My PBS mini-documentary (eight minutes)

[DemoTex]

I did about 99% of the still photos and 60% of the video on this Arizona Public Media/PBS mini-documentary. It played Arizona last week. As my first involvement with PBS, I am very proud! My voice-over in the second half, or so, was done in the WCQS (NPR) studios in Asheville, NC. What a great group there!

[elleng]

1. GREAT to see and hear you!

Will be great if it plays here. I have 4 PBS stations available.

[Ptah]

2. Very good!

[elias49]

3. Fabulous photos!

Intrigued by the pictures of Tucson at night. My son just moved there with his wife and 1-year-old. I haven't made it out to visit them yet. I'm more eager than ever after watching your video.
Nice work.

[Suich]

4. Hi, Mac!

That's a terrific video...congratulations!

[panader0]

5. Just excellent Demo Tex!

I wish you had been able to visit the Huachuca Mountains area while you were in Tucson. (or above Tucson). If you're here next year, I'll try to come see you. Great pics. Years ago, when I climbed to the top of Miller Peak (9600 or so), there was a fire lookout on the very top. The sides hinged up, as yours, and the table in the middle still had the area map grid. I spent the night in deep snow. Thank goodness the place had a wood stove.

[DemoTex]

8. Next year

Empire Ranch
Portal
Huachuca Mountains
Dragoons (and Cochise Stronghold)
Baboquivary
Kitt & Graham

ETC.

Come visit, but give me plenty of notice. The Lemmon Rock lookout and Lemmon Rock were closed to the public in late June 2014. They will be closed on day one of fire season 2015.

But you are welcome as my invited guest. Email me a week or so ahead, and I'll give you the phone number.

Mac
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[panader0]

11. Portal is beautiful. Green, running water, huge cliffs, Bread and Breakfasts.

The desert has hidden gems. Driving up from Douglas you would never believe that there is a place so beautiful just a few miles off the road. I have empty bedrooms here, as the kids are all gone now, so there would be plenty of room if you need a place in this area.
Or, my GF, a business manager for three local radio stations, has free rooms available at the Windemere in Sierra Vista. I'm about ten miles out of town, in the boonies. I have the Huachucas to the west, the Mule Mountains to the east, the Dragoons to the north, and San Jose Peak, in Mexico to the south. At 4650' where I live, the weather is fine.

[freshwest]

6. What an excellent documentary of of your work this year! Hope to see more of you and your work again

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. Awesome!

Beautiful photos, very interesting piece!

[young_at_heart]

9. I live in Asheville and agree with your comment about our NPR studio

I enjoyed that very much.....so well done and so interesting to see your work. My husband used to travel to Tucson from time to time years ago and told me about the monsoons and severe lightning there.

[dionysus]

10. kick

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. Wow, my dear DemoTex!

That was really good! I enjoyed hearing the explanations of how you do your work, and seeing all the sights.

Thank you for sharing this with us!

[Electric Monk]

13. "I had a 3rd grade teacher who used to chide me for looking out the window..."

[ReRe]

14. You're not just a "Look-out"...

... but a documentarian! Thanks for sharing your PBS doc with us. Very interesting.

[Hekate]

15. Mac, that is WONDERFUL

Thank you so much for sharing it here!

[madokie]

16. Its good to know here in stateside that people like you

are still looking out for people like me and my family. Thanks

[burrowowl]

17. Bravo DemoTex!

Love you! Love your pics! Good job!

[Duppers]

18. Ditto the Awesome!

Thoroughly enjoyed watching that and am passing it on in emails.

Bravo!

[Brother Buzz]

19. Cool Beans

Another lifetime window gazer, here.

[Oldtimeralso]

20. Great Job

Not just the documentary, but the lookout job is also is also a great service to the public.

THANK YOU Demo Tex

[Tuesday_Morning]

21. Beautiful!

[longship]

22. Nicely done, DemoTex.

Always look forward to your posts here.

R&K

[Turborama]

23. That was very engaging and I loved all your photographs (highly recommend watching it at 720p HD).

Thank you for sharing.

[Enthusiast]

24. Nice!

[Scuba]

25. Very cool DemoTex. Thanks for all you do!

[Solly Mack]

26. That's just awesome!

[librechik]

27. I sent the link to the managing producer of the NewsHour

hope you don't mind; they're looking for things like this, esp with PBS links--can't say if they'll get back to you, tho

cheers!

[NightWatcher]

28. Cool story, bro

No seriously, that is really cool. We've followed you here for a while and that video shows what you've been describing in such great detail.

I used to work surveillance and can appreciate the hours of quietly watching the environment around you. I envy the peace that job must bring.

[progressoid]

29. Excellent (and you shoot Canon!)

[grntuscarora]

30. Loved it!

Beautiful to watch!

[CaptainTruth]

31. Well done!

Great scenery & thanks for doing this important job.

[intaglio]

32. Thanks a million

for everything

[malthaussen]

33. Very cool!

By the way, seen this computer game?: http://www.firewatchgame.com/

As soon as I saw it, I thought of you.

-- Mal

[blm]

34. Superb.

.

[hootinholler]

35. Kick to find it tonight. n/t

[KurtNYC]

36. a really nice and interesting piece

great use of music. Years ago I was a cameraman for Mammoth Mountain Ski Area. It was a childhood dream come true to be paid to ski and snowmobile all over 2 beautiful mountains and the surrounding forests, to document the awesome beauty of an approaching storm or thick blanket of crystalline snow. But most of what we shot wound up in relatively crude promos for the ski area or in TV news clips about weather or ski and snowboard competitions. The piece you share here is a treasure. Congrats.

PS: when not skiing or shooting my job was to catalog Dave McCoy's film collection which included this one from the late 1930s:

[bettyellen]

37. Well done- so proud of you!

[aikoaiko]

38. Magnificent!

[classof56]

39. Truly awesome video, Mac. Thanks for posting!

Have bookmarked for once and future viewing. Would be great if OPB could offer it for Oregonians to watch and enjoy.

Glad you had a good run at Lemmon Rock. It's been an interesting year here in Central Oregon. Fires to the east, west, north and south. Pretty disturbing. Still up in the 80s here, very dry and the mountains are depressingly bare. Ol' Man Winter can show up anytime!

Congrats and cheers.

[Botany]

40. nice work! Hurry back a friend of yours is waiting to say "hi."

BTW how many inches of moisture does your area get a year and what type of
trees are there?

[matt819]

41. Good to put a name to a face

I'll say the same thing I say every time I see one of your photos. Wow! Great work, great photos.

[mnhtnbb]

42. Well done!

How fun to see and hear more about how your days are filled as a fire look out.

[QED]

43. Awesome!

Thank you for sharing this!

[MuseRider]

44. Awesome.

So happy to see this. What a job you do. Thank you for it.

[AuntPatsy]

45. Loved it

[QED]

46. Kick

[A HERETIC I AM]

47. Very cool, Mac. Nicely done.

Glad you had a safe season.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

48. I can just picture that teacher railing about you looking out the window.

[riverbendviewgal]

49. Thank you for such an enjoyable video

of your Fire Watch Tower. You are an amazing photographer.

[BB1]

50. Excellent!

Always wondered what ik looked like up there. Great video!

[rocktivity]

51. Kicked, Recced, and downloaded!

and I couldn't be prouder of one of my oldest DU friends!


rocktivity

[ChazInAz]

52. By Kerouac,

That was great, DemoTex!
Couldn't help but think that's the best job in the world for us loners.

[Liberal_in_LA]

53. wow!!! I'm so impressed

[catchnrelease]

54. Wonderful!

I don't know which was better--the explanation of what you do up there or your photographs and videos. It all adds up to a really nice piece of work!

[sheshe2]

55. That was magnificent Mac!

Thank you!

[slipslidingaway]

56. Excellent, thanks for sharing your experiences and pictures!!! n/t

[gristy]

57. Very nice

Good job, Mac.

(I logged in just to say this - and I never log in any more!)

[MrMickeysMom]

58. What a great film!

This was a capturing 8 minutes!

[Duppers]

59. I know I've missed some of your posts

And I'm wondering about your little buddy. Sorry I cannot remember his name but think his name had four letters.

And Whenever you publish a book of all your fantastic photos and bits of your stories, please let me know. I'll certainly buy a copy.

[alfredo]

60. Very good. I'm glad they got to see your beautiful photos.

[Loki]

61. I've followed your adventures ever since you started

Posting on your fire season lookouts. It's good to see our fellow DU'er make the "big time" on PBS. Congratulations DemoTex!

[Curmudgeoness]

62. That was a great tribute to your work

and the work of all others who are willing to live for a time in solitude. But you have entertained us with photos of the view, and for that I am grateful. Good job.

You had me laughing at the "pucker factor" during those storms. I can relate.

[Nitram]

63. Brilliant piece of work in every level....

...human interest, exceptional photography, educational.

[libodem]

64. Wish I hadn't waited to click this story

Outstanding.