tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151305602024-03-06T23:14:30.831-07:00A Blog For Downtown PhoenixValerie Milletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07433135228700602505noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15130560.post-46343842305543700102023-03-06T09:36:00.003-07:002023-03-06T09:54:56.991-07:00First Friday Phoenix <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.847);"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="TextRun SCXW141748137 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: windowtext; display: inline; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" xml:lang="EN-US">Crossing the street unto Roosevelt Row is like entering another realm. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW141748137 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: windowtext; display: inline; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" xml:lang="EN-US">Hours before rush hour traffic and the </span><span class="TextRun SCXW141748137 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: windowtext; display: inline; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" xml:lang="EN-US">stressed-out</span><span class="TextRun SCXW141748137 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: windowtext; display: inline; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" xml:lang="EN-US"> business class were the norms now the historic backdrop and art-funk murals play to the high-vibing hipster crowd and everything in between.</span><span class="EOP SCXW141748137 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: windowtext; display: inline; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> </span></span></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.847);"><span class="EOP SCXW141748137 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: windowtext; display: inline; font-size: medium; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div>
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<h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-weight: 300; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: medium;">First Friday Trolley Tour & Hub Locations</span></span></h2><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; line-height: 1.7; margin-bottom: 1.5em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">Artlink hosts a complimentary trolley tour every First Friday, making it even easier to access Phoenix’s </span><a href="https://artlinkphoenix.org/districts/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ce2127;">Arts </a><span style="background-color: transparent;">districts and destinations. We work with community partners to provide “Park-and-Ride Hubs,” where parking is readily available, and many of the tour stops are adjacent to </span><a href="http://www.valleymetro.org/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ce2127;">Valley Metro</a><span style="background-color: transparent;"> Rail stations.</span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Look for shuttle stop signs.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: large;">There are three Park-and-Ride Hub Stops:</span></div></div>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Tour Schedule:</strong> Trolleys run from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m., stopping at each of the hubs in approximately 25-minute intervals. THE LAST CIRCUIT IS AT 9:30 p.m., so make sure you’re on board and heading back to your car or your light rail station by that time.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Park and Ride Hubs:</strong> Park at any one of these locations and catch the complimentary Artlink First Friday trolley that makes it easy to go from one arts area to another.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Maps:</strong> The maps pictured below are printed courtesy of Downtown Phoenix Inc. and available at each Hub Stop and on the trolleys.</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Food & Drink:</strong> Find refreshments at restaurants and bars that support the arts community. See the list in the map below and in our <a href="https://artlinkphoenix.org/articipants/directory/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ce2127;">Directory</a>.</span></li>
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<span class="TextRun SCXW230506204 BCX0" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "arial_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">In its early days, The Westward Ho Hotel attracted the Hollywood set and several iconic movies were made in and around the property. In 1961, President John F Kennedy attended a dinner for Senator Carl Hayden and gave a speech on the steps of the Hotel entrance.</span><span class="EOP SCXW230506204 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "arial" , "arial_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCXW230506204 BCX0" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; color: #424242; font-family: "arial" , "arial_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">This property was something I had to see. I have a great love and affinity for Roosevelt Row but I have no personal affiliation with this property at all. I contacted the property manager, </span><span class="TextRun SCXW230506204 BCX0" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "arial_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">Samantha Spidell</span><span class="TextRun SCXW230506204 BCX0" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; color: #424242; font-family: "arial" , "arial_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"> and explained that I would love to share the history and images of this spectacular new building with my social media audience. The idea was met with great enthusiasm and my camera and I were given carte blanche to roam the property and take notes and photos. The staff at The Stewart were more than accommodating and gracious.</span><span class="EOP SCXW230506204 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "arial" , "arial_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCXW230506204 BCX0" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "arial_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" xml:lang="EN-US">We made plans to photograph as many of the structures unique properties as we could and my goal was to end up at the rooftop pool to catch the sunset. We did even better than that, we went one floor above the pool to the roof of the 19th floor and shot the pool images from above. Words cannot even describe the hour or so that went by as we waited for the perfect light to land 19 stories above Central Phoenix. </span><br />
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<span class="TextRun SCXW230506204 BCX0" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "arial_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" xml:lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span class="TextRun SCXW230506204 BCX0" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "arial_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" xml:lang="EN-US">On our level, the city sounds were a mere hum and as the breeze picked up on this warm evening as we waited for the light to change. We kept saying to each other, "I can't believe we're sitting up here!" We watched the planes take off and land at Sky Harbor Airport like clockwork. To be among the skyscrapers, feel and be immersed in the "moment" was an incredibly unique experience that I will never forget. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #373737; font-family: Radikal-Regular, Radikal-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">The creek and spring is named after cattle rancher L.J. Horton who settled near the creek in the 1880’s. While we still don’t know much about L.J. Horton, he did write memoirs while residing in the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Pioneers'_Home" style="background-color: white; color: #373737; font-family: Radikal-Regular, Radikal-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.25s ease 0s, color 0.25s ease 0s;" target="_blank" title="Arizona Pioneer Home">Arizona Pioneer Home</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #373737; font-family: Radikal-Regular, Radikal-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> about the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasant_Valley_War" style="background-color: white; color: #373737; font-family: Radikal-Regular, Radikal-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: background 0.25s ease 0s, color 0.25s ease 0s;" target="_blank" title="Pleasant Valley War">Pleasant Valley War</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #373737; font-family: Radikal-Regular, Radikal-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> which can be found at the Sharlot Hall Museum in Prescott, Arizona. Horton Creek Trail, originally an old wagon road, gave cattlemen like Horton access to the rim country and its many resources. Unfortunately, shortly after settling near the creek he lost his heard to thieves and never ranched again. The rim lakes (Canyon, Bear, Knoll) drain into the the natural spring which literally gushes from the side of the rim like an an enormous faucet.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #373737; font-family: Radikal-Regular, Radikal-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Once you cross the creek bridge you will look for parking on the left in the Horton Picnic site. After parking, you will hike back down the road and cross the bridge. Turn left on the dirt road and this will lead you to a sign for trail #285. The trail drops quickly into Horton Creek. The trail with then evolve into a larger path along the west side of the creek and at .25 mi you will come to an old fence and turnstile.</span><br />
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At .75 mi the trail forks. The left fork is the official trail and you’re more likely to encounter other hikers on this route. The right fork takes you along the creak where you will come across several small campsites. The right fork is certainly more scenic as it traverses right along the creek allowing you to see all the waterfalls and foliage. Both forks will rejoin about 1 mi from the trailhead. </div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #373737; font-family: Radikal-Regular, Radikal-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">The trail with course the creek for another 2 mi with some rocky parts on the old wagon trail, but the grade is easy. The trail ends at Highline Trail #31. To reach Horton Springs you will continue on Highline Trail for about 300 feet and to your right you will see this unusual spring gushing from the side of the rim. The spring runs year around. You can return the way you hiked or make a loop by continuing along the Highline Trail and taking Derrick Trail #33 back to the trailhead.</span>Valerie Milletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07433135228700602505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15130560.post-55223662574934303272020-05-15T02:29:00.001-07:002020-06-15T10:47:38.304-07:00SALT RIVER CANYON<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I ran into an ole friend the other day. We worked together in the medical field in Pediatrics some 17 years ago! Since leaving, I'd seen her children grow up on social media and it was so cool to see them all in person, all grown. As we were catching up, she says ..."and what about you and your photography!!" When we worked together, I wasn't a photographer, I was a painter. In fact, I painted the murals for the entire Pediatrics Center and got a big kick out of the whimsical nature of the art and how the kids reacted. It was good times.<br />
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I said "Ya, Life's a trip heh? Something that started as just trying to clean up my hiking blog. I kept wondering why my images didn't look like the images in Arizona Highways Magazine. It frustrated me so I put my energy into learning how to photograph and it became an obsession. Ironically, I would end being a contributor to Arizona Highways Magazine and as well as heir calendars.<br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">his mysterious land of enchantment—the American Southwest—is a siren song seducing many an explorer, writer, poet, artist and even those seeking healing of the metaphysical kind. It’s an indescribable allure that promises those of a curious nature to provide endless fascination. For those suffering the ills of industrialized urbanization, the open road and vast empty spaces have long inspired romantic notions, uplifted spirits, encouraged self-discovery and delivered an unabashed sense of freedom. You’re entering a realm imbued with a magical charm and a tangible presence of ancient people.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #313131; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">I consider myself fortunate to be centrally located and surrounded by hundreds of miles of dynamic geologic landforms, where new discoveries are a mere road trip away. Each adventure becomes a muse and a catalyst for my next set of photographic expressions, prose and cherished memories. The photography serves as the documentation while the writing helps to define and express the emotive. Each road trip becomes a complete love affair. Affair an apt word as the landscape and nature of a </span><i style="color: #313131; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">road trip</i><span style="color: #313131; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"> opens up the freedom to dip your toes in then leave.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Back in 1884, a young newspaperman referred to as a bourgeois Yankee in revolt by the name of Charles Lummis walked from Cincinnati, Ohio to Los Angeles where he took a job as a writer. The trek took 143 days and inspired a collection of essays published by the LA Times. In 1892, the writings would be published as a book called “A Tramp Across The Continent”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">In a gorgeous style somewhat akin to that of Mark Twain, Mr.Lummis captivated the turn of the century East Coast with his accounts of the Wild West. In a romanticized larger than life narration he wrote about his encounters with the desert and the natives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">At the least, Mr. Lummis was a dream weaver who helped change the perception of the Southwest as a barren wilderness to that of a national treasure. He later became the magazine editor for Out West, which also published the works of John Muir and Jack London. Lummis contributed hundreds of articles as well and became a staunch Native American activist, preserver of Spanish missions and advisor to President Theodore Roosevelt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The American Southwest has inspired the artistic visionaries and those gifted with the written word. Spend time here and the passages of Mary Austin, Aldo Leopold, Wallace Stegner, Bernard DeVoto and of course Edward Abbey will resonate deeply. Their words not only come alive but seemingly whisper in those quiet places in the barely audible whistles of the canyon winds. In the rambling undertones of a river after dark and in the songs of the canyon wren, I hear their stories.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">There hasn't been a time out in the desert or canyons that I haven't thought of Edward Abbey's words since reading “Desert Solitaire”. Abbey stands out, his intelligence-driven prose draws you in and his writing style is rhythmic, alluring and uplifting. Just when you're maintaining your reader’s high, he pulls you right back down to earth with his irreverent musings and his contemptuous warnings about the perils of industrialized tourism, where we may be headed in the future. Sober up.</span></div>
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<br />Valerie Milletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07433135228700602505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15130560.post-26237710236020486772019-03-30T12:32:00.001-07:002019-04-06T20:19:42.742-07:00Spring In The Sonoran Desert <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Valerie Milletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07433135228700602505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15130560.post-54386604111156027132018-11-03T15:43:00.004-07:002018-12-27T18:13:41.249-07:00Classic West Fork 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Valerie Milletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07433135228700602505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15130560.post-62973591422337834582018-10-02T20:44:00.001-07:002019-03-02T06:16:05.671-07:00The Sonoran Desert: My Backyard <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A desert storm is something to be experienced, over and over again. I love the storm seasons, especially the warm monsoons. Beautiful dramatic backdrops, the sand travels in waves, the lightning strikes, the thunder cracks and rolls all mixed with fragrant sage, acacias and mesquite for a unique desert bouquet.</span><br />
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<br />Valerie Milletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07433135228700602505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15130560.post-80217230694320424772018-09-18T18:53:00.000-07:002018-09-18T18:53:00.375-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Valerie Milletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07433135228700602505noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15130560.post-37270385510134298002018-09-17T18:10:00.000-07:002019-08-27T18:52:34.563-07:00#GetOutside<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'd stop and look behind me occasionally to see where I'd been. One instance, I'd had a random dagger of a memory recall. A sudden recogniton. I'd remembered seeing images of this place, this scene in the pages of National Geographic Magazine. My great uncle and grandmother were world travelers. My uncle especially collected artifacts of his travels and had stories for each one. He was a walking history lesson and his home was like a museum, National Geographic magazines to last a lifetime. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I stopped in mid hike. I'd just realized in the most extraordinary way the my life had come full circle. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It evoked a spontaneous rush of exhilaration. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> It was an emotional release and such a validating experience I'll never forget. The past, the present and the future fused together in synchronicity and clarity. It's this experience that calls to me as a photographer. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My random epiphanies usually come about in the lone and remote experiences of exploring the landscapes. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'd never before realized that I <i>was in fact</i> living the life I'd dreamed about as a child. In those times where fantasy and escapism beckoned like a savior in the darkness.</span></div>
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<br />Valerie Milletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07433135228700602505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15130560.post-86772137182586766142018-05-30T21:43:00.000-07:002018-07-15T18:15:11.556-07:00Desert Landscapes Rock<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Valerie Milletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07433135228700602505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15130560.post-60516612286304755092018-04-01T17:41:00.000-07:002018-05-29T16:15:14.626-07:00Oak Creek<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm happy I didn't jump at the Canon 5Dsr as I was tempted after reading for months and months about this new Canon but I knew my laptop editing wouldn't handle the file sizes well. Going from 21 MPs in the Mark II to the 30 MP Mark IV has been effortless and will be a huge plus as I love to crop in close with my landscapes.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Last week, I grabbed Halo and the new camera, we headed up the canyon for a few days to work and play and mostly it rained. It was a short and sweet first outing to get to know the camera as we dodged in and out of storms. Right away I see the potential for a great relationship, it's lighter, larger LCD and the touchscreen...makes decision making so quick. I'm still learning about all the new upgrades and how to put them to use to serve my own personal vision. With a huge increase in light sensitivity I can explore night photography, something I just found frustrating with the Mark II's limited 6,400 ISO. The Mark IV swings in at 32,000 ISO in its native span but expandable to 50-102,400. With 7 FPS on tap vs 3 in the Mark II.</span><br />
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Valerie Milletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07433135228700602505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15130560.post-42479378347090542312017-11-23T12:31:00.000-07:002018-04-28T20:05:34.803-07:00Aravaipa Wilderness Canyon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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