Saguaro National Park by Canon Image Challenge


04-APR-2013	Jim MSP

Entering the western park from Gates Pass.

Canon EOS 60D ,Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 vc
1/320 sec f/9.0
2 shot pano hide exif

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Canon Image Challenge		05-Apr-2013 17:25
Paul, I've taken one of those; though not what I really wanted. I hope to get another done in the next few weeks before I depart. The problem to solve is to get a great view of a cactus without a lot of scrub brush while looking west at the same time there is a great sunset. I haven't done well in the sunset forecast department. BTW, this view looks to the east. Jim

Canon Image Challenge		05-Apr-2013 17:02
I'm thinking you should be out here in the late evening capturing a sunset with a fantastic cacti looming large in your foreground. I'm assuming the park isn't closed at dusk and that you have free range of wandering anywhere you want to shoot pictures. Paul

Canon Image Challenge		05-Apr-2013 16:58
Trav - this is a nice time of the year here. Re Saguaro cactus - they are starting to die off in the park, especially in the eastern park (east side of Tucson). The climate changes have brought about more extremes in weather during the winter, and the recent extended cold snaps (eg, 19 deg lows and sub 31 deg for 70 hrs) have killed off some of the plants. These big ones that you see are all 100 yrs old or more. Jim

Guest		05-Apr-2013 16:48
Springtime is nice, isn't it? I see huge cacti all over the place. Best Wishes, traveller

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