Powdered Palo Verde

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 6, 2013103 views10 comments

Photographed during our blizzard of '13 in Saguaro National Park East. The Palo Verde tree is the official state tree of Arizona.

1/20sec@f18, tripod.

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10 comments

Comment posted by Johan Eickmeyer on November 6, 2013 at 8:52 PM

Wow, colors and patterns are great! I hope this gets printed large to do it justice.

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Comment posted by Ryan Shain on November 6, 2013 at 9:28 PM

Nice display of the Palo Verde tree Bob. I enjoy the diagonal lines and shapes of the tree branches, and the snow really enhances the image, nice work.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on November 7, 2013 at 5:56 AM

Very nice Bob, really like your composition, also, excellent exposure on the whites. Well done.
John

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 7, 2013 at 8:03 AM

Bob, This is really an interesting shot and I like it a lot. That is a very cool tree and you made great use of the snow and lines. Nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Nuno Eira on November 7, 2013 at 8:06 AM

Good catch the wonderful detail of the logs with snow to give the final touch ....

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on November 7, 2013 at 10:04 AM

I fell in love with these trees when I was in Arizona last winter. they're even cooler with that dusting of snow on them. Beautiful color and contrast. Excellent work

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Comment posted by Jim Greenwood on November 7, 2013 at 10:20 AM

I was going to comment that the trunks have a green cast on my monitor. Then I remembered that "verde" means "green" (as in Mesa Verde). Then I googled "palo verde" and learned that it of course means "green tree". So instead I'll comment that the palo verde complements the freshly fallen snow very well, and you've composed the image nicely.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on November 7, 2013 at 2:24 PM

I was also going to mention the color cast - glad I said Jim's comment first!

This is very nice. The coating of snow really moves it up on the scale of beauty. The diagonal slant adds a lot too.