You're right alberio, there are signs to let people know that it's not a total waste of resources.

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I thought the same thing until I Googled the fountain. Still, I pretty much agree with what you're saying, but the fountain's always using the same water, which, by the way, is recycled water.

Cool you're jets and smell the roses.
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Sorry about the banding in the sky, I tend to keep my file sizes small because they were posted on Face Book.

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Saturday was such a beautiful day in Arizona, that I asked Pat if she wanted to take a drive. We would search for any Wildflowers that might still be hanging around on our scenic drive to Fountain Hills. She eagerly consented.
The Wildflower part of the trip was as I had expected, with the remaining Poppy's and Lupine fields being now overtaken by those nasty Stinknet weeds.

The trip itself was good as most of the traffic was isolated to the lake and river. Wow! everybody and their kids were out enjoying the floating on the Salt River. Looks like a great way to keep cooled off during this upcoming summer's heat.

We got into Fountain Hills and found the pond park as the fountain was just ending a cycle, so we spent the next sixty minutes waiting for the next explosion of spouting water. Pat found a comfortable park bench in the shade with a nice view of the fountain. I searched around until I found a good spot for photographing the action.
On time and as predicted, the fountain began another fifteen minute cycle of blasting the water as high as 560 feet into the Arizona Blue sky. I got my photos then found Pat as we watched the water until it shut off.

It was near lunch time so we stopped in at a Sports Bar with a view of the Fountain Pond, ordered food and drink and waited for the next showing by the fountain. What a "Blast" it was, we enjoyed our day and hope you enjoy the photos from our day in Fountain Hills.

Jack Olson

This looked like a good spot to shoot the fountain, but it would disappear into the tree in the foreground.

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The pump turned on and this is just the starting plume rising into the blue sky.

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This was a first stage pause before the pumps got serious about this fountain display.

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This is the full height, something around 560 feet up. That's Red Mountain in the background.

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I changed my viewing angle to catch the wind causing the spray to drift.

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View from the Sports Bar as the fountain begins another cycle.

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What a view, having our lunch and watching the fountain reach its maximum height once again.

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Full Height with a breeze causing the spray to drift.

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Nice photo hdfilmnoir. Metal is my choice for all photos now. I used to be a fan of canvas prints, but after trying a metal print, there was no going back. After Costco quit the printing business, I scouted around and have been using Printique (a subsidiary of Adorama) and quality has been top-notch, along with free shipping (for orders exceeding $100).

I go with a High Gloss as it really shows off the print, and if you want to show your print to a friend, just grab the print from your wall and walk outside into the bright sun. The print explodes with color and your friends will be totally impressed with your work.

Jack Olson

Same thing happened to me, $400 to Canon Service and it works great again.

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Great photo Jim, hikers don't look like they're very well prepared, no water. Must be a quick outing.

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Nice set of photos, I see few around here in yard's, but not out in the desert. Must be a decorative false Saguaro.

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Those are nice images Bill. I think the first image (Generative Fill) is the most realistic, as what could be expected from a camera, while the second image (Bing) looks like an AI. I have been using Bing and it does produce some fantastic images, but they're quickly identified as an AI created image (a bit too perfect).

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Thanks Curmudgeon, I'll try to find a good use for this one

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Whatever you did with the light, makes this shot really special.

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Thanks joer, I've been using Microsoft Bing along with a few others. Bing seems to produce the best looking results, but it's all frustrating trying to come up with the text to produce the results I'm hoping for.

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Nice image. What program were you using and can you release the text you used to create it?

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Thanks for the interesting reply RodeoMan. We're blessed with lots of horse lovers around here and they are always looking for some reason to get out and ride. It's not uncommon to see horseback riders on the streets of Apache Junction and several places still have hitching rails outside the doors, so an annual Pony Express run is reason enough.

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Thanks for the reply arperry, it was an almost perfect evening..... then it started raining.

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