Joshua tree Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

As I've already mentioned in previous photos, Mexico is the country for deserts and giant cactuses.
This is not a cactus, but a Joshua tree, typical from desert areas. I love the way it grows with lots of branches in every directions. In between the branches, in the centre, you can see the 3 Virgenes volcano (I think...).

The desert here is just beautiful. Besides the incredible vegetation the most striking thing here is the profound and utter silence.
Although the environment is extremely harsh here, and you wonder how anything can grow and thrive in those conditions, the desert is teeming with life.

This was taken, very early in the morning, while I was driving from San Ignacio to Santa Rosalia. I parked the car on the side of the road and went for a 1 hour walk into the desert, heading towards the volcano having care to keep track of a few reference points. As I said before, it is very, very easy to get lost here! Which I did...but not this time.

efigesta, Gerrit, pitai, ChrisJ, feather, PJE, cjmm, jmdaoudal, nwoehnl, papagolf21, sarju, anavazao, Tue, manatee, paura, Amaz has marked this note useful

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efigesta (12181) 2005-12-14 15:44

Ola Ricardo, gostei do titulo e do pormenor da foto, boas cores e uma sequencia da arvore muito interessante

Abraço
Manuel

bantonbuju (48796) 2005-12-14 16:46

hehehe, ola ricardo, this is a cute, twisted, funny, fanky image;
this is one of those world shots that makes us smile, help us think about the world as a friendly home;
nice work ricardo;
best wishes, jerzy

Gerrit (36313) 2005-12-14 17:58

Hi Ricardo,

Very interesting plant you got here. Beautiful landscape. I can see you love the desert.
Thanks and regards, Gerrit

pitai (3925) 2005-12-14 21:21

Uma foto estilo panorâmica que salienta muito bem as formas da planta. O deserto deve ser muito lindo mesmo. Pelo menos nas fotos que o Ricardo tem mostrado, parece que sim. Gostei do pormenor que entre deixa ver o vulcão. As cores e definição são muito boas. Bom trabalho meu amigo! Abraço, Gabriel

barrufeto_77 (25943) 2005-12-15 1:10

Hi Ricardo.

Nice close up!!! The cactus with the desert behind it it is lovely.

In my opinion, only needs a little more definition but in any case it is a great picture.

Regards, Oscar

jasmis (51029) 2005-12-15 4:06

Excelent plant. It has extraordinary shape, really. Fine photo with proper perspective and POV.

ChrisJ (70443) 2005-12-15 4:41

Hi Ricardo

An interesting shot of these strange Joshua trees. They do look like Cacti. Excellent sharpness & pov. Congratulations!

feather (50168) 2005-12-15 8:48

Very strange looking tree. Good low POV and well composed to show the volcano peeping through.
Kath

PJE (19533) 2005-12-15 9:38

Very good Ricardo! It really does stand out as an interesting tree indeed. Amazing how life can survive in the such places.

berek (29041) 2005-12-15 11:46

Hi Ricardo,
very interesting habitus for trees. i like to your framing. TFS
good evening. B.Erek

Sharpness:8 ** Light:7 **Colour:8 **Compo:9
**Idea:10**POV:8**Note:10
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Galmeida (12559) 2005-12-15 12:00

Olá Ricardo,
Pelos vistos é uma pessoa muito viajada desde o extremo oriente até à America do Sul. Este enquadramento, aproximação à Joshua e o volcão à distancia nesta pequena janela estão simplesmente espectaculares. Cores suaves, um ligeiro "Blur" que até fica muito bem e um resultado muito interessante, como nos já vem habituando.

O meu Post actual e experimental foi realizado com a nova DSLR da marca que sou fiel.

Obrigado e continue nas suas viajens e boas fotografias.
Fernando

Graal (58786) 2005-12-15 12:44

Hi Ricardo,
interesting tree (cactus) from the desert in Mexico. I remember film "Joshua tree", too. Here nice colours and sky in bacground. Good note, also.
Rgs, Aleksander

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-12-15 13:29

Interesting these special cacti...
Even if you had not the best weather to catch this one there is a good situation with the montain we see and the low POV tht is offering a nice idea of their size.
I like it
Jean Michel

nwoehnl (120) 2005-12-15 14:46

Nice use of the pano format for this photo of the Joshua Tree, Ricardo. Good rendering of the details and textures, and also a nice framing exercise with the glance towards the distant mountain in the center.

coco (28146) 2005-12-15 16:18

Hola Ricardo.

I like the panoramic view and the composition.
The colours and the depth are good. Looks a very interesting place.

Regards.

rosaline (0) 2005-12-16 4:29

Ricardo
A great natural history piece. The photo conveys the wild life well and the cactuses are well composed in the frame. Good stuff.
Aubrey

papagolf21 (56765) 2005-12-16 5:08

Bonjour mon Amir Ricardo,
Nous sommes loin des plantes d'appartement ! Il existe tellement de variétés de Yucca !
Yucca brevifolia Engelm.: (Joshua tree) H 10m
Yucca flaccida Haworth, H 0.6m Z7
Yucca recurvifolia Salisbury : H 2.5m Z7
Yucca rostrata Engelmann ex Trelease : H 4m Z8
Yucca whipplei Torrey
Je préfère voir cette plante en situation parmi le désert avec les volcans en arrière-plan.
Il paraît que le Yucca est une plante succulente.
Amitiés.
Philippe

rhizomes (15325) 2005-12-16 11:07

Hi Ricardo,
Nice point of view with these Joshua trees and the desert on the back.
Nice colors and great light !
Congratulations,
Christophe

devimeuxbe (56398) 2005-12-17 9:54

Hi Ricardo
these cactus trees are really unusuals.
II like the composition with the large part for the cactus.
Well done
Bertrand

sarju (5308) 2005-12-18 14:15

Ola Ricardo,
i remember songs from U2 album called Joshua Tree that I have listened to so much without ever thinking about what this tree must look like in reality .. ha ha
and finally you have shown me what this tree looks like .... thanks for this man ... and what a nice capture it is ... these trees look like humans and the mountains peeking besides these trees are good additon
tfs .. regards ... sarju
PS: I think I am going to check the meaning of Achtung baby (another U2 album) ... I think Achtung is German for "be careful" or something

Henryk_Bilor (20371) 2005-12-28 11:18

Hello
I watched a movie "Joshua tree" yesterday;)
But on this image the plants are much more interesting. It could be great experience to lost among trees :)
Greetings

anavazao (5592) 2006-03-09 17:50

Olá,
como sempre uma foto muito bonita com uma perspectiva inteligente!
Boas cores, luz, detalhes e ideia!
Fica bem Ana:)

Tue (25608) 2006-04-18 15:00

Hej Ricardo,
Good shot of this tree, that looks quite special and not really like a tree for me, being someone who only has seen Northern European trees. ;-)
You put them nicely in the composition. Well done and thanks for sharing!
Hilsen,
Lars

manatee (4297) 2007-07-26 20:05

Me gusta la nota y la forma poetica en que la escribiste, sabes me gustaria poder hacer otro viaje desde Tijuana hasta Los Cabos, este lugar es increible y la calma que ahi se respira no se puede describir.

Sabes aveces siento que eres como un adivino o un angel, cononces cosas de mi sin siquiera conocerme, me escribias ayer enla foto que subi la que lleva por titulo Good bye que esperabas que esa no fuese una despedida, bueno pues si, es una pequena despedida.
El dia de hoy me voy a Las Vegas Nevada a visitar a mi hermana, ella vivio por dos anos ahi y ahora se muda a San Antonio, Texas asi que antes de que se vaya quiero visitarla por que Texas esta mas lejos y no se cuando iria a verla, asiq eu estare menos de una semana por alla y no se si puedad subir fotos si puedo lo hare pero no lo se.
Bueno un abrazo grande y hasta muy pronto

Elias

paura (39376) 2008-06-02 11:43

Ricardo,
Essa antiga tinha me passado. As formas são mais que interessantes, parecendo um monte de gente fantasiada andando, movendo-se. O interior do estado da Bahia tem muitas dessas figuras exóticas, em uma paisagem muito parecida.

Abraço

Paulo

Amaz (7556) 2009-10-14 12:36

Linda captura, amigo Ricardo!!
Ótima composição e interesasante enquadramento!

Belo travalho!!

Parabéns,

jmdias (19935) 2009-12-13 3:20

ricardo

gosto muito de desertos e gostaria muito de ter caminhado por esta região. bela vista destas curiosas plantas e do cenário ao fundo, o padrão visual ficou muito bonito, pena que o céu estava pouco azul

abraços

jorge