Only an hour and a half from Phoenix, Clarkdale
is the home of the Verde Canyon Railroad. It’s an old fashioned railroad trip that goes
through the beautiful Verde Valley in Northern Arizona.
I thought this would be a good four hour trip
on the rails to thoroughly try out my new Tamron 28-300mm “travel lens.” This lens is what they call an “all in one”
zoom, perfect for traveling. I put it on
my Canon 5D Mark III. It’s much easier
to travel with an all in one like this that is lighter than Canon lenses and
fits the range of zoom that I am liable to need.
What was a bonus was to find out that the Liberty Wildlife people show off
Sonora, the bald eagle on the first Saturday of the month. Liberty Wildlife is based in Scottsdale and
specializes in rehabilitation, education, and conservation. Sonora hurt his wing when he was young around
eight years ago and is trained to travel on the railroad and show off for the
passengers.
Now, anybody that knows me knows one of my
interests is in photographing for non-profit organizations! So this truly was a treat for me. I plan on sharing my photos with Liberty once
I post them.
I am quite pleased with my new camera
lens. The Tamron performed quite nicely
on my trip. I’m also thrilled to have
some photos to share with Liberty Wildlife!
Until My Next Adventure,
(The June San Diego West Coast School!)
See You On Down The Road!
Here are all the
keeper photos!
These photos are also on Flickr.
* Please check out my related blogs on "photo philanthropy" at
http://thecogentcommunicator.blogspot.com/2015/04/relay-for-life-book-and-video-out.html
http://thecogentcommunicator.blogspot.com/2015/04/relay-for-life-at-pvcc-friday-10-april.html
http://thecogentcommunicator.blogspot.com/2015/03/photo-philanthropy-at-santa-fe.html
http://crossroadsphotographicworkshops.com/blog/participant-spotlight-jim-patterson/
