I met Barry at Wilson Jr. High in San Diego
Barry doesn’t smile for photographs. Probably like most photographers, he prefers the other side of the camera! I know I do…
We were in Boy Scouts together as well. In Junior High (back when that was a thing), I was trying to decide which shop class to take. Barry said, “Take Graphic Arts, you can process film and make prints!” Thank you, Barry! (Barry is an excellent landscape and nature photographer!) That changed the course of my life!
We both got our Photography Merit Badge at the same time. Mr. Sawyer was our Scout Master and a photographer. I don’t recall if Barry and I did any photo outings together when I lived in San Diego. We went to White Sands, NM, in December of 2017. There was a Super Moon that Barry wanted to photograph. Always looking for an opportunity to both take photos and catch up with a friend, I went along.
I managed to get some pretty good photos, despite landscapes not really being my area. Barry always gets great images. After leaving White Sands, we drove west back to Arizona. Before heading back to Tucson, we went to photograph Sandhill Cranes. Barry was back in Tucson in 2022. We went to Aqua Caliente, east of Tucson, to take photos.
White Sands, NM
Barry at work…
Sandhill Cranes
Whitewater Draw • Rio de Agua Prieta
© 2017 Steven Lunétta
It looks like a duck!
Aqua Caliente Park • Tucson
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