Swap Meet, there was more looking than riding. With so many people gathered in one place, it was hard to get more than a couple of pedal strokes in. Besides, there were too many interesting bicycles to admire. Let's start with this 1938 Mead Ranger...
Or maybe your taste runs more toward bicycle parts sculpture...
Or, perhaps, you came in search of slightly used tires for your mountain bike...
Mix performance art with sewing, throw in a pedal- or solar-powered Singer, add some original music, and you have P.Nosa. And did I mention that he does requests? Tell him what comes to mind, he'll be off and sewing...
Uh-oh, does this guy have a death wish?
I'm pleased to report that the above is not the last photo of this man seen alive. But, please folks, don't try this yourself. Hitching rides by hanging onto motorized vehicles is not smart.
Tip: You can view more event photography in my portfolio and on this blog. I am also available for event photography assignments in Tucson, Arizona, and elsewhere. I specialize in concerts, festivals, parades, political rallies, and sporting events. To check availability and to request a proposal, please e-mail me or call 520-690-1888.
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Event Photography: All Souls Procession ‘08
November 12th, 2008Tucson's dearly departed got a unique tribute during the 19th Annual All Souls Procession. This one-of-a-kind parade started shortly after sunset this past Sunday. Marchers gathered at 4th Avenue and University Boulevard, then wended their way Downtown for a grand finale at the Franklin Street Docks.
I divided my time between being an observer/photographer and actual participant. Even managed to get in a little street dancing in before a surprise thunderstorm rolled in and chased me (and a lot of other people) home.
To put it mildly, All Souls attracts a wide variety of people in all sorts of interesting get-ups...
Tip: You can view more event photography in my portfolio and on this blog. I am also available for event photography assignments in Tucson, Arizona, and elsewhere. I specialize in concerts, festivals, parades, political rallies, and sporting events. To check availability and to request a proposal, please e-mail me or call 520-690-1888.
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Event Photography: Mesquite Bean Grinding
November 11th, 2008If you have a mesquite tree in your yard, you know that they're just full of beans. And, every summer, those beans come a-tumbling down to the ground. You've probably wondered if there's something better to do with them than raking them up and throwing them away.
The good news is that there is. You can grind those beans and make flour. Yes, you'll need milling equipment, but that's where Tucson's Desert Harvesters come into the picture. They have a hammermill and will travel to community events. All you have to do is show up with your buckets of beans, pay a very reasonable milling fee, then set about the task of separating the good beans from the moldy ones...
Although moldy mesquite beans are verboten in the Desert Harvesters' mill, they'll make great mulch in your yard. As for the usable beans, the hard-working Desert Harvesters millers will convert them into flour for you. Here they are at the community grinding that Tucson's Dunbar Spring neighborhood hosted this past Saturday...
Tip: You can view more event photography in my portfolio and on this blog. I am also available for event photography assignments in Tucson, Arizona, and elsewhere. I specialize in concerts, festivals, parades, political rallies, and sporting events. To check availability and to request a proposal, please e-mail me or call 520-690-1888.
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Event Photography: Election Day 2008
November 4th, 2008Today is Election Day, and today's bicycle ride took me through much of central Tucson. I took advantage of the opportunity to seek out long lines at polling places.
And I couldn't find any.
I was also looking for those clusters of campaign signs that spring up at just about every major intersection. Wouldn't ya know it, most of them were already gone. Here's one that still remains at the corner of Speedway and Euclid...
Yard signs were still out in force. Obama holds a substantial lead in the local yard sign derby. He's also making a strong showing on the bumper sticker front. Something tells me that John McCain isn't going to do well in the southern end of his home state.
Meanwhile, back on the home front, I made my front window into an impromptu election display...
Tip: You can view more event photography in my portfolio and on this blog. I am also available for event photography assignments in Tucson, Arizona, and elsewhere. I specialize in concerts, festivals, parades, political rallies, and sporting events. To check availability and to request a proposal, please e-mail me or call 520-690-1888.
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Photo essays added to my website
November 3rd, 2008I’ve just added a Photo Essays department to my website. It includes essays on:
1. Post-Katrina reconstruction in Mississippi.
2. Building a water harvesting demonstration site at Tucson’s City Council Ward 3 Office.
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