Getting that Quintessential Ocotillo
May 5, 2023 21:30:55 #
I love ocotillos. Some are tightly bunched. Some are sprangly. When they bloom, they are vivid with their bright green leaves and bright orangey-red blossoms. I've been photographing them for years and have yet to get what I think is truly a great picture of an ocotillo. Today I visited a park south of me that is a preserve of a small mountain range. I used to go there quite a lot before it became a park and drove all over the place. Now one must pay to get in and park, and then take to the trails to see it. But I did find a couple of nice ocotillos. What do you think? At least I've added to my collection of ocotillo images!
May 5, 2023 22:10:17 #
AzPicLady wrote:
I love ocotillos. Some are tightly bunched. Some... (show quote)
I’ve never heard of Ocotillos before. Thank you for sharing.
May 5, 2023 23:09:47 #
Mac wrote:
I’ve never heard of Ocotillos before. Thank you for sharing.
I guess they don't grow in your part of the world. They're quite common in our SW deserts. Thanks. And you're welcome.
May 6, 2023 06:41:25 #
AzPicLady wrote:
I love ocotillos. Some are tightly bunched. Some... (show quote)
I like them, very nice captures. Thank you for sharing.
Bruce.
May 6, 2023 06:48:18 #
AzPicLady wrote:
I love ocotillos. Some are tightly bunched. Some... (show quote)
Great set !!
The last two are the best!!!
May 6, 2023 06:53:46 #
"Ocotillo" new word to me too. When I lived in Phoenix AZ doing a contract consulting job, I was amazed at the beauty of vegetation clinging to life in a dry landscape. Thank you for sharing the word and the images.
May 6, 2023 08:09:17 #
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May 6, 2023 09:17:53 #
riderxlx wrote:
I like them, very nice captures. Thank you for sharing.
Bruce.
Bruce.
Thank you, Bruce. And you're welcome.
May 6, 2023 09:18:53 #
Manglesphoto wrote:
Great set !!
The last two are the best!!!
The last two are the best!!!
The up-close-and-personal against that iconic blue sky. Yes, I like them also. Thanks!
May 6, 2023 09:19:32 #
AzPicLady wrote:
I love ocotillos. Some are tightly bunched. Some... (show quote)
I completely agree with you Kathy, the Ocotillo is one of the most difficult of the desert plants to photograph. The best way I've found to treat it is to use it in the foreground and have the flowers extending into the wild blue yonder.... or just ignore it.
Jack Olson
May 6, 2023 09:21:00 #
dpullum wrote:
"Ocotillo" new word to me too. When I lived in Phoenix AZ doing a contract consulting job, I was amazed at the beauty of vegetation clinging to life in a dry landscape. Thank you for sharing the word and the images.
Thanks. The Sonoran desert is incredibly lush, even in times of drought. This year, with all our winter rains, it is extremely lush. The saguaros are fat. (That's an expression we use indicating that we have had lots of rain.)
May 6, 2023 09:21:38 #
May 6, 2023 09:22:57 #
jaymatt wrote:
Nice shots, Kathy. The next-to-last is my favorite.
Thank you, John. I really liked that image before I clicked the shutter. I like it even better afterwards.
May 6, 2023 09:25:39 #
Wilderness Images wrote:
I completely agree with you Kathy, the Ocotillo is one of the most difficult of the desert plants to photograph. The best way I've found to treat it is to use it in the foreground and have the flowers extending into the wild blue yonder.... or just ignore it.
Jack Olson
Jack Olson
Thanks, Jack. So often when shooting it against the sky, it sort of gets lost. If shot against a backdrop of a mountain or even other plants, it sort of gets lost. What I've tried to do here (and when I was in Big Bend), was to keep it from getting lost.
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