Rain on the Mountain
by Balko

Comment by cgino:
I love the bright foreground and dark background, the contrast of light and colors is wondeful! Don't we have the best skies here in NM?? :-)

Rain on the Mountain
by Balko

Comment by Lutchenko:
I agree with the other comments the very regular shapes of the buildings make an interesting contrast with the mountains.
What i that light object way off in the background?

Rain on the Mountain
by Balko

Comment by roz:
wot a contrast in shapes .. the square blocky buildings and the soft curves of the mountains in the background .. the colours too are so different .. love the ominous sky .. i sometimes feel like we're a sort'v germ on the face of the earth .. moving into nature with no regard for its survival .. ..... ..... ...
but i'm just as guilty as the next guy i spose .. i eat .. !! :)

Rain on the Mountain
by Balko

Comment by scooter97:
I like the building designs and the mountain as a backdrop is very effective. Cool lighting here too.

Prickly Pear
by Balko

Comment by MelonMusketeer:
We have prickly pear here in Florida too. They seem to grow best where the soil is sandy and too dry for anything else. The low angle to get the sky behind the cacti helps to isolate the subject in this shot. Their blooms are very pretty too, but this one is past that stage. The local Latinos
eat the flat "leaves". One of the places that I work was working on a thorn-less variety to try to market.
The biggest and thorniest ones that I have ever seen were on an isolated island in the Bahamas.

Pails
by Balko

Comment by RamblinR:
Looks great with all the stacked buckets and b/w does nicely on it.
Got to get me along to a nursery

Prickly Pear
by Balko

Comment by Melethia:
Excellent detail and very good use of diagonals in the composition.

Prickly Pear
by Balko

Comment by bob350:
The red of the prickly pears works well with the depth of blue in the sky. It is nice to see intact fruit. On hikes, the deer or other critters seem to take bites before the fruit can get so big.

Pails
by Balko

Comment by UrfaK:
wow! This is a very cool Graphic image..

Prickly Pear
by Balko

Comment by Lutchenko:
For me this has a real holiday feeling as we only get to see this type of flora when we travel abroad.