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Ocotillo

Back-lit ocotillo against a shadowed hillside.   These guys were really getting bright red!

This entry was posted on Monday, April 21st, 2008 at 6:29 am and is filed under Arizona, Phoenix, Ron, Author, Photos, Travel. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

5 Responses to “Ocotillo”

  1. Rick Says:
    April 21st, 2008 at 7:41 am

    Nice bright red Ron. I tried shooting a few Ocotillo last time I was out at Joshua Tree, but the blooms were so high up on the plant that all I had for back ground was boring clear sky - I like this much better. The dark shadow really makes the red pop.

  2. Ron Says:
    April 21st, 2008 at 11:54 am

    Thanks Rick!

    I know exactly what you are talking about. I photographed this while waiting for the Gila Woodpecker, so I was using a 600 with 2x converter, that was about the only way I could bet a decent background.

  3. Richard Wong Says:
    April 21st, 2008 at 1:43 pm

    whoa, that is a monstrous lens Ron. Almost as eye catching as that guy you photographed pushing the shopping cart camera around. i like how clean the background is.

  4. Ron Says:
    April 21st, 2008 at 4:23 pm

    Yeah, it is a monster. It is great for birds and bears - I usually don’t use it for flowers, but sometimes I do. It makes controlling your background much easier!

    Thanks,

    Ron

  5. Beth Lunsford Says:
    April 23rd, 2008 at 10:13 am

    I don’t know anything about photography, but I know a beautiful photo when I see one. And that is a beautiful photo!

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