Randy & Darlene's World of Adventure & not so much...: Skywatching with Randy & Chuck March 10-20, 2019

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As you may know - Chuck the Camera-Drone and I "fly the sunset" just about every night that we're able. Not all nights is this possible due to weather. Chuck isn't waterproof so flying in the rain or fog is not a good idea (even if some people are posting videos that do just that).

Below are some of the hundreds of photos we've taken recently.. I'll post the date below each picture. All pictures were taken in Gold Canyon Arizona in our "back yard" of the Arizonian RV Resort.

When the colors show up in various frames, but individually are just not representative of the sky, I will do a stitched panorama. Sometimes 180 degrees or 360 degrees. Blogger just shows these photos as a very condensed and W-I-D-E photo. Facebook will allow you to use your mouse or tilt/move your tablet to change your point of view.

Pictures were taken with a DJI Mavic 2 Zoom drone "Chuck". Post processing via Microsoft Photos to adjust exposure, contrast & sharpness. In other words, I don't add color that was not already there or "Photoshop" results. What you see is what I took a photograph of although it may be cropped or adjusted as already mentioned..

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3/10/2019 - Clear day with light breezes - the last day without rain in the forecast for the next 3-4 days. We flew the sunset and caught a few sights worthy of photographing..

3/10/2019 - The Arizonian RV Resort - just about at full capacity! That squiggle at the bottom of your screen is the RC Car Racetrack.

3/10/2019 - Wispy clouds lighting up are quite pretty. So peaceful up here at 400'

3/10/2019 - Back down close to the ground, the Cholla are so bright from the recent rains. Quite beautiful!

3/10/2019 - Superstition mountain. This mountain is north of the park, so you are viewing the southern face.

3/10/2019 - Jake's Cactus reaching for the moon!

3/10/2019 - Jake's Cactus (Saguaro) during the afternoon.

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3/12/2019 - Rainy day and windy - Not a great day for much of anything, but we had a gap in the rain and I thought I could get Chuck out there to take some pictures of the clouds.. I flew him toward the Superstition mountain and suddenly, my screen started to not look very good. RAIN! Chuck is not waterproof, so I high-tailed it back to my launch point and landed. Chuck spent the rest of the night recuperating on a towel. He checked out fine the next day.

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3/12/2019 360 panorama

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3/14/2019 - Clear day and windy - Not a great day for sunsets, but having just been through a good rain, the air is clean and the haze on the mountains is light.

3/14/2019 - Superstition Mountain

3/14/2019 - Jake's Saguaro Cactus

3/14/2019 - Jake's Saguaro and a host of Prickly Pear, Cholla, Hedge-Hog and Stag-Horn cactus

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3/19/2019 - Clear day and windy - Not much up there for clouds or haze at sunset, but dusk brought on some nice light and color.

3/19/2019 - pretty much the only clouds in this sunset

3/19/2019 - as night creeps in from the east.

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3/19/2019 - Old Friends. The ancient Palo Verde tree stands guard over the stump of his once majestic Saguaro neighbor. Our time here is almost done.

3/19/2019 - 180 Panorama at dusk

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3/20/2019 - Overcast day and windy - Interesting cloud formations with striations of light and color.