While hiking this weekend on the Mogollon Rim, my wife and I came across this blooming cactus growing right on the edge of the rim out of a rock outcropping. It was eye-catching with the bright red flowers popping out of a place that was quite monotone and on the edge of a cliff. The following images were taken in succession to give an overview of the scene and then closer and closer. Since there was a sheer drop-off within a couple feet, I had to be very careful to get these images. I love finding things like this in nature that are unexpected. Sigma 24/3.5.
mudlake wrote:
While hiking this weekend on the Mogollon Rim, my wife and I came across this blooming cactus growing right on the edge of the rim out of a rock outcropping. It was eye-catching with the bright red flowers popping out of a place that was quite monotone and on the edge of a cliff. The following images were taken in succession to give an overview of the scene and then closer and closer. Since there was a sheer drop-off within a couple feet, I had to be very careful to get these images. I love finding things like this in nature that are unexpected. Sigma 24/3.5....Show more →
Great find and photographs.Colourfull beauty thriving on the rock witch such a spectacular background view.
Seelisberg, in the Lake of Luzern, Switzerland. A7RII+Lox50+Tripod+Grad filters+Polarizer+nik collection
I visited this fantastic place in winter. The weather improved and around midday one can enjoy some time of light. Nevertheless, the colours were not great. A day of hard light and no colors nuisances, so I decided to go intimist.
mudlake wrote:
"Death in the desert". Or maybe "Cactus Corpse."
I came across this dead cactus that had been used as food for desert creatures. It looked just like a corpse. The interesting thing was that it also had a death smell about it.
I apologize for posting a Micro Four-Thirds image in this Sony thread.
But it explains the features I miss in the Sony A1.
Apparently I ignored for too long (2021) the groundbreaking capabilities of my OM-D E-M1 Mark III.
Cooper's Hawk shot with Pro Capture High at 60 FPS, 35 frames before shutter fully pressed.
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Olympus E-M1MarkIII + OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0 @ 300 mm (300 mm in 35mm), f/4, 1/3200 s, ISO 500.
Hopefully we don't have to wait too long for these features to appear in a Sony A1 Mark II.
