Sonoran Desert Chollas
by Chance Kafka
Title
Sonoran Desert Chollas
Artist
Chance Kafka
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Chollas in the Sonoran Desert soak up a bit of winter sunlight emerging from stormy, cloudy skies. These chollas were found in the Santa Cruz River Valley south of Tucson near the base of the Santa Rita Mountains and do a great job of reflecting sunlight. The weird lighting in the sky and many shadows and highlights promoted me to shoot this shot utilizing a High Dynamic Range (HDR) method to really show the darkness of the clouds and the light of the desert plants. Winter in Arizona affords some great opportunities for landscape photography due to the low sunlight, interesting clouds and plant-life that thrives year round. Amid the chollas, we also see creosote bushes and ocotillo plants.
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November 29th, 2019
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Laurel Adams
Chance, who better to know your favorites than the artist? ...I love your choices of this FAVORITES COLLECTION! I truly thought this was one of your paintings,..You paint and compose even with your photographic lens! You truly raise the bar of FINE ART Photography,..:-) Thank you for the glimpses of BEAUTY this day! ..LF
AnnaJo Vahle
Spectacular shot with wonderful light and details, Chance. You did a very nice job in achieving this. It is beautiful. f/l
Hanne Lore Koehler
Spectacular capture of these amazing desert plants in gorgeous sunlight, Chance! Beautiful perspective and composition! L/F/T/P
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