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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

The Sonoran Desert


The Sonoran Desert inhabits parts of Arizona, California, Nevada, and Mexico.  It's one of the largest and hottest deserts in North America.  Heaven in the winter, and...well...really bad in the summer.

49 comments:

Dominic Doherty said...

A little bright... but hey, it captures the sun beating down on you in the desert :-)

Luis Gomez said...

AWESOME! Great capture T!

Steve Gravano said...

Beautiful job. Amazing tonal range you have here.

John Maslowski said...

Amazed at the array of vegetation here on this desert landscape. Excellent capture, great contrasts and tones!

Sinbad and I on the Loose said...

Love it! I gave you credit in a post of mine awhile back for getting with the program on my own to learn how to convert to black & white. I'm making progress and have you to thank.

parker said...

A beautiful glimpse of the Sonoran Desert. The saguaro, being an indicator plant, tells me where I'm at! The grasses of the high country streams are abundant. A wonderful photo that reminds me of the desert saying "go up for water and down for wood". A survivors creed!

Kathy said...

And I miss it so much! Lovely pic to remind me!

Lowell said...

Infrared?

The Sonoran Desert is famous for all the bodies of illegals buried in its sands...

What a terrific shot this is! I see a little water, which probably would not be found in the summer, right?

Halcyon said...

Beautiful! I love the range of grays.

黄清华 Wong Ching Wah said...

The intensity of light kind of brings out the character of what seems a dessert land !

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Beautiful image T, I'm guessing not full summer here..

cieldequimper said...

You've just made me green with envy!

Bergson said...

une photo qui nous réchauffe.
je tremperais bien les pieds dans ce ruisseau

fabrizio said...

nice and brilliant vertical presentatio... i like this range of grey.. nice photo

John said...

Love the desert areas, that's why we had three holidays in Namibia.

llandudnopictures said...

I almost feel like I'm making my way up to the top of the peak in the distance...

s.c said...

Beautiful photo again. Is it a little creek or pool right under. Like it because it is so far of the landscapes we have here in Holland.

Woody said...

Makes me want to get some hiking boots, it great!

Birdman said...

Wonderful image.

Clueless in Boston said...

A very beautiful and fascinating place. I went to the Sonoran Desert one August about 10 years ago and it was hot. But you expect that, just like you expect snow in Boston in January.

HANS-PETER ZÜRCHER said...

Fantastisches Foto Bravo!!!!

Liebe Grüsse aus der Schweiz

Hans-Peter

Art said...

You did it again....it's so nice!

Filip said...

Excellent picture. Why did you decide for black and white?

Greetings,
Filip

Ron said...

LOL! It is great in the winter and you're right, really bad in the summer!

This is a great shot, it leads you right up to the mountain.

Mats said...

Cool, looks almost like frost and not a desert.

Robert Geiss said...

Have to admit, that I would like to spend a long, long time there.


Please have a good Friday.

Randy said...

Stunning shot!

yz said...

beautiful bw tones and composition

JM said...

Heaven it is. Truly gorgeous, T., wish I could visit.

R.Ramakrishnan said...

That,s a fabulous desert shot.

biebkriebels said...

It doesn't look so dry now, I see water and plants. I presume in summer it must be hell with only succulents.

La sonrisa de Hiperión said...

Estupenda la foto que nos has dejado, como siempre.

Saludos y buen fin de semana.

DomLOrtha said...

Perfect composition to my eyes, with different plans leading to the mountain at the top. A great work, and a sweet BW. I like it!!
Have a nice day.

Marcie said...

Beautiful in b&w! I think it expresses 'desert' perfectly!!

Jocke said...

Nice B/W photo of a beautiful enviroment. Like it and will come back to look on your photos.

Akaruiphoto said...

Beautiful landscape picture and BW treatment. A little river in that desert?

Krunal Palande said...

beautiful

Sharon said...

This is a wonderful shot. I really do love photographing the desert.

Doug Hickok said...

When I lived in Southern California many years ago, I loved my nature hikes in the Sonoran. Your photograph brings back wonderful memories T. Thank you :^)

Laura Abigail said...

I love your use of B/W here :D The whites make it a very powerful shot!

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James said...

Great shot! I bet it's beautiful this time of year.

Roland Theys said...

Great capture!good bw!

Robert Nicolaescu said...

Beautiful! Greetings from Brasov!

Marcie said...

Such a stunning melange of textures. Love it in simple b&w!

sherri said...

the forefront is so soft and then it gives way to the cactus. intriguing.

Living In Williamsburg Virginia said...

This is a great shot and perfect for b/w presentation.

Darryl and Ruth :)

Steffe said...

Superb.

John Prior said...

Very nice b&w desert landscape