The stately Saguaro cactus, guardian of the desert, at sunset.
The Saguaro, pronounced "sah-wah-roh", (Carnegiea gigantea) is a large, tree-sized cactus species in the monotypic genus Carnegiea. It is native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California, and an extremely small area of California. The saguaro blossom is the state flower of Arizona.
The Sonora Desert, outside of Tucson is the principle home of the Saguaro.
The Sonoran Desert (sometimes called the Gila Desert after the Gila River or the Low Desert in opposition to the higher Mojave Desert) is a North American desert which straddles part of the United States-Mexico border and covers large parts of the U.S. states of Arizona and California and the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California. It is one of the largest and hottest deserts in North America, with an area of 311,000 km² (120,000 mi² ). The desert contains a variety of unique plants and animals, such as the saguaro cactus.
Pictured above: Flowering saguaro cactus.
The stately saguaro, stands guard in the desert, somewhere outside of Tucson, AZ.
by Mondoreb
Sources:
* edupix
* travelwithachallenge
* virga
* Saguaro
Still can't figure out how this one was done.
by RidesAPaleHorse
Source: Impossible Photograph
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We got these in our email (along with the usual pleas from Nigerians to help them spend $17 million dollars, someone offering to make our web site bigger than Google and a racy invitation from someone named "Hot Teen Chat Chix") and thought they were cool.With the click of a shutter sometimes we become privy to the strange world that occurs between the seconds. These are spectacular photographs snapped at just the right split second to make the difference between a good picture and a prize winner.
We don't know where they came from originally; if we did, we'd be happy to give credit and links, as usual. We'll just credit Vickie, the Goth chick who sent them to us until we find out.
When you think your life is too fast, these pix will remind you that it's not fast enough to see some things without a camera.
As always, click on the pictures to enlarge them.
by Mondoreb
[note: We Googled a few terms and came up with a this site and "Between the Seconds" at Just Pictures. They have other pix. Go see.]
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