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20-APR-2011

Rim light, Goldfield, Arizona, 2011

Rim light defines the outlines of a subject by illuminating its edges from behind. In this landscape shot of saguaros near the ghost town of Goldfield, I took advantage of a setting sun to create such light. The warm light also increases the color saturation within the image. The saguaro grows only in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, Mexico, and a small part of California. Its blossom is the State Wildflower of Arizona. Saguaros can grow as high as 50 feet, and live as long as 150 years.

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Phil Douglis23-May-2011 01:55
Yes, it was a special time of year and a special hour of the day that enabled this desert image to take on such life and vitality. Death Valley's wildflower season is a good equivalent.
Iris Maybloom (irislm)22-May-2011 00:44
What a special time in the desert. So green and lush. Like wildflowers on the floor of Death Valley after heavy rains, this is amazing.
Phil Douglis17-May-2011 23:59
The desert is lush because it this image was made in April, Tim -- and we had some days of heavy rain here in April. All it takes is a few rains, the desert becomes greeeeeeeen!
Tim May17-May-2011 23:46
There is a major incongruity here - How is the desert so greeeeeen?
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