Nature's Desert Skyscraper - a photo on Flickriver

            Saguaro Cacti, Sonoran Desert, near Tucson, Arizona

As always with landscapes (or in this case, "cactuscapes"), it's best viewed in lightbox, i.e., clicking on the expand arrows at upper-right. 

No photographic expedition to Arizona would be complete without shots of these wonderful Sonoran Florae. This was taken during one of my random detours. I was in Tucson and just started driving in a northwesterly direction (more or less)--always scanning my environment for a photographic subject. I eventually came to a modest, undeveloped hill that overlooked a ridge of smallish mountains. I found a place to park and then trekked upward, eventually finding myself on a poorly marked trail. That trail led past these beauties, and I decided to take their portrait. There was little room to back up, so this is a Pano combining eight shots taken with my Nikon D810 and 50mm lens.

I went back and forth on whether to go with color or its absence. After completing processing on both versions, I even asked a couple of people which they preferred, but they couldn't say which was better either. I opted for B&W mostly because most of my recent uploads have been color. 

The placement on the map is just a guess.

Taken in: United States / Arizona / Skyline Bel Aire Estates (show map)

Taken on: February 9, 2024

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Camera: Nikon D810, f/16.0, 1/500 sec, 50mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D810
Lens:	50.0 mm f/1.4
Aperture:	f/16.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	50mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Fine Weather
Contrast:	High
Saturation:	High
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.2 (Windows)
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