Nature is Always Open - a photo on Flickriver

Nature is Always Open

            A view captured looking to the southeast in Tonto National Forest along a roadside pulloff of Arizona State Route 87. What I was attempting to capture with this image was a view looking across the saguaro ‘forest’ and rolling hillsides leading off to the distant ridgelines and mountains. This view reminded me so much of Saguaro National Park to the south around the Tucson area. Taking in and savoring this view was a nice way to spend a few moments after a busy morning with my flight out of Austin. One can also see the reminders of the forest fire that happened in this area not too long ago.

In composing this image I tried to find a balance between including the whole of that one tall saguaro and angling my Nikon SLR camera downward to create a more sweeping view across the hill signs. I later worked with control points in DxO PhotoLab 4 and then made some adjustments to bring out the contrast, saturation and brightness I wanted for the final image.

Taken in: United States / Arizona / Sunflower (show map)

Taken on: October 13, 2020

Tags:

Along Roadside

Arborescent (tree-like) Cactus

Azimuth 123.40

Blue Skies

Cactus

Cactus Across Desert Landscape

Carnegiea gigantea

Day 1

Desert

Desert Landscape

Desert Plant Life

DxO PhotoLab 4 Edited

Landscape

Looking SE

Nature

Nikon D850

Outside

Roadside Pulloff

Roadside Stop

Saguaro

Saguaro Cactus

Sunny

Tonto National Forest

Arizona

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Camera: Nikon D850, f/7.1, 1/320 sec, 52mm, ISO 64 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D850
Lens:	24.0-120.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	52mm
ISO:	64
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	NIKON D850 Ver.1.11
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