Gallery: FloraPosted June 3, 201467 views5 comments
The Century Plants are blooming in the desert around Superior, AZ.
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Comment posted by gary phillips on June 3, 2014 at 11:16 AM
I caught a mass bloom a couple years ago between Flagstaff and Sedona, Bob. Amazing plants. Beautiful shot.
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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 3, 2014 at 8:01 PM
Bob - Very pretty and a flower we do not get to see up North. The flowers resemble cup cakes and the orange-ish yellow color is very nicely complemented by the blues in the sky.
Placing the flower laden plant dominantly in the foreground makes for a bold composition also
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Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on June 4, 2014 at 3:21 PM
Nice shot Bob. I like how you have some separation between the flowers and the cactus but wish you had included the top of the cactus in the composition with a lower pov. Maybe it extends way too much to the top... and you had to cut it off.
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Comment posted by Bob Miller on June 4, 2014 at 10:11 PM
I think by including the entire saguaro it would have taken the emphasis away from the aloe bloom Sanjay. It was quite a bit taller than what you see here and it would have made the blooms much smaller in the image.
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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on June 5, 2014 at 9:54 AM
Very striking perspective, Bob, bringing together a nice variety of plant life. Wonder whether a touch more contrast might be good, but I do like this as is.
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5 commentsPlacing the flower laden plant dominantly in the foreground makes for a bold composition also
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