A Desert Landscape with Saguaro Cactus, Mountains and Blue Skies Above (Black & White, Saguaro National Park)

            Throughout the entire time I was riding along looking at these immensely tall saguaro cactus, I kept waiting for that one spot that I'd seen in a few images captured by others. It was the tall saguaro cactus but the backdrop was with tall mountains. I talked to a volunteer park ranger before heading out on my trip and got better ideas on where to find these points. The eastern side was where he mentioned were better points and listed a few different walks and hikes to take. This was on the a dirt road heading to the Mica View Trail and it was just like seemingly any other roadside stop until I saw this setting! 

For the image, I spent my time trying to align the image and meter it to capture it properly. I found a CLP also helped too darken the blue skies above, even more so after I converted to black & white in Silver Efex Pro 2.

Taken in: United States / Arizona / Tucson / Tanque Verde (show map)

Taken on: June 16, 2016

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Mountains in Distance

Mountains off in Distance

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Southwest Basins and Ranges

Southeast Arizona Ranges

Huachuca Area

Santa Catalina Mountains

Blackett's Ridge

Cactus Forest Scenic Loop Drive

Cactus Forest Drive

Roadside Stop

Arborescent (tree-like) Cactus

Engelman's prickly pear cactus

Opuntia engelmannii

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Camera: Nikon D800E, f/8.0, 1/160 sec, 85mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D800E
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	85mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Capture NX 2.4.7 M
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