Robert Thoresen The Photography Club of Quail Creek closed out its spring photo shoot travels at the Tucson Botanical Gardens in mid-May (2150 North Alvernon Way). More travels will commence in the fall. TripAdvisor rates the gardens as number 16 of 58 things to do in Tucson. The garden originally dates back to the early…
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Clubs & Classes, August 2016
Steve Piepmeier places first in June photo contest
Robert Thoresen June’s photo contest theme of Silhouettes, a dark shape or outline against a light background, seemed a continuum of May’s theme Reflections. In Steve’s back yard, where he was taking a picture of a giant saguaro, he noticed the beauty of the twisted barbed wire. He has been photographing barbed wire for years.…
Clubs & Classes, July 2016
Jeff Krueger wins May’s photo contest
Robert Thoresen A definition is needed for this article. How is reflections defined? Thanks to Webster’s New World Dictionary of the American Language for assistance. As a verb or noun reflection is an image of somebody or something that appears in a mirror or other reflecting surface (synonyms: mirror image—likeness—echo—image—replication); the process or act of reflecting…
Clubs & Classes, July 2016
Photography Club April contest winners
Robert Thoresen April’s contest theme was electronics. Two of the three top finishers took apart circuit boards to create their images. Third place finisher Steve Piepmeier approached this topic from a much larger geopolitical scale. Jim Burkstrand’s first place photo Circuits was taken April 1, 2016. Jim had an old electronic weather station that had stopped…
Clubs & Classes, July 2016
Quail Creek Photographers Tour Tohono Chul
Robert Thoresen The story of Tohono Chul begins in 1966 when its benefactors, Richard and Jean Wilson, started piecing together patches of the desert that would form its core – ultimately owning 37 acres. Richard was a geology faculty member of the University of Arizona. In 1968 they purchased the section containing the hacienda-style West…
Clubs & Classes, May 2016
The Quail Creek Photography Club sets its sights on the Tucson Rodeo
Robert Thoresen The Tucson Rodeo Parade originated in February 1925. At that time it preceded the Tucson Rodeo and was a one-day event, both of which were conceived with the thought that they could benefit Tucson’s economy by attracting tourists. The plan worked! Now, more than ninety years later, both are going strong. The original…
Clubs & Classes, May 2016
Steve Piepmeier “Alights” to first place in March photo contest
Robert Thoresen Steve Piepmeier was out riding his bike again this past January. A cold winter storm blew rain through Quail Creek as he bicycled through units where soon new homes would be. His trusty pocket camera was able to capture One Moment of a beautiful late afternoon light breaking over the northern end of the…
Clubs & Classes, April 2016
Photography Club tours and photographs the Franklin Auto Museum
Robert Thoresen A most pleasant Friday morning on February 26 found about a dozen members of the Photography Club of Quail Creek at the Franklin Automobile Museum. TripAdvisor ranks the museum number 25 of Things to Do in Tucson. Frank Hubbard (originally from upstate New York), was an old time car restorer in Tucson. He…
Front Page, April 2016
Dramatic Skies
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…
Clubs & Classes, March 2016
Mike Tumchewics takes the PCQC Open Photo Contest win
Robert Thoresen The January contest was open to all Quail Creek residents, instituted as an annual open event by club members in 2013. Again, there was a very large submission of entries with two of the three places garnered by non-club members. Mike Tumchewics returned to the winner’s circle (won open contest in January 2013,…