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Cardon
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I suppose I should post a photo since I go by the moniker of Cardon. Here is a before and after photo or is it an inside and out photo of a Cardon.
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woody with a view
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whatever happened to
CardonHugger?
let's hope he's still throwing rocks from the shadows......
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David K
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Mas
Some various cardon photos from my trip photos at VivaBaja.com:
Valle la Bocana (south of L.A. Bay):
Caņada el Parral (Mike Humfreville at Matomi #2):
El Rosario area:
Now, if you want to see boojum trees... I do have a LOT of those !!!
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Tomas Tierra
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody in ob
CardonHugger?
let's hope he's still throwing rocks from the shadows......
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Cactus Groper...........You still out there!
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Skipjack Joe
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Thank you David. It's always a pleasure to see an image of Mike Humphreyville.
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BajaNuts
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I love that kinda gnarly looking one from DK.
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Mexitron
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Oddly composed but somehow I liked it:
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Mexitron
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In my former life in San Clemente...just behind the Bottle Palm you'll see the tip of a Cardon I've had since getting it in 1988 in a two-inch pot
from Phyllis Phleisig(sp?) a Baja seed collector...its now in the good care of cousin Huddo and reputed to be approaching 6 feet tall. And for the
botanists among you those are Dudleyas in many of the smaller pots, many grown from seed collected in Baja ( most donated to the UCI Faculty Housing
Botanic Garden):
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Skipjack Joe
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Regarding your night pictures Mexitron,
I'd like to shoot an elephant tree at night using this idea:
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Paulina
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A few years ago while exploring the area near and around the rock paintings in Bahia we came across a huge elephant tree that might just work out for
your photographic vision. It was the biggest one I've ever seen.
Can I remember exactly where it was? No, but the next time we venture out that way I'm going to keep my eyes peeled for it.
That would be a cool shot.
P<*)))>{
edit: added tree photo
[Edited on 5-2-2009 by Paulina]
\"Well behaved women rarely make history.\" Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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Bob H
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Here's the biggest one I've ever seen. This was located on the East side of Bahia Concepcion, about halfway back up North on the other side.
Bob H
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fixtrauma
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Sheez Bob H. Can you imagine how old that cactus is?
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Regarding your night pictures Mexitron,
I'd like to shoot an elephant tree at night using this idea: |
Love your idea---would love to go back to this one near San Pablo and shoot it at night.
Diane
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Bob H
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fixtrauma
Sheez Bob H. Can you imagine how old that cactus is? |
I'm less than 6-feet tall... I would estimate 300+ years - I can't imagine how old. I was just amazed when I saw this one.
Any experts out there that might know?
Bob H
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Skipjack Joe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jdtrotter
Love your idea---would love to go back to this one near San Pablo and shoot it at night.
Diane |
That would make a great subject, Diane.
BTW, I watched 'Casablanca' tonight and you were right (I said I preferred 'The African Queen'), that's a heck of a film. Bogart was great as the
brooding lover. Has John Huston ever made a bad film?
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fixtrauma
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob H
| Quote: | Originally posted by fixtrauma
Sheez Bob H. Can you imagine how old that cactus is? |
I'm less than 6-feet tall... I would estimate 300+ years - I can't imagine how old. I was just amazed when I saw this one.
Any experts out there that might know?
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I am with you Bob.....I am continuously amazed with cardons. I am fortunate that the one I posted earlier on this thread against the night sky is on
our property near La Paz. It is a majestic one!
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
BTW, I watched 'Casablanca' tonight and you were right (I said I preferred 'The African Queen'), that's a heck of a film. Bogart was great as the
brooding lover. Has John Huston ever made a bad film? |
OK, this is off topic, but John Huston was like a Cardon---a real giant in his area ---what a talent. His The Battle of San Pietro is one of my all
time favorites for its realism at a time when most films romantisized war.
But then again, I could list MANY favorites from John Huston.
Can't wait to try and get that Elephant Tree Shot and maybe, just maybe this trip down, we will find the "perfect" cardon.
Diane
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cardon
I suppose I should post a photo since I go by the moniker of Cardon. Here is a before and after photo or is it an inside and out photo of a Cardon.
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I really love that photo---the contrast is just wonderful
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Mexitron
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Regarding your night pictures Mexitron,
I'd like to shoot an elephant tree at night using this idea: |
Woops, missed seeing this thread....that would be beautiful Skipjack--maybe with some faint moonlight and a long exposure...???
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Skipjack Joe
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The Canon 5D Mark II now shoots at an ISO 3200. And I understand there is very little noise at those high ISO's. A remarkable camera (at a remarkable
price).
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