Those cacti are certainly good-looking plants, Chris, when they have such
beautiful flowers.
I don’t think that I ever saw a Road Runner that close when I lived in the USA.
Chris
> On 15 Oct 15, at 15:28, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> This past Tuesday was free entry day at the Desert Botanical Garden, and
> since the cost of entry is usually a bit pricey I take advantage of these
> days. This time of year is nowhere near as colourful as in the spring, but
> there are still items well worth photographing.
>
> Shortly after I entered I came across a small group of photographers who
> seemed to be waiting patiently for something. In a mements time I saw what
> the attraction was: A Road Runner that was making its way through the
> underbrush, and it was coming right towards me, providing a nice advantage
> though he wouldn't stay still for very long:
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/22180321882/in/dateposted-public/
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/22180321882/in/dateposted-public/>
>
> Just beyond that the early morning sunlight provided a nice display of
> cactus needles, turning them a golden colour:
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/22192982185/in/dateposted-public/
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/22192982185/in/dateposted-public/>
>
> In the upper right corner of that photo you can see a Cereus cactus
> flower, and there were about a half dozen in full splendour:
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/21570241754/in/dateposted-public/
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/21570241754/in/dateposted-public/>
>
> Walking around the main path brings you to a replica of a low desert
> grassland, which used to be found everywhere until the settlers arrived in
> the 19th century and overgrazed everything. The perennial grasses had flower
> and gone to seed over the monsoon season, and there were some nice Arizona
> Cottontop seedheads to be seen:
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/22005241848/in/dateposted-public/
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/22005241848/in/dateposted-public/>
>
> There is an interesting area that is manicured as a vegetable and herb
> garden, and amongst the plants flowering there was an Okra:
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/22192975755/in/dateposted-public/
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/22192975755/in/dateposted-public/>
>
> and a Jamaica (Hibiscus sabdariffa):
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/22005231548/in/dateposted-public/
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/22005231548/in/dateposted-public/>
>
> And finally along the way to the entrance I spotted a variety of Barrel
> Cactus that was in bloom:
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/22004946200/in/dateposted-public/
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/22004946200/in/dateposted-public/>
>
> These were all taken with an E-500 with my new/used Vivitar TX 35-105/3.5
> lens, which proved to be quite versatile. The close focusing of this lens
> produces the same image size at all focal lengths, which is an interesting
> feature.
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