This is a hillside near my home, it's covered in Opuntia, as are many of the undeveloped hillsides. It's busy but I love the movement and lines down the path, along with the dramatic sky which just adds to the prickly Opuntia.
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Well, this is my Ansel Adam entry. I could not believe the clouds that morning. The majority of the county was under this blanket. It's my favorite of the week, so in to my POW collection it goes for week 5.
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That impressive cloud cover does a lot for this one. I like the huge DOF too. We call those cacti "prickly pear" here, and the local Mexican Americans like to cook and eat them.
I've only got my mobile at the moment so I will come back to this amazing image later. But even on the small screen you can tell that this shot is great! And those clouds are incredible.
Oh, WOW beauty. I didn't vote in this challenge and I have not got time to browse all Ansel Adamsa entries yet. But this is amazing. Great tones. I think by the end of the year, you will have amazing B&W gallery.
Clouds like these are my favorite here on the west coast where we don't get much in the way of storm clouds. There's something breath taking to have these blanketing the whole sky above.
Holy Cow!!! Who'd you pay off to get that sky!!!?? Incredible detail on the cactus, really pops from the background and gravel. My first (and only) 10.
What a wonderful adventure looking at all the textures and varied elements within this image. Hmmmm, trying to pick it apart and am finding elements that can be mentioned but I'd just be a jerk. Nah ...... this is top 3 for sure! 8
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