Rocks
Rocks
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.
- jerrytheplater
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Great photos. Thanks.
Jerry Smith
Bloomingdale, NJ
45 inches (114 cm) rain equivalent per year, approx. evenly spread per month
2012 USDA Hardiness Zone 6b: -5F to OF (-20C to -18C) min.
Bloomingdale, NJ
45 inches (114 cm) rain equivalent per year, approx. evenly spread per month
2012 USDA Hardiness Zone 6b: -5F to OF (-20C to -18C) min.
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These were at the Cave Spring Trailhead in Golden Valley, AZ. Googlemap it if you are in the area.
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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.
Cottontop with barrel and cholla
barrel with hanging rock
O. erinacea with creosote
barrel with creosote
self explanatory
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.
Cottontop with barrel and cholla
barrel with hanging rock
O. erinacea with creosote
barrel with creosote
self explanatory
- Aeonium2003
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Interesting rest stop. Do people really use that in the wide open desert? ![Applause =D>](./images/smilies/eusa_clap.gif)
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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.
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.
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I don't see any hand sanitizer at that rest stop!!
Jerry Smith
Bloomingdale, NJ
45 inches (114 cm) rain equivalent per year, approx. evenly spread per month
2012 USDA Hardiness Zone 6b: -5F to OF (-20C to -18C) min.
Bloomingdale, NJ
45 inches (114 cm) rain equivalent per year, approx. evenly spread per month
2012 USDA Hardiness Zone 6b: -5F to OF (-20C to -18C) min.
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Maybe they use some barrel cactus juice.
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Better than nothing. I hear it doesn't work for drinking.It is a bitter gooey mess.
- mikethecactusguy
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Leland.. are you visiting the desert areas or living here. Your profile says Nicaragua
Mike The Cactus Guy
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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.
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Buzzworms?
Jerry Smith
Bloomingdale, NJ
45 inches (114 cm) rain equivalent per year, approx. evenly spread per month
2012 USDA Hardiness Zone 6b: -5F to OF (-20C to -18C) min.
Bloomingdale, NJ
45 inches (114 cm) rain equivalent per year, approx. evenly spread per month
2012 USDA Hardiness Zone 6b: -5F to OF (-20C to -18C) min.
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According to a dictionary, it's slang for rattlesnakes?
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Yep, Arizona nomenclature.
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I guess they do sometimes. This is half way down in Grand Canyon.Aeonium2003 wrote: ↑Sat May 07, 2022 3:17 am Interesting rest stop. Do people really use that in the wide open desert?![]()
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So can do aliens descending in dire moments...
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Arizona is great for photos...
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Morning rays also create great contrast if you are on a position already.
If your cacti mess in your job just forget about the job.
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8