June 27, 2011 Fairy Duster at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona
Fairy Duster
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona, USA
Canon EOS 1Ds Mk III, 180 Macro, 1/60 sec, f5.6, ISO 100
Image taken on March 19, 2010.
We were in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona, in March 2010 at just the right time for the peak of the Mexican Poppy bloom. The yellow hillsides with saguaro and organ pipe cacti were spectacular. We also turned our attention to other subjects, including fairy duster blooms (above). The fairy duster is a small shrub, and its blossoms are quite interesting to photograph.
