Was anybody immediately sick of the "fiscal cliff" admonitory the second time you heard it, spewing from a talking head who earnestly trotted it out for the lead-in to a broadcast network news segment?
In vain hopes of broadening my own horizons, I quickly set out on a search for this newly discovered, apparently vitally important geographic site. Being relatively knowledgeable about place names and Earthly features, I was surprised at the time required for me to discern Fiscal Cliff's whereabouts. It was nowhere to be found amongst all the usual suspects — no mention of it in the Sierras, nor the Rockies, nor the Dakotas; neither Arizona, Alaska nor even Montana maps mention such a promontory.
What of New Mexico then? Idaho? Perhaps somewhere in the Appalachians even? Alas, no.
Peeved, then pausing ponderously, perspective presented itself to me: I had missed the scene by sheer inches, overlooking the obvious locale — 'tis in my own backyard! Well, metaphorically of course . . . it's in my friend Steve's backyard, actually.
And so, gentle reader, I present the first concrete photograph of this object of so much blathering discourse.
For those who peer especially closely at the full-size version you may discern its true nature and scale, and thereby gain insight as to why I didn't enter any betting pools for odds on it ever being actually located 'ere the Mayan calendar expired. (Hint: although the image is unaltered, not all is at it seems . . . those irregularities in the atmosphere betray the true nature of this point of view.)
© 2012 James W. Murray, all rights reserved.
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Details: September 29, 2012; Canon 7D; f/5 @ 1/800 sec; +2/3 EV; ISO 800;
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
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