Saguaro Chill

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 22, 2013172 views9 comments

Saguaro National Park East. From the recent Arizona blizzard that touched most of the state.

1/45sec @ f18, tripod.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on February 22, 2013 at 4:35 PM

Cool! What a great rare opportunity too. I like the green-white contrasts here, really like the snow streaks--wish they were a bit more visible (faster exposure maybe??) but overall i like this shot a lot.

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on February 22, 2013 at 5:24 PM

Fascinating, two subjects you don't normally think about together. I like your choice of composition. Will this moisture produce an explosion of plants blooming in the near future?

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Comment posted by Bob Miller on February 22, 2013 at 7:32 PM

John- I think we will have a good wildflower season. The first blooms have already been seen. It may be a bumper year- the last big year was 2005 and come every 6-7 years they say.

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on February 22, 2013 at 7:43 PM

I like this one even better than the one yesterday I think because of the contrast between the green cactus and the snow. I'm a little torn about wanting to see the top of the foreground cactus, though. I think it would be a stronger image if all of the cactus were included in the frame as it creates an unwanted tension (from my perspective at least

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on February 23, 2013 at 10:53 AM

Cool

Well seen.

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Comment posted by Nick Palmieri on February 23, 2013 at 11:31 AM

Nice environment great story telling shot..TFS

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 25, 2013 at 9:47 AM

What a unique combination of elements. The giants are even more majestic in snow.

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Comment posted by Paul DeCesare on March 4, 2013 at 4:19 PM

Love it! What a crazy winter we've had... great contrast of elements. We didn't get this much snow in Scottsdale, but enough to cover our San Pedro cactus in the front yard for a couple hours.

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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on March 8, 2013 at 7:29 AM

Nice capture of incongruous snow in desert. The composition works well too though I find myself kind of wanting to see the entire cactus in the forefront. One of my favorite deserts btw.

lucy

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