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Mount Lemmon Hwy or the E. Catalina Hwy begins its tortuous eastward route up the southern flanks of the Santa Catalina Mountains before turning northward toward Summerhaven and Mt. Lemmon itself. (My main reason for taking this shot was to see whether our rental house would be visible in the shot. It is.) . Seen from Saguaro National Park, East. Tucson, Arizona December 20, 2012 (mid- to late morning)
Ho, ho, ho! Mistletoe and Snow. Makes the season jolly, Don't you know. . Saguaro National Park, East. Tucson, Arizona December 20, 2012 (mid- to late morning)
Northern Mockingbird (tentative ID) perched on ocotillo stems. . Saguaro National Park, East. Tucson, Arizona December 20, 2012 (mid- to late morning)
Northern Mockingbird (tentative ID) perched on ocotillo stems. . Saguaro National Park, East. Tucson, Arizona December 20, 2012 (mid- to late morning)
Impression of the Sonoran desert - conventional treatment of a wider view. . Saguaro National Park, East. Tucson, Arizona December 20, 2012 (mid- to late morning)
Impression of the Sonoran desert - filtered treatment in portrait format. Taken from the roadside, possibly even from the moving car. The original was a flat, poorly focused image. The angle of the light relative to our position, for one thing, and the time of day, for another, weren't conducive to a great shot. But I liked the two large saguaros when I saw them, and I still like the overall composition of the shot. So I fell back on pp'ing with some filters to make the image pop a little more and to make it obvious that I was going for an impression of the scene rather than a strict rendering of it. . Saguaro National Park, East. Tucson, Arizona December 20, 2012 (mid- to late morning) (For anyone interested, I used about equal amounts of the Photoshop Fresco and Sumi-e filters.)
Many fine examples of the variety of branching patterns among mature saguaros. . Saguaro National Park, East. Tucson, Arizona December 20, 2012 (mid- to late morning)
Extreme Living (Interpretive sign along the loop drive). "The land around you bristles with life. From the towering giant saguaros in the distance to the low-lying prickly pear at your feet, more than 50 different cactus species grow here. Saguaro National Park contains the most diverse natural cactus garden in the nation." . Saguaro National Park, East. Tucson, Arizona December 20, 2012 (mid- to late morning)
Beyond the saguaro forest of the park to the north lie residential communities and the Santa Catalina mountains. The pale streak that rises gradually from left to right on the mountain flanks, just above the greener residential areas, is the road construction scar for the Mt. Lemmon or E. Catalina Hwy. . Saguaro National Park, East. Tucson, Arizona December 20, 2012 (mid- to late morning)
Mount Lemmon Hwy or the E. Catalina Hwy begins its tortuous eastward route up the southern flanks of the Santa Catalina Mountains before turning northward toward Summerhaven and Mt. Lemmon itself.
(My main reason for taking this shot was to see whether our rental house would be visible in the shot. It is.)
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Seen from Saguaro National Park, East.
Tucson, Arizona
December 20, 2012 (mid- to late morning)
Mount Lemmon Hwy or the E. Catalina Hwy begins its tortuous eastward route up the southern flanks of the Santa Catalina Mountains before turning northward toward Summerhaven and Mt. Lemmon itself. (My main reason for taking this shot was to see whether our rental house would be visible in the shot. It is.) . Seen from Saguaro National Park, East. Tucson, Arizona December 20, 2012 (mid- to late morning)
Mount Lemmon Hwy or the E. Catalina Hwy begins its tortuous eastward route up the southern flanks of the Santa Catalina Mountains before turning northward toward Summerhaven and Mt. Lemmon itself.
(My main reason for taking this shot was to see whether our rental house would be visible in the shot. It is.)
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Seen from Saguaro National Park, East.
Tucson, Arizona
December 20, 2012 (mid- to late morning)
See photo in original gallery.
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