Dead Saguaro

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Photogenic even in death, the looped ribs of a fallen saguaro cactus frame a live organ pipe cactus in the southern Arizona desert. The distant mountains lie beyond the Mexican border.

Date: March 17, 2006
Time: 4:33 p.m. MST
Location: Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona
Camera: Olympus OM-1 35mm SLR on fixed tripod
Film: Fuji Provia 100F slide
Focal length: 40 mm with polarizer
Aperture: f/16
Exposure time: 1/15 second
Scanner: Nikon Coolscan LS-2000

Revised: April 19, 2006
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