Sometimes I don’t have to go far to find these gorgeous spots, but that’s because we travel in the RV and park in beautiful places! These cacti were our neighbours just behind our campsite in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona. To make this image, I positioned myself so that the sun would set behind an organ pipe cactus. Then I used a very small aperture of … [Read more...] about Sunburst at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
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Sunset and Prickly Pears Over the Rio Grande
From the Rio Grande Village Campground at Big Bend National Park, Texas, you can take a short hike up to the Rio Grande Overlook and find this stunning view! I like hiking, but it's nice to find a sunset spot where you don't have to hike down too far in the dark - or worse leave your spot too soon because you don't want to get jabbed by nasty cacti like these prickly … [Read more...] about Sunset and Prickly Pears Over the Rio Grande
More Cacti at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Do you ever get tired of scenes like this? Sometimes I run out of words to go with the photographs, but I always love photographing at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona. It's become one of my favourite destinations on our snowbird trips. Changes in the weather here make very dramatic differences to the photographs. Just a couple of days after I made the stormy … [Read more...] about More Cacti at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Photography at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Who knew it could rain so much in the desert? I like to be right inside the parks, on location and ready to go at a moment's notice, for at least a few days at each park we visit. Photography at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona is a photographer's dream -- even on blue sky days like we had on our first visit. We camped on free BLM land for a few days and … [Read more...] about Photography at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Organ Pipe Cactus at Sunset
Here I am back at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona and I realize I've looped myself! I have photos from this location that I made a year ago that I haven't published yet. Here's one of them: Making an image like this is all about waiting for the perfect light. I wanted nice sunset colours and to have the cactus in silhouette, but with just enough light … [Read more...] about Organ Pipe Cactus at Sunset