Alexander S. Kunz

Sin Nombre Canyon Wall Detail for #TextureTuesday (late night edition😜)

I've hiked and photographed Canyon Sin Nombre in Anza Borrego Desert State Park many times, and I hope that I will never get tired of it. :)

Three more here: https://www.alex-kunz.com/light-sculpts-the-land/

#Desert #LandscapePhotography #IntimateLandscape #AnzaBorrego #SanDiego #Texture #Photography #PhotoBlog

Mar 18 at 5:13amWeb
Show threadAlexander S. Kunz3d ago

Well, turns out that I've photographed that exact spot multiple times over the years, from slightly different angles! 😆 So I've combined the three that I like into a little blog post:

https://www.alex-kunz.com/canyon-sin-nombre-wall-texture-x3/

#PhotoBlog #Desert #AnzaBorrego #Photography #BlogPost

Canyon Sin Nombre Wall Detail x3

While sitting in this awful mid-March heatwave and thinking about how the overall high temperatures of the now first 2½ months of 2026 have impacted desert hiking quite a bit, I looked at my archive…

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Show threadMonsieur Ralph3d ago
@alexskunz Illustrates that every moment is unique to savour. 👏🏻
Show threadferrie=differentieel🔻in 4d ago
@alexskunz very nice - beautiful colors - that structure is fascinating
Show threadJB (he/him)4d ago
@alexskunz
Love the photos, and I look forward to checking out this hike. Respectfully, maybe get rid of the gdpr-style cookies pop-up on your site, as well as the subscription pop-up; assuming you have control over those things. The cloudflare verification is also annoying but I understand why you might need that.
Show threadAlexander S. Kunz4d ago

@jbm3 well, this is actually my business so complying with the various "cookie laws" is mandatory for me, and getting people to subscribe to reach them more reliable is... kind of useful for the same reason! :)

(clicking these two things away is a combined 1.5 second inconvenience for you... is that really worth complaining about to an indie creator and freelancer?)

Show threadJB (he/him)4d ago
@alexskunz
Yeah I totally get it and I love and support indie creators. Glad you are making a go of it. Sorry to sound like I'm complaining. I'm just sad that pop-ups are being used in Ux so much these days. That 1.5 seconds gets repeated dozens of times over the course of the day. The NY times, which I send a lot of money to every year, pops up an upgrade or gift solicitation every time I click to read an article. It's mildly draining. My understanding is that the gdpr pop-up isn't required if you aren't collecting data on your users, which you aren't, and your page already has a subscription request form, so in my mind the pop-ups were redundant. Again, my apologies for sounding like I'm complaining about you, I'm not. Trying to be a constructive net citizen. Love your work. Cheers.
Show threadAlexander S. Kunz4d ago

@jbm3 no worries, thanks. I'm as annoyed by those modals as you are. What ticks me off most are those cookie banners that have an option to deny them altogether — if no cookies are strictly needed, then why use them? It says much about those sites.

My analytics plugin (stores everything locally) does use a cookie & I like the insights it provides.

Data collection... as soon as someone comments or uses the contact form, some of their data is stored. I'd rather err on the safe side. :)

Show threadJB (he/him)4d ago
@alexskunz
Agreed! Glad you are thinking about it, and thanks for your indulgence.