Sonoran Desert National Monument, Part Two

Tomorrow we are flying down to Arizona for the annual trip to visit the parents at their snowbird home. My hope is that Marly and I will get several chances to get out and shoot the desert landscape and wildlife. Last year, my mother and I went to Sonoran Desert National Monument one evening and I posted about it a while back. I thought I would share a few more images from that day in anticipation of this year’s trip.

Close-up picture of green lichen on rock, Sonoran Desert National Monument in Arizona
Lichen on Rock, Sonoran Desert National Monument, 2011 • Nikkor 105mm Micro f/2.8 @ f/8, 1/80 sec., ISO 200
Backlit Saguaro Cacti in the Sonoroan Desert National Monument
Saguaro Cacti in the Sonoroan Desert National Monument, 2011 • Nikkor 16-35 @ 16mm, f/11, ISO 200 @ 1/100 sec.

Inspired by Ian Plant, one of my goals was (and still is) to make some interesting images of backlit, ‘fuzzy’ cacti. This is my first attempt last year:

Cacti at Sunset, Sonoran Desert National Monument, 2011
Cacti at Sunset, Sonoran Desert National Monument, 2011 • Nikkor 16-35 @ 16mm, f/14, ISO 200 @ 1/125 sec.

I hope to be posting new images soon from our 2012 trip, so check back in a week or two!

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