"Giants" In The Desert Photo

Photographer’s Note

"Giants" In The Desert
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As well as Castilla (Spain) has its famous "giants" of Ingenious Hidalgo, in this vast desert of The Tatacoa come before me, so threatening, with their sharp spikes, and with the intention of preventing the passage, these "giants" and frequent inhabitants of this region: the Cactus Candelabro.

The Cactus Candelabro can reach measuring between 4 and 5 meters in height, and always consist of several bodies. Two of these cactus berries notable: one was pitaya, which is edible and pleasant - I ate more of these - and other poisonous.

John

ribeiroantonio, gracious, dareco, danos, jlbrthnn, Bluejeans, Scharan, fanni, adores, Atousa has marked this note useful

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ewiczek (374) 2008-09-27 20:27

very nice capture, nice color

ls7902 (6134) 2008-09-27 20:53

Hello John,
The cacti look very attractive in this barren desert landscape. Nice soft colors and sharpness. Regards. Latiff.

Rafer (4230) 2008-09-27 23:56

Fantástica captura con buena

ribeiroantonio (21891) 2008-09-28 0:14

I understand they are two different species of cactus as it appears to be in your picture. Which has the good berries?
In Angola they also have huge cactus, more like the left one, but I never heard about their berries.
It is a nice photo with a good POV and a beautiful sky. I like it.
Antonio

gracious (20017) 2008-09-28 1:47

Hello John,
Thank you once again for such a beautiful sight from the desert of the Tatacoa!
the giants really stands out in the image with the vastness of the desert and the beautiful blue sky!
quality image with good sharpness, nice colour and details always
well done
best regards
tony

gildasjan (23666) 2008-09-28 1:56

Bonjour John
La nature et ses éléments et ici dans une image au très beau rendu de couleurs.
Good job here,i like it.
Have a nice day
Gildas

siamesa (12744) 2008-09-28 2:37

Hello John,
These cactus are fantastics. Like a guards in the desert its are carefuls. Very interesting and beautiful picture. TFS
Regards
maria

Colombiana (2542) 2008-09-28 8:16

Buenos Dias J.O!
Me gusta esta foto de la Tatacoa.
El lugar parece inóspito. Uno de los pocos
departamentos que no conocí en Colombia, fue
el departmanto del Huila.

PD:El viejito de la clase me regañó por tener la computadora abierta mientras el hablaba. Me merecí el regaño. En mi casa no me han podido intalar internet de alta velocidad, y ese dial-up que estoy usando me tiene al borde del suicidio!! ;0

Maryori :)

stego (22350) 2008-09-28 10:43

Hola John,
Esta esta al nivel de los mejores paisajistas norte-americanos! Y eso no es solo porque recuerda algunos desiertos de EU! Tiraste muy buen partido del pintoresco de ese paisaje inhóspito y de sus habitantes vegetales.
TFS, Un abrazo, José.

dareco (17104) 2008-09-28 11:02

A nice low pov and a beautiful scene. Very nice colors and detail, and a very pretty sky. TFS

danos (32264) 2008-09-28 11:28

Hola John,
splendid the view of these 'giants' in the desert.I like the simplicity of the scene as the clearness and the clarity of the atmosphere.Great the colors and the lighting conditions.Well done.

Regards,Danos

josepmarin (33785) 2008-09-28 13:07

Hola John,
el paisaje del desierto siempre es asombroso y lleno de matices, como en este caso los enormes cactus, que dan un toque de verticalidad vegetal a un terreno llano y muy seco.
Has sabido crear una composición muy agradable a la vista y con una buena organización. Me gusta el tratamiento de la luz y del color, en un buen trabajo técnico.
Bien realizada.
Un abrazo,
Josep

jmdias (19115) 2008-09-28 14:15

john

I like cactus very much and these ones are fantastic including the desert landscape. When we think about colombia we don't think about deserts, this image show us another face of your beautiful country. nice work, congratulations

hugs

jorge

jlbrthnn (37749) 2008-09-28 14:18

Buenas noches John,
Estos habitantes de esta región no son muy hospitalarios. El paisaje es de toda belleza. Exposición y colores son perfectos. Bravo.
Pasa una buena tarde
Cordialmente
Joël

shevchenko (9872) 2008-09-29 1:37

Hello John,
Good pov to show cactus on the broad dry land, detail to show structure and posture of big cactus, so amazing they can growth till 5 meters height, distinct image, good shoot.
Ally

npecanhuk (13713) 2008-09-29 4:12

Olá John!
A fotografia está lindíssima, com um ponto de vista baixo muito privilegiado, ressaltando a imponência e beleza desses cactus, emoldurados pelo céu que está uma verdadeira maravilha!
Também, podemos sentir o clima do deserto, pela textura do terreno, com sua secura!
Parabéns por mais essa imagem de qualidade!
Saudações do Brasil,
Neyvan

Bluejeans (32083) 2008-09-29 11:20

Ola John ,
Que paisagem bem árida só com estes cactos a contrastar com o magnifico céu , gostei muito dos detalhes , boas cores, parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Scharan (13951) 2008-09-29 12:57

Olá John

A secura da terra e a levesa das nuvens deste lindo céu...a natureza é intrigante e bela!
Lindas cores e composição.
Parabéns!
GA
Vera

Charo (31665) 2008-10-03 1:49

Hola John,
Una naturaleza algo árida peo no exenta de belleza. Excelente captura muy bien compuesta y con óptima deginición.
Un abrazo,
Charo

fanni (8735) 2008-10-03 14:09

Hello John,
excellent composition with perfect proportions, and excellent very beautiful well-saturated colours!
These cacti look fantastic to me: we don't have such things growing in Moscow streets :)
best regards,
Elena

adores (15487) 2008-10-03 15:35

Olá John!
Uma paisagem árida mas muito bonita, especialmente pelos cactus - gosto das formas deles. As cores também ficaram muito bonitas!

Atousa (3434) 2008-10-05 21:15

Salam John,

Its very nice to see these beautiful giants ..I like the way you framed this shot.. an impressive nature shot ..the Cactus are wonderful..thank you.
Regards, A

foozi (4701) 2008-10-06 23:08

Hello John,
a very beautiful shot of these trees and its lovely sky.
Such an interesting and exciting composition, dramatic blue sky and excellent desert perspective.
Beautiful and captivating scenery.

Regards,
Foozi

Photo Information

Copyright: John Ospina (ElAprendiz) (7370)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-09-14
Categories: Nature
Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-P73, Sony Lens/ Optical 3 x, f=6-18mm 1:2.8-5, Sony Memory Stick Pr
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/640 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-09-27 19:52