Chollas and Sprinkling Rain in the Anza Borrego Desert
by William Dunigan
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Chollas and Sprinkling Rain in the Anza Borrego Desert
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William Dunigan
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
East County San Diego : Anza Borrego Desert State Park
Teddy Bear Chollas are a rugged desert cactus native to the U.S. Southwest and northwestern Mexico. They are a wonderful plant to photograph given pale spines coating their thin, branching arms -- with backlight the spines illuminate into a bright halo.
I found this cholla patch along Hellhole Canyon Trail just outside of Borrego Springs. Dawn light reflected on heavy clouds; the haze of rain beneath them glowed around distant hills.
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August 10th, 2023
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Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Photographic Camera Art" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2024 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!
Bob Lentz
Congratulations! on this unique image’s being Featured in “Dramatic Landscape Seascape and Cityscape Photographs” group. The artist is invited to add the image to the group’s current “2023 Feature Archive” Discussion topic.
Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “The Skyscapes” group on Fine Art America — You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
Laurie Search
Gorgeous!!! Those chollas are looking so beautiful and lit up, and the sky is incredible!! All making for a fantastic image!!! :)))f
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your camera art has been nominated as a Special Feature by a fellow artist Camera Art member for your superb art in Camera Art Group!! You are invited to post your art in the "SPECIAL FEATURE ARCHIVE DISCUSSION in the Camera Art group. Please share the love by nominating a fellow artist whose work is in Camera Art Group. You can do that in the specific "SPECIAL FEATURES NOMINATIONS ONLY- VOL 8” discussion in the Camera Art Group.
Linda Lees
Fabulous shot William! Wonderful backlighting on the Chollas which are also showing some of the pink from that beautiful sky. fav
William Dunigan replied:
Thanks Linda, chollas make such a great plant to photograph with backlight!
Jenny Revitz Soper
BRAVO! Your artwork has earned a FEATURE on the homepage of No Place Like Home, 8/12/2023! You may also post it in the Group's Features discussion thread and any other thread that fits!
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