The Historic C.O.D Ranch outside Oracle in Arizona where Automattic held a meetup in January 2008. Winter in the desert is mostly pleasant, during the day. At night it was freezing!
2009Fri13Nov
The Historic C.O.D Ranch
Filed in Arizona, Black and White, Canon 20D, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, United States
2009Tue18Aug
Growing Wild in the Biosphere
Filed in Arizona, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Photography, Photos, Trees, United StatesInside Biosphere 2, Arizona is a complete ecosystem meant to keep a group of people alive for months on end. That project ended years ago but the building remains and it’s worth a visit if you’re in the area! Just in case you didn’t see yesterday’s post, 3 hotel rooms going for free on the [...]
2008Sun07Sep
Biosphere 2 desert and sky
Filed in Arizona, Automattic, Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Photography, Photos, United StatesBiosphere 2 in Arizona, from the outside with clouds.
2008Fri22Aug
Tall trees in Oracle
Filed in Arizona, Automattic, Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Houses, Landscape, Photography, Photos, Sky, Trees, United States, Urban, VehiclesThese tall evergreens planted in front of a set of small houses in Oracle were almost gone before I saw them. The scene looked bizarre. Tall trees, tiny houses. I wonder who lives in them? Here it is on Google Maps. Try the Street View, you’ll see two cars pulled up in front of the [...]
2008Thu14Aug
It even rains in Arizona
Filed in Arizona, Automattic, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Photography, Photos, Rain, Sky, United States, WaterIf you’re living in Ireland, you’ve no doubt noticed that this summer hasn’t been great. Actually, I haven’t. I work at home and looking out my little window at the rest of the world is some days the closest I get to the outside world (almost!) Well anyway, this is to console you if you’re [...]
2008Thu10Jul
Biosphere 2 Lung
Filed in Arizona, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Photography, Photos, United StatesAs Biosphere 2 is a self contained and airtight structure the air inside would expand and contract on warm and cold days which could cause the building to explode or implode! Two lungs were built to cope with this effect. One of them is pictured above. As the air in the building warmed up the [...]
2008Mon07Jul
Biosphere 2
Filed in Architecture, Arizona, Automattic, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Landscape, Photography, Photos, Sky, United StatesBiosphere 2 lies in the dusty hot desert in Arizona. It was originally designed as a self contained “world” where scientists stayed for an extended period of time. After going through the tour, there’s no way I’d volunteer to spend my time inside. It must have been very difficult being cooped up in one building. [...]
2008Sat21Jun
Rushing through countryside
Filed in Arizona, Automattic, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Landscape, Nature, Photography, Photos, United StatesI shot this through the window of our car while driving back to the ranch after Automattic’s trip to Biosphere 2 in Arizona a few months ago. I love how the foreground blurs but the background and the sky remain motionless and static. Love the movement.
2008Fri20Jun
Spotty Cactus
Filed in Arizona, Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Flowers, Landscape, Nature, Photos, Sky, United StatesAnother cactus shot from Arizona. I’m sure this is as boring as the flower pics everyone else posts for people who live in the desert but it’s all new to me! Black vignetting caused by a polarizer!
2008Wed11Jun
Spikey Cactus
Filed in Arizona, Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Landscape, Nature, Photos, Sky, United StatesCacti are probably an everyday sight for people living in desert regions, but I look out the window of my office and all I see are lush green trees, an overcast sky and the threat of another shower of rain. They’re an exotic plant for me to see out growing in the open. They also [...]
