On the road #2 Photo

Photographer’s Note

The road in Arizona.
Today we saw that we made already 10 000 km, somewhere near this place. The view of these gigantic cacti, saguaro, is amazing. In WS unknown human element near the cactus to give a scale.
The Saguaro, (Carnegiea gigantea) is a large, tree-sized cactus species in the monotypic genus Carnegiea. It is native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California, and an extremely small area of California. The saguaro blossom is the state flower of Arizona.

The common name of the cactus, saguaro, is a Spanish-language adaptation of a word used by a local aboriginal American nation, the Tohono O'odham, for the plant.
Saguaros have a relatively long life span. They take up to 75 years to develop a side arm. The arms themselves are grown to increase the plants reproductive capacity (more apices equal more flowers and fruit). The growth rate of saguaros is strongly dependent on local precipitation patterns, and saguaros in drier western Arizona grow only half as fast as those in and around Tucson, Arizona. Some specimens may live for more than 150 years; the champion saguaro grows in Maricopa County, Arizona and is 13.8 meters (45.3 ft) tall with a girth of 3.1 meters (10 ft). (It was injured as a result of the Cave Creek Complex fire in June 2005.) In addition to being slow growing, they are also slow to propagate. Harming one in any manner (including cactus plugging) is illegal by state law in Arizona, and when houses or highways are built, special permits must be obtained to move or destroy any saguaro affected.

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isabela_sor (42022) 2008-09-21 0:01 [Comment]

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saxo042 (15482) 2008-09-21 0:28

Hi Malgorzata,
A very interesting photo in many ways! Good colours and good composition and above all, a very informative note. I´m looking forward to next photo from your travels here!
Greetings from Gothenburg
Gunnar

bracasha75 (21960) 2008-09-21 0:44

Good Morning Malgorzata
This is very nice shot and show us this proud kaktus and his beauty
Very intresthing picture
TFS
Cheers,Braca

riclopes (32957) 2008-09-21 0:45

Olá Malgorzata, I love those gigantic cactuses that remind me of Baja California, Mexico. This is a splendid composition with very attractive colors and a nice inclusion of the road for some context, but both WSs aren't less beautiful. I would easily choose any of them as the main post, even with you in WS1 ;-)
have a nice weekend,
ricardo

Graal (57647) 2008-09-21 1:03

Czesc,
super wedrowka. Teraz kaktusy z Arizony, fajne 3 obrazy, dla nas bardzo egzotyczne. Mnie zawsze kojarza sie z tequila. Bdb ostrosc, kolory i ostrosc.
Pozdr. Al.

mikolaj_kawa (29787) 2008-09-21 1:05

Czesc Malgorzata! Wspaniala kolorystyka. Dobra kompozycja, z jednej strony natura (kaktus), z drugiej cywilizacja (szosa). Piekna fotografia. Klaniam sie!

smarcell (14265) 2008-09-21 1:44

So typical of the southern Arizona. Blue sky, the bending road, and the big saguaro.
Very good
Regards Stefano

Jeppo (11788) 2008-09-21 5:05

czesc malgosiu,

jak mamie twoja wakacja w Usa??
I think jestes bardzo szczsliwie dlacego twoje fotki jesten super!

I like the POV on this big saguaro....and the contrast with the blue bright sky. these plants are great...oversize...just everything there!

pozdrawiam
Silvio

PS: here is my jeppo's pov on saguaros

ilDottore (4000) 2008-09-21 5:31

Cześć!
Kaktus - fajna rzecz! :)
Podoba mi się kompozycja, kolory i ostrość.
Bardzo egzotyczna sceneria.
Pozdrówki!
Krzysiek

jurek1951 (25896) 2008-09-21 7:24

Witaj Malgorzata,
piekny landszafcik z kaktusem,ladne niebo z tymi chmurami nad gorami,pozdrawiam
Jurek

MrCairo (4645) 2008-09-21 8:22

Lubie Stany !
Tam jest inaczej, wszystko jest wieksze i glupsze.

Podoba mi sie ten kaktus bardzo.
Pozdrawiam
W.

tedesse (13140) 2008-09-21 10:53

Witaj!

Fantastyczny krajobraz,wspania³e kolory i dobra ostro¶æ!
Piêknie prezentuj± siê te kaktusy w trzech ods³onach!
Pozdrawiam
Tadeusz

Fis2 (45601) 2008-09-21 11:37

Witaj Malgosiu!
Aleeeeeeee kaktus! Super miejsce. Fajny kadr i kompozycja. Podobaja mi sie kolory. No i ostrosc za ostra ;)
Pozdrawiam
Krzysztof

Deepforest (8813) 2008-09-21 12:57

Witaj Malgosiu,
Alez te krajobrazy zmienne, co chwila cos innego... Swietna kompozycja z kaktusem w roli glownej, fajnie ulozyly sie chmurki w tle... Super kolory i ostrosc. Obserwuj czy nie kreca sie tam takie dziecioly, ktore wydlubuja sobie dziuple w kaktusach... :o)
Pozdrawiam,
Andrzej

Clementi (43659) 2008-09-21 17:14

Ciao Malgorzata,
bellissimo questo cactus in primo piano, un bellissimo paesaggio sullo sfondo e un cielo fantastico.
ottimo lavoro
Giorgio

hispic (7399) 2008-09-22 1:54

Hi Malgorzata,
What a crystal-clear image! A lot of elements to make the person happy are placed, crisp blue sky, pure white puffy clouds, a road toward the hill, and a large green cactus. Superb work with superlative image quality!
Have a nice day, Hisashi

AiresSantos (41866) 2008-09-23 1:10

Hi Malgorzata
Great cactus very well captured. Wonderful colours and light well managed.
Lovely clouds in background
TFs and have a nice day
Aires

Ber (7576) 2008-09-23 6:35

Ale okaz kaktusowy! zwykla rzecz przy drodze... tam zwykla! ale dalabym go bardziej na lewo
pozdrawiam

mikeo (12113) 2008-09-24 6:02

Czolem Malgosiu,

Normalnie z ciebie to jakis Speedy Gonzales albo Strus Pedziwiatr:) Ladnie tam smigasz po tych stanach:) A kaktusy masakrycznie duze...rewelacja!!! Nigdy nie widzialam takiego drzewa - kaktusa:) Super!

Pozdrowionka,
Mikeo

mumek (17468) 2008-09-27 3:54

Dzien dobry Gosiu!
Bardzo ladna kompozycja z kaktusem wspaniale kontrastujacym z blekitem nieba.Dzieki za interesujaca notatke.
pozdrawiam
ziggy

darek1978 (11165) 2008-12-29 8:43

Witaj Gosiu,
Kolory i ostrosc powalaja na kolana. Do tego jeszcze piekne swiatlo i bardzo ladnie spolaryzowane niebo. To zdjecie jest naprawde CU DO WNE!
Musze przebuszowac troszke kiedys Twoja galeryjke dokladniej;)
Pozdrawiam serdecznie,
Darek