Ah, yes. I definitely like "burning bush"
Chuck Norcutt
On 2/20/2012 2:29 AM, Peter Klein wrote:
> 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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