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Wild Wild West Arizona Desert

Fantastic barrel cactus with incredible shaping seen off roading in Graham County Arizona.

Fantastic barrel cactus with incredible shaping seen off roading in Graham County Arizona.
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Aperture 220/100 ISO 50 Shutter 1/1010 Focal Length 330/100

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Jul, 2016

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Location

This photo was taken in Graham County, Arizona. I travel and camp in the remote Arizona Desert with my family often. It's absolutely beautiful out in the desert.

Time

This was taken in the afternoon entering the off road portion of our trip. The landscape here in Arizona is always filled with fantastic cacti but the shaping on this particular barrel cactus caught my eye.

Lighting

We went off road in the late afternoon so the shadows from side lighting just added to the beauty of the scene. Midday lighting in the desert is particularly harsh and I feel safe saying that this shot would not have been nearly as rich if I had taken it midday.

Equipment

This pic was taken with my Samsung Galaxy Grand prime phone. This phone continually takes incredible landscape shots however it does not do well with macro shots or zooming in on landscapes. It can't adjust the exposure properly and has difficulty focusing.

Inspiration

I was fascinated by the shaping of this particular cactus. It had incredible texture. The desert is filled with barrel cacti but you don't see them shaped like this.

Editing

There is no post processing on this photo. What you see is exactly how I saw it. Beautiful and natural.

In my camera bag

I always carry my phone. We do carry a Nikon on our trips as well.

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Wild Wild West Arizona Desert

Fantastic barrel cactus with incredible shaping seen off roading in Graham County Arizona.

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