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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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This one was intended to be focused on the flora in the foreground. See how many species you can identify.
I haven't shot many (any?) self portrait GigaPans previous to this, but since my Jeep was already going to be in the image, I figured, "Why not?" |
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Montezuma's Head of the Ajo Mountains near the U.S./Mexico border in Southern Arizona. |
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The southern Phoenix "urban village" of Ahwatukee Foothills as seen from on top of one of the foothills on the south side of South Mountain. This land was un-developed as a residential community twenty five years ago. The owner of much of this land had been International Harvester who operated a proving ground for their heavy equipment. Close to 85,000 people live here in the 'world's largest cul-de-sac' that is isolated from downtown Phoenix by South Mountain. This hilltop is 3.5mi from the exit off of I-10 and is halfway to the last home in the west end of the village. To the south is the Gila River Indian Community, some of which has been developed as a casino and resort. |
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No water shortage here. Saguaro Lake is at the 98% full level and boaters love it. All reservoirs on the Salt River are full. Yellow-flowered brittle bush plants cover the ground between the saguaros. After all, this IS a National Forest.
This is my largest pano yet, taken with a Gigapan EPIC and a modified bracket to hold a Canon EOS XTi with a 75-300mm zoom. |
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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 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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This is a smaller and slightly wider view taken during the shooting of a much larger GigaPan with the second unit. I'll upload the bigger one next. |