Deb Nesbitt The Photo Club of Quail Creek (PCQC) held the April photo contest, with animals as the theme. Eligible photos were taken within the last three years, with only minimal post processing allowed. Congratulations to Larry Hudson for his first place Sahuarita Flyby birds in flight photo. “My wife and I like to walk around Sahuarita…
Jim Burkstrand The Photo Club of Quail Creek continued with its monthly member’s contest, with November having the topic of: Trees. Each club member could enter up to three photos taken in the last three years. This subject was a popular one for the members and drew 38 entries. All of the photos can be…
Jim Burkstrand The Photo Club of Quail Creek continued with its monthly member’s contest, with June having the topic of Funny. Each club member could enter up to three photos taken in the last three years. This subject was a difficult one for the members and drew 21 entries. All of the photos can be…
Jim Burkstrand The Photo Club of Quail Creek just completed its sixth quarterly photo challenge which had a theme of nature. Each club member could enter up to three photos which had to be taken within the calendar quarter, and the photographer/artist could post process the photo in any way, including using Photoshop filters and manipulation.…
Jim Burkstrand The Photo Club of Quail Creek just completed its fifth quarterly photo challenge which had a theme of Free Study. Each club member could enter up to three photos which had to be taken within the calendar quarter. And the photographer/artist could post process the photo in any way, including using Photoshop filters…
Robert Thoresen Larry Phillips’ image, South Arch Landscape, was posted as the second place entry in the PCQC July 2016 Photo Contest reported (Theme: Bridging the Gap), in the September 2016 Quail Creek Crossing. In reality, Larry placed first. This is the South Window of the North and South Window Arches in Arches National Park…
Robert Thoresen There were a few common denominators in February’s PCQC Photo Contest. The top finishers took advantage of southern Arizona’s summer monsoon season and all the photographs were taken in Quail Creek. Club President Jeff Krueger took the top honor with his image The Electric Sky. Since Jeff and Sharon came to Quail Creek…
Robert Thoresen At the western foothills of the Rincon Mountains and the eastern terminus of Speedway Boulevard is Tanque Verde Ranch (Green Tank or Pool). Pima Indians first settled here in the 1600s near the Cottonwood Grove. Ranching commenced in the 1860s. Dude ranching came to the wash in the 1920s. Twenty members of the…
Second Place: John Standquist – Beach Feet Third Place: Steve Piepmeier – Sole a la Cart Robert Thoresen A definition is needed for this article. How is “feet” defined? Thanks to the on-line Free Dictionary by Farlex for assistance. Feet (fi:t, fet) noun. The plural of foot. At someone’s feet as someone’s discipline. To be run…
Robert Thoresen Seven festivals abound in the area in November. Two compete on the second weekend: the Tucson Celtic Festival and the Empire Ranch Roundup. Last year the club took in the Celtic Festival. This year it would be the Empire Ranch Roundup. Fifteen members got off to an early start to make it in…