Cacti of Arizona

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Cacti of Arizona

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Some Cacti near Tucson. Again the missus is the photog.

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Wow those are really nice. #2 is my fav. I never imagined that cacti growing in the wild would be so attractive. Do they all flower at the same time? That would look amazing.
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Compliments to the photog wife Sury, those are great, I think I like #1 the best with all those spikes.
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Andy, Greg,
I shall convey your sentiments to Missus. Here are few more.

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Wow - love 'em. Another place to put on the America road trip list :)
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You should certainly add Arizona and Utah to your list. The final batch....

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Great stuff Sury. I had no idea that cacti lit up with flowers like this.
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those are great. We really need to get to that part of the country sometime.
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Thank you Andy and Ken. Amazing place, Arizona, isn't it.

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Definitely an a99 for Jaya and an a900 with 50000 milestone to Sury :lol:
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Your wife got many good photos of the varied types of cactus in Arizona. Did she get any of the huge saquaro cactus also?
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Henry,
Unfortunately no. We were there barely for 6 hours and had drive back to Phoenix. Missed visiting
the Saguaro National Park and also could not stop roadside to take a few shots. I was happy she
decided to use the camera. Her normal choice and typical equipment would have been her iPhone.

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Well I think she might see the improvement in the shots Sury, those look pretty good I think, nice variety too even though some are the same species they are still different enough in the photos to be a unique view, nice exposure too.
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As I am reading the comments, I realize there may be an error in my approach
in trying to get her and others in the family to be interested in photography. I
was giving them kit lenses and have them try. Instead I should give them some
good glass (as in this case she was shooting with CZ24-70) which is more forgiving
and give you good results despite the photographer. Nothing is addictive like success. :twisted:

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At least you have her trying.........I tryed to get my wife to go with the a330 when I ot the a700. She seems to have no interest in doing so.
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