Rocks

[leland]

Sometimes when you are out looking at cactus you can't help notice other things, like the rocks. A shot that includes the environment around the subject can give more meaning to a photo.

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[jerrytheplater]

Great photos. Thanks.

[leland]

These were at the Cave Spring Trailhead in Golden Valley, AZ. Googlemap it if you are in the area.

[leland]

Today I had something to do in Kingman and I took advantage of this to swing back by this area on Hwy 66 between there and Sitgreaves Pass. It was midday which is bad for photography but I wanted to get a gps location of the Cottontop. This the only mature easily identifiable specimen of this that I have found around here.

To do the pictures right it would be better to come at daybreak or sunset with a tripod to be able to shoot at f16 to get more depth of field. Anyway, here are some more environmental pix.

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Cottontop with barrel and cholla

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barrel with hanging rock

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O. erinacea with creosote

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barrel with creosote

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self explanatory

[Aeonium2003]

Interesting rest stop. Do people really use that in the wide open desert?

[leland]

No, its just a joke. There is a lot of this type of humor in the desert.

I was surprised to see the barrel in an open sandy plain. Their best habitat is on rocky hillsides overlooking a wash. I suspect an abnormally wet year will rot this one out.

[jerrytheplater]

I don't see any hand sanitizer at that rest stop!!

[BryanT]

I don't see any hand sanitizer at that rest stop!!

Maybe they use some barrel cactus juice.

[leland]

Better than nothing. I hear it doesn't work for drinking.It is a bitter gooey mess.

[mikethecactusguy]

Leland.. are you visiting the desert areas or living here. Your profile says Nicaragua

[leland]

I visit here once a year. This time I came in spring when the cactus are flowering and the buzzworms are walking around so I broke out the camera.

[jerrytheplater]

I visit here once a year. This time I came in spring when the cactus are flowering and the buzzworms are walking around so I broke out the camera.

Buzzworms?

[Aeonium2003]

According to a dictionary, it's slang for rattlesnakes?

[leland]

Yep, Arizona nomenclature.

[7george]

Interesting rest stop. Do people really use that in the wide open desert?

I guess they do sometimes. This is half way down in Grand Canyon.


So can do aliens descending in dire moments...

Arizona is great for photos...

Morning rays also create great contrast if you are on a position already.