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Saguaros on sloping ledges in Finger Rock Canyon, north of Tucson. The steep sides of the canyon block the sunlight well before sundown, and the tall saguaros stay lit much longer. And the ocotillo, with their spray pattern as at lower left, catch the light only at the tips, giving a firework pattern in the center--zoom to see it better. See also a B&W version.
Wetenschappelijk: Castanea sativa
Scientific name: Castanea sativa
Nederlands: Tamme kastanje
English: Sweet Chestnut (European Chestnut)
Français: Châtaignier commun
Deutsch: Edelkastanie
For pca79 – High Noon (Midday Sunlight)
WIT: Because of family, work, and other stuff, I usually can't pick the time of day when I'd like to take photos, so I'm used to dealing with direct sunlight, which can be really frustrating at times (we see the sun about 300 days a year here in Colorado). I took a break around 10:30 a.m., a little earlier than high noon, eager to get at least one photo in for this assignment. I didn't have any idea what I was going to photograph. I was wondering around, camera in hand, when I noticed the withering sunflowers. They were facing toward the ground. The sunlight on the petals caught my eye. I took a few closeups with my macro lens. Time: 10:43 a.m. It was a little windy, but I think I caught them in a windless moment.
I'm not big on cropping my photos, but I cropped this to a square and a little bit off the top to show the more interesting parts of the photo. The small black pattern that almost looks like the pistil of a flower is actually a number of tiny holes that must have been made by a bug. I warmed the color tones. The petals had a bit of a green cast.
100mm macro lens, f/10, 1/640, ISO 200