The Desert In Winter is a photograph by Douglas Taylor which was uploaded on October 14th, 2023.
The Desert In Winter
The cycles of life and death in the Sonoran Desert are revealed in this detail of a small plot of ground in the Tucson Mountains west of Tucson,... more
Title
The Desert In Winter
Artist
Douglas Taylor
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Digital Photography
Description
The cycles of life and death in the Sonoran Desert are revealed in this detail of a small plot of ground in the Tucson Mountains west of Tucson, Arizona. That it is winter is evident by the newly ripened yellow fruit of the fishhook barrel cactus. They will provide a source of food for creatures of the desert into the dire summer months.
At the same time, the woody skeletal ribs of the fallen saguaro cactus have already delivered nutrients to the desert soil and the tiny critters that are the foundation of the food chain here, along with providing shelter for many of the same.
The day was cool and overcast when this photograph was made, allowing me to image the desert without the harsh contrasts normal under typically sunny skies.
This scene is typical to visitors to both Tucson Mountain Park and Saguaro National Park that protect this pristine desert ecosystem.
Uploaded
October 14th, 2023
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Comments (9)
Carolyn Rosenberger
Congratulations on your Best of the Best feature in WF&S group! Beautifully captured! L&F
Donna Kennedy
Congratulations on your Best of the Best homepage feature in Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery!...L
Anas Afash
Congratulations on your beautiful artwork being featured in the 'Best of Best' Page of Wisconsin Flowers And Scenery.
Jane M Dahl
I love everything about this. The composition is wonderful with the ribs of the cactus adding so much interest and texture. Beautiful colors in this, too! L/F Featured in American Desert Southwest.
Douglas Taylor replied:
Thank you, Jane! I am delighted that you appreciate this photograph! I am honored to be featured in this wonderful art group, and I will ALWAYS appreciate your awesome support.
Lesley Evered
Very many congratulations on this picture being chosen for the Homepage Best Of The Best features (16th October 2023) in the group Wisconsin Flowers And Scenery...This is a really lovely natural composition....like and favourite
Randy Rosenberger
Dear Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery Group Member, You are to be congratulated on your achievement of getting your beautiful piece of artwork chosen to be featured in our “Best of the Best” section of our homepage. This is truly an honor to be selected for this special feature. If your works are featured, it is always an honor, but this honor is above and beyond what one sees most of the time. It is excellently done and presented and deserves a special place on our homepage. Happy sales to you till we meet again.
Robert Bales
Very nicely presented and congrats on the features! Are you sure you didn't capture this in my front yard in Arizona?1 Heading there in a few days!! LFX
VIVA Anderson
How SO blessed! this vision, your 'knowing', loving, your desert, Nature's gifts, that here again, you celebrate and share, to our benefit in their beauty, their 'story' of survival, for eons! What I also love here, Douglas, is how beautifully natural is this 'gathering's design , that only Nature could create to such perfection, visually, and, your glorious 'knowing' these in their natural habitat, to share with us......!! My highest love of this beautiful scene you've discovered; your love of Nature's love, of all these that depend on her. And, to me, also, we are blessed because you 'comprehen', in the life of the desert, just how stunning is ther SURVIVAL !! , you, being an expert on survival, too, in 'our' world!!! Kudos, my Friend, for your love shared here.....BiG FAV !!!!, and, thank you.....Ilove this ! It's like visiting the home of the proud owners who share it with us. VIVA , AWESOME ART. !
Douglas Taylor replied:
VIVA! Thank you very much for all of your enthusiastic words of praise for my photography. Reading them makes my heart sing with happiness.
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