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How many cacti can you find in this GigaPan? (Species, if not individual cactus plants.) Points for the most original cactus and caption. Perhaps a biologist could actually use this for some sort of genuine scientific cactus count?
Next, find the hikers. And maybe someone lucky will find the jackrabbit... |
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Queen Creek Canyon is one of the dramatic vistas on the trail that loops through this amazing collection of desert plants. Along Queen Creek, the cottonwood trees have sprouted their brilliant green spring foliage. The Picket Post House crowns the top of the rocks at the left. This was the mansion built by Col. Boyce Thompson in 1928 and is now being managed by Arizona State Parks. Boyce Thompson Arboretum is a non-profit organization founded in 1924 by businessman and philanthropist, William Boyce Thompson. |
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Montezuma's Head of the Ajo Mountains near the U.S./Mexico border in Southern Arizona. |
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... reshot, this time in focus. Here's the original, foreground-focused version: http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=14959 |
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The marvelous glass work of Dale Chihuly has been on display at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix since last November. I have taken four GigaPans of some of the pieces before this temporary installation goes back on the road at the end of May. :-( "Red Reeds" and "Black Saguaros" are in the background on the left.
See if you can find the dove and a flying bumble-bee. Also look for this GigaPanner's reflections in some of the floats. (I am wearing a floppy hat.) "Float Boat" with "Red Reeds" and "Black Saguaros" http://gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=23915 "Blue and Purple Boat" http://gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=23937 "Blue Marlins" http://gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=23938 "The Sun" http://gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=23920 I have taken stills of the entire installation both during the day and at night. These may be found at: Day - http://gallery.me.com/mrpiv#100404&bgcolor=black&view=grid Night - http://gallery.me.com/mrpiv#100396&bgcolor=black&view=grid http://www.chihuly.com/installations/DesertBotanicalGarden/DesertBotanicalGarden001.html |
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The cactus garden is a magnificent example of an architectonic intervention integrated into the landscape. Cesar Manrique created this audacious arquitectonic complex whilst maintaining the unshakeable pairing of art and nature that is so tangible in all his spatial interventions. Thousands of cactus species are set up in this complex garden. |
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The lighting conditions were not optimal, which is why the sky is so washed out. The good news is that they got better after this... |
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Originally intended as a panorama of Tucson and the Santa Catalina Mountains, I only discovered the incorrect focus setting after uploading the images later that evening. Another panorama of the intended subject was taken (with proper focus) the following day and can be seen here: http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=15073 . Meanwhile, at least some of the foreground flora are well focused here, so enjoy it for what it's worth. |
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Overlooking an arm of Saguaro Lake, just below the Canyon Lake Dam along the Apache Trail. An ephemeral waterfall cascades down a slot canyon and plunges into the lake. A flock of ducks floats on the lake nearby. |
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The marvelous glass work of Dale Chihuly has been on display at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix since last November. I have taken four GigaPans of some of the pieces before this temporary installation goes back on the road at the end of May. :-(
"Float Boat" with "Red Reeds" and "Black Saguaros" http://gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=23915 "Blue and Purple Boat" http://gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=23937 "Blue Marlins" http://gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=23938 "The Sun" http://gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=23920 I have taken stills of the entire installation both during the day and at night. These may be found at: Day - http://gallery.me.com/mrpiv#100404&bgcolor=black&view=grid Night - http://gallery.me.com/mrpiv#100396&bgcolor=black&view=grid http://www.chihuly.com/installations/DesertBotanicalGarden/DesertBotanicalGarden001.html |