Monsoon Landscapes with a Rokinon 12mm F2.0 NCS CS Lens

I was planning to shoot a scene for a film project I was working on in Arivaca, Arizona, but when the vintage 1960 Ford F100 panel truck that was going to be used for the scene sprung a fuel leak, the shoot had to be cancelled.

I salvaged the late afternoon/sunset by heading to the outskirts of Arivaca, south toward the Mexican border.   Out of nowhere summer monsoon storms began developing cells.  

It was the opportunity I was looking for to take my first photographs with the  Rokinon 12mm F2.0 NCS CS Lens 

Note: As-photographed 23.6M JPEGs.  No photos in this post were adjusted/edited in post.

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Above: Localized rain falls in the near distance on the foothills of the Coronado National Forest (Nogales District)

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Above: Looking North from the Ruby Road toward the town of Arivaca receiving the rain. The Cerro Colorado Mountains can be seen in the distance on the right at the horizon.

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Below: Along the Arivaca Road, looking West.  Baboquivari Peak can be seen in the far distance (photo taken the next day).

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