Thanks, Ken, I really loved that runner sculpture, too. And thanks,
Chuck. Here are some along the same lines from an earlier Arizona
visit, in 2005. Back then 1024x768 screens were normal, so the pictures
are smaller than you'd expect now.
Though some cholla is the main subject, the bottom of a backlit saguaro
is on the right. The spines do a diffraction number on the light, and
it's magic. Taken about 5 minutes before sunset. I call this my
"burning bush."
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/4041339163/in/set-72157622640441103>
Here's the larger scene, before I moved in:
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/Arizona/az4215_07web.jpg.html>
From the other direction, with apologies to Ansel:
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/Arizona/az4215_15web.jpg.html>
And in the midst of the forest. Dieu est grand, je suis petit:
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/Arizona/az4212_20web.jpg.html>
M6 and a 50mm Zuikmmicron, on Kodacolor UC 400, last one with a
Voigtlander 21/4.
--Peter
Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> I loved the saquaro forest and would like to see it again. Don't know
as I've ever seen a backlit saquaro before.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 2/19/2012 9:46 PM, Peter Klein wrote:
>
> The final group from my trip to Arizona last moth. Most are from a hike
> in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve on the outskirts of Scottsdale. Enjoy,
> and don't get stuck!
>
> My wife Katya doing a passable rendition of Lauren Bacall's "The Look":
> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/6898831871/lightbox>
>
> Cactus medley:
> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/6898902857/lightbox>
>
> How the Pod People reproduce:
> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/6898903207/in/photostream/>
> Cholla is beautiful when backlit, but it's really nasty stuff. The
> slightest touch causes a fist-sized piece to break off and stick to
> you. It appears to have jumped on you, hence the nickname "jumping
> cactus." The spines are barbed, so they don't come out easily. The
> cactus propagates to new locations by sticking to passing animals or
> people. See the little knobs of cactus that fell on the ground? They may
> take root where they fall, or hitch a ride on a hiking boot.
>
> A backlit saguaro and distant hills (with 90/3.5 VC Lanthar):
> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/6898902513/lightbox>
>
> Ocotillo and nearby hills:
> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/6898902263/lightbox>
>
> A nice vista of the saguaro forest (yeah, they call it a forest!):
> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@
> N04/6898831635/sizes/o/in/photostream/>
> View the above bigger if you have a wide screen:
> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@
> N04/6898831635/sizes/o/in/photostream/>
>
> And my cousin Stu on a less wild walk the next day
> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/6898903353/lightbox>
>
> M8, 35/2 Summicron IV except where noted.
> --Peter
>
>
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