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April 8, 2010, a Thursday
Chiricahuas (Sunny Flat), Arizona, to San Antonio (San Antonio Riverside Park), New Mexico, USA
— Photographed in the Chiricahuas then moved down the road
I had my normal breakfast then started to prep the RV to move. We left around 7:55 in the Jeep.
We went to Cave Creek Ranch to see the coati. While waiting for them to show up, we photographed some birds. I got a much better image of a female Acorn Woodpecker (far left) than yesterday and a nice image of a male Northern Cardinal (near left). However, the light wasn't as good for photography as it was yesterday afternoon — the direction was wrong. Two Coues Deer, a subspecies of White-Tail Deer, came into the yard with the feeders, but the coati didn't appear before we left.
We returned to the RV around 9:55 and finished prepping the RV to move. We left at 10:20 with me in the RV and J following in the Jeep.
We stopped just before leaving the Coronado National FOrest to hook up the Jeep to tow. We got underway at 10:31.
We entered New Mexico at 11:43 (10:43 Arizona time). We took NM-80 north and got on I-10 heading east at 12:15.
We stopped at a rest area near Lordsburg at 12:35 to use their free Wi-Fi, and it was a nice fast connection. :) I worked up a blog entry then started to download a System Update.
I had lunch of a Genoa salami and swiss sandwich with Coca Cola Classic followed by a banana and a red delicious apple. I downloaded the images I took this morning while looking at camera gear on eBay. I saw that HiTech makes reverse graduated neutral density filters that are 4x6 in (100x150mm). Reverse graduated neutral density filters have a hard transition from clear to the neutral density in the middle of the filter, then gradually reduce density towards the top. It's designed for conditions where there's a bright horizon, like at sunset or sunrise, and the reverse part helps keep the sky at the top of the frame from being too dark. I downselected images in iView then Capture One (C1). I bought a B+W 82mm Kaesemann MRC Circular Polarizer for my new Canon TS-E 24mm f3.5 L II tilt-shift lens through a Buy-It-Now on eBay. It was the same price as from B&H, but I'll earn eBay bucks this way. We got underway at 3:25.
I listened to an episode of Car Talk.
We stopped at the Sav-O-Mat gas station in Deming at 4:35 to fill up the RV at $2.759/gal. We left at 4:47.
We took NM-26 north out of town then got on I-25 north at Hatch. I listened to another episode of Car Talk.
We reached San Antonio Riverside Park in San Antonio around 7:35, and I took a shower.
We had dinner of steak fajitas with fresh guacamole — mmm.
After dinner, I used the nice fast internet connection through our Verizon Wireless Broadband signal to do some things online.
Female Acorn Woodpecker
Chiricahuas, Coronado National Forest,
Arizona, USA
Arizona, USA
Canon EOS 1D Mk III, 500 f4 & 1.4x,
1/125 sec, f8, ISO 400
1/125 sec, f8, ISO 400
Male Northern Cardinal
Chiricahuas, Coronado National Forest,
Arizona, USA
Arizona, USA
Canon EOS 1Ds Mk III, 500 f4 & 1.4x
1/350 sec, f8, ISO 400
1/350 sec, f8, ISO 400
We returned to the RV around 9:55 and finished prepping the RV to move. We left at 10:20 with me in the RV and J following in the Jeep.
We stopped just before leaving the Coronado National FOrest to hook up the Jeep to tow. We got underway at 10:31.
We entered New Mexico at 11:43 (10:43 Arizona time). We took NM-80 north and got on I-10 heading east at 12:15.
We stopped at a rest area near Lordsburg at 12:35 to use their free Wi-Fi, and it was a nice fast connection. :) I worked up a blog entry then started to download a System Update.
I had lunch of a Genoa salami and swiss sandwich with Coca Cola Classic followed by a banana and a red delicious apple. I downloaded the images I took this morning while looking at camera gear on eBay. I saw that HiTech makes reverse graduated neutral density filters that are 4x6 in (100x150mm). Reverse graduated neutral density filters have a hard transition from clear to the neutral density in the middle of the filter, then gradually reduce density towards the top. It's designed for conditions where there's a bright horizon, like at sunset or sunrise, and the reverse part helps keep the sky at the top of the frame from being too dark. I downselected images in iView then Capture One (C1). I bought a B+W 82mm Kaesemann MRC Circular Polarizer for my new Canon TS-E 24mm f3.5 L II tilt-shift lens through a Buy-It-Now on eBay. It was the same price as from B&H, but I'll earn eBay bucks this way. We got underway at 3:25.
I listened to an episode of Car Talk.
We stopped at the Sav-O-Mat gas station in Deming at 4:35 to fill up the RV at $2.759/gal. We left at 4:47.
We took NM-26 north out of town then got on I-25 north at Hatch. I listened to another episode of Car Talk.
We reached San Antonio Riverside Park in San Antonio around 7:35, and I took a shower.
We had dinner of steak fajitas with fresh guacamole — mmm.
After dinner, I used the nice fast internet connection through our Verizon Wireless Broadband signal to do some things online.