Mighty Saguaro, a photo from Arizona, West

Photographer's Note

These great cacti can live to be 200 years old. The side pipes or arms will show up at around 50 to 75 years of age. They are only found in Arizona in the United States. I like the sepia treatment to give it an old west dated feel.

ikeharel, pajaran, jhm, Fis2, worldcitizen, jemaflor, ChrisJ has marked this note useful

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ktanska (44766) 2021-02-01 7:31

Hi Jimmy,
That big cactus is iconic to Southwest, but I had no idea they are only found in Arizona. Sidelight is just right and half cloudy background works well. B&W is fine too and this cactus was already there in times when great Western stories were born.
Kari

Silvio1953 (221627) 2021-02-01 8:37

Ciao Jimmy, beautiful sepia conversion for impressive cactus, splendid light, fine details and excellent clarity, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

jhm (211736) 2021-02-01 9:28

Hello Jimmy,

Indeed the sepia gives an old feeling
Your picture show us nice a cacti, I see not the long spines.
Sharpness and clarity are excellent.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

Fis2 (170779) 2021-02-01 9:37

Witaj Jimmy!
A beautiful cactus, the view is impressive.
I like the sepia and framing.
Nice presentation.
Well done.
Krzysztof

lousat (139286) 2021-02-01 10:00

Hi Jimmy,the sepia treatment is like a metaphore about the age of this cacti,so old and so big and a very attractive thing to watch during a trip in Arizona,imposing perspective and excellent sharpness for a very original post,i like it! Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

worldcitizen (16072) 2021-02-01 12:01

Hello Jimmy,
I like the sepia, and the upward POV. The cloud patterns in the sky also make an interesting background. I don't know much about cacti, and I'm wondering about the holes seen on them. Take care!

abmdsudi (95869) 2021-02-01 19:57

Hi Jimmy
Magnificent Cacti in the wild full of prickly detail, certainly a biggie here nicely taken and perfect for mono Jimmy. Definitely a look with fantastic pov but don't touch image, and I would like to associate this with the wild bunch, the Indians and gringos wearing sombreros, hee.. hee. That's a most impressive piece of nature's sculpturing. Excellent shot
Best regards

ifege (48111) 2021-02-01 19:57

Hi Jimmy
A good sepia monochrome of the cactus with great contrast against the good clouds.
cheers
Ian

jemaflor (147156) 2021-02-01 23:17

Hi Jimmy,
Impressive old cacti, well photographed, good close_up, perfect sharpness and light, tfs.

emka (158172) 2021-02-01 23:23

Hello Jimmy, I was in Arizona Saguaro National Park, so I saw many such mighty iconic cacti. I like this presentation in sepia very much. Excellent composition.
Best regards MAlgo

ChrisJ (171822) 2021-02-09 23:43

Hi Jimmy,

Good sharpness (pun intended) in this superb b&w image of the saguaro cactus. I tried to get out to 2 national park reserves from Tucson but there were no public buses or tours. Car only. Around Tucson they seemed to prefer well drained hilltop locations. Did manage to spot a couple at the old Mission. Excellent tonal range and texture too. Tfs!

jmdias (115186) 2021-08-04 12:30

jimmy

I visited a small part of arizona but I was not lucky to find this special cactus. I like them a lot. I only saw one in a city of Namibia (Africa). excellent view and option for B&W.

take care

jorge