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DemoTex

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Sat Jun 4, 2016, 11:03 PM Jun 2016

Some recent photos from my current fire lookout .. enjoy! [View all]


Full moon night at Lemmon Rock (moon through the trees to the left of the lookout)


Moonrise in heavy drift smoke


Standing dead at dawn, with drift smoke and hawk


Moonrise over Lemmon Rock


On the Rock (I actually LIVE here!)



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YAAAY! elleng Jun 2016 #1
You are welcome. DemoTex Jun 2016 #2
Thanks, please do, elleng Jun 2016 #3
Stay safe & good luck! appal_jack Jun 2016 #57
Wheee! blogslut Jun 2016 #4
hey Mac Skittles Jun 2016 #5
Airplane cockpits count? DemoTex Jun 2016 #9
yup, exactly what I was referring to Skittles Jun 2016 #11
OMG - I think that second photo is one of the most beautiful nature shots Lisa0825 Jun 2016 #6
I have a big gallery show hanging back east .. DemoTex Jun 2016 #12
Great pictures. If you don't mind my asking, how did you get this job? Ex Lurker Jun 2016 #18
I have great internet access at the lookout and I post whenever I want. DemoTex Jun 2016 #33
Do you sell prints online? Lisa0825 Jun 2016 #21
I'd like to know as well. nt SusanCalvin Jun 2016 #27
Not yet, but soon. DemoTex Jun 2016 #30
That's wonderful.I know you're not making a coffee table book, but I really want to see that site up Hekate Jun 2016 #32
easy to do with these guys Pharaoh Jun 2016 #36
I'm a Clemson alum. Are_grits_groceries Jun 2016 #78
Fantastic - I have been known to pass through Anderson and Greenville klook Jun 2016 #86
Such great pics ornotna Jun 2016 #7
amazingly sharp photos....k&r... spanone Jun 2016 #8
I changed some ways I do landscape photography DemoTex Jun 2016 #17
it's an amazing technique spanone Jun 2016 #19
Great tips, but you left one out: 6) amazing locations! FailureToCommunicate Jun 2016 #43
Those are some of your best yet Warpy Jun 2016 #10
Sunrise DemoTex Jun 2016 #23
AKA malaise Jun 2016 #51
K&R Solly Mack Jun 2016 #13
I am so glad to see your photos here again! murielm99 Jun 2016 #14
Gorgeous photos, Mac! Aristus Jun 2016 #15
I started to respond, and got a fire call DemoTex Jun 2016 #29
Fantastic. Thanks for posting. rhett o rick Jun 2016 #16
Oh, man, you should cross-post these in the Photo group! Adsos Letter Jun 2016 #20
I will DemoTex Jun 2016 #35
Beautiful Omaha Steve Jun 2016 #22
Simply amazing. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2016 #24
Tucson lights in the first shot? OxQQme Jun 2016 #25
Yep. DemoTex Jun 2016 #31
OMG. How gorgeous. Thank you. nt SusanCalvin Jun 2016 #26
Totally gorgeous place! Peachhead22 Jun 2016 #28
Always very impressive. Don't know how you do it. Kablooie Jun 2016 #34
Beautiful Arizona DesertRat Jun 2016 #37
My best girlfriend is a fire lookout in NM womanofthehills Jun 2016 #38
Spectacular! countryjake Jun 2016 #39
K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Jun 2016 #40
You are one hell of a photographer, Demo. What a great sense of composition. Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #41
Fabulous pictures, as always. Thanks DemoTex! Scuba Jun 2016 #42
Thanks for a glimpse of vistas many will never see! And for your fire duties, of course! FailureToCommunicate Jun 2016 #44
Seconding your post, FailureToCommunicate. love_katz Jun 2016 #65
Wunderbar marked50 Jun 2016 #45
Thank you. Fantastic shots. mountain grammy Jun 2016 #46
Holy moly, what a view! nt valerief Jun 2016 #47
Hey, DemoTex! SheilaT Jun 2016 #48
Awesome photos as always, Mac classof56 Jun 2016 #49
Magnificent malaise Jun 2016 #50
Fabulous stuff. panader0 Jun 2016 #52
Stunning! CrispyQ Jun 2016 #53
Just spectacular........ a kennedy Jun 2016 #54
Your best yet! AwakeAtLast Jun 2016 #55
Nice photots! MatthewStLouis Jun 2016 #56
Nice pictures... PersonNumber503602 Jun 2016 #58
Yay! catchnrelease Jun 2016 #59
Incredible! avaistheone1 Jun 2016 #60
So very beautiful - have you ever published a book or sold jwirr Jun 2016 #61
I always look forward to your pictures! n/t QC Jun 2016 #62
Glad you're back! Greybnk48 Jun 2016 #63
You never cease to amaze matt819 Jun 2016 #64
That moon sliver shot is so gorgeous passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #66
beautiful pics shanti Jun 2016 #67
Summer = DemoTex Photostories Beartracks Jun 2016 #68
lot prettier picture than i take around here...thank you dembotoz Jun 2016 #69
Rec & Kick. Wow, spectacular. MerryBlooms Jun 2016 #70
Sorry libodem Jun 2016 #71
We live in a beautiful world. LisaM Jun 2016 #72
I'm so glad to see your photos again! lunatica Jun 2016 #73
Have I ever mentioned that you have the best job in the world? hatrack Jun 2016 #74
Beautiful photos as always! royable Jun 2016 #75
I did not realize there had been fires in Arizona. SheilaT Jun 2016 #76
Is this Mt. Lemmon outside of Tucson? kwassa Jun 2016 #77
Yeppers DemoTex Jun 2016 #83
Beautiful place, was there 25 years ago .... kwassa Jun 2016 #85
You are surrounded by beauty . Great photos Person 2713 Jun 2016 #79
Is that 1st pic an extended exposure? KelleyKramer Jun 2016 #80
In a word, yes .. DemoTex Jun 2016 #82
That's good enough, thanks! And btw ... KelleyKramer Jun 2016 #84
They're so beautiful NYFlip Jun 2016 #81
Best job anybody has, anywhere? I'd say so... Blue_Tires Jun 2016 #87
Will you be there all summer? With no visitors? HuckleB Jun 2016 #88
beautiful! tawadi Jun 2016 #89
Gorgeous. I hope you've been enjoying the planetary dance right now, too. Warren DeMontague Jun 2016 #90
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