<< Previous Next >>

The lush green desert


The lush green desert
Photo Information
Copyright: petru damsa (petrudamsa) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 572 W: 77 N: 699] (2450)
Genre: Landscapes
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2001-04
Categories: Desert
Camera: Minolta HT-SI, Minolta AF 35-70
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Landscapes of the Wild West [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-12-12 6:12
Viewed: 938
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
As I wrote inthe notes of my previous posts from Arizona, the Sonoran Desert is not quite what people usualy undrestand by "desert". This is a place with rather dense vegetation, inhabited by highly specialized species, that know to take advantages from the summer monsoon season and then endure the hot clima the rest of the year.
This is a random shot I took toward a small hill and here is a list of species that came up in this frame:

- Echinocereus englemannii - the magenta flowered cactus in the right foreground
- Encelia farinosa - the bush from the left foreground. Now past the flowering time, it has yellow daisy-like flowers.
- Larrea tridentata (Cresote bush) - the yellow small flowered shrub from the left, second plan.
- Cercidium sp. (paloverde tree) from Leguminosae family, the trees from the background
- Carnegiea gigantea (Saguaro) the towering cactus on the left side of the background.

There are also a small individual of Opuntia achantocarpa in the middle but is not easy distinguible and also some small Krameria sp. - small bushes around.
chiliu, pablominto, Dave, red45, marhowie, cedryk has marked this note useful
Only registered TrekNature members may rate photo notes.
Add Critique [Critiquing Guidelines] 
Only registered TrekNature members may write critiques.
Discussions
ThreadThread Starter Messages Updated
To wishnugaruda: Pink flowerspetrudamsa 1 12-13 00:32
To red45: Velvia colourspetrudamsa 1 12-12 10:24
You must be logged in to start a discussion.

Critiques [Translate]

Hi Petru,
The composition is excellent, very nice framing,
great natural colours, and interesting note.
Well done and thank you!

Beautiful desert landscape. The cactus in bloom and the blue sky add lots of color to this arid place. Well done.

Hello Petru,
A good capture showing the variety of vegetation in this special habitat! Well composed, good colours & details... Very well worked out note for those of us in need for additional info
Regards,
Pablo -

  • Great 
  • Dave Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 527 W: 47 N: 674] (2171)
  • [2005-12-12 9:43]

Artfully done Petru!
This picture shows quite a variety of plant life.
When I was in the Sonora Desert I stayed with some friends in Miracle Valley who had a milk goat. They fed the goat mesquite beans and a little alfalfa hay to make the milk palatable.
Thanks for the memory and a very beautiful picture!
Regards,
Dave

Hi Petru!
You cacti is fantastic.
Great shot.

  • Great 
  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2816 W: 75 N: 7977] (26975)
  • [2005-12-12 10:17]
  • [+]

Velvia colours Petru - saturated and beautifull. Good POV and composition with many desert plants. I like your note - very interesting reading.

  • Great 
  • klemmg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 302 W: 40 N: 484] (1719)
  • [2005-12-12 16:38]

Excellent capture of this variety of plant community. Very good composition (FG RoT bottom right versus BG RoT top left, diagonal between those points, two crisscrossing parallel diagonals along FG and BG )and the colours really rock.
Regards,
Gabi

Hi Petru,
I don't want to walk there without shoes!
But I like to look at this wonderful colours against this deep-blue sky - beautiful.
I'd like to see this pretty pink flowers nearer, they must be wonderful.
Bye bye and have a nice week,
Sabine - wishnugaruda

Hello Petru,
Great view on this flowering desert. Being in the USA I didn't get to the West, what a pitty...
Anyway, very good quality of the scan. Nice multi-object composition. Really shows a nature of this place.
Best greetings,
Michal

  • Great 
  • RII Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 486 W: 0 N: 887] (2804)
  • [2005-12-14 2:52]

Hola Petru.
Muy bonita composicion colores y contrastes,buena foto.
Saludos...RICARDO.

Excellent POV with great color and depth Petru. I like it! Well done. Thank You.

WOW!
Beautyfull photo Petru.

Matija

Calibration Check
















0123456789ABCDEF