Above: an approximately 180? panorama created from about 27 photos, merging exposures and stitching and blending side by side. This was all done hand-held while talking on the phone. I know there should be a law against that.

Yes, I was multitasking. I was having a long talk with my friend Gretchen in New York, who is going through great personal distress, while I was shooting this. Even if the world were about to end, I could not pass up this scene. So it’s dedicated to Gretchen, who has never been to Tucson.