Arizona

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Featured Work

Spring Gold by Richard Rushton

A brilliant yellow cactus flower. It has been a beautiful spring here in Scottsdale with even more flowers than usual.
Flower of the Hedge Hog by Steven Love

A Hedge Hog cactus flowering in the Arizona Spring Sun.
arizona cactus flower by cindylu

white flower blooming on a cactus.
Clariet Cup Cactus by StarshinePhoto

spring in Arizona
Horse Crippler cactus by StarshinePhoto

spring in Az
Flower of the Creosote Bush by Steven Love

It’s spring in Arizona and the Creosote Bushes are blooming. / Taken with a +10 Macro filter attached to 70mm lens. / Aperture set to F-22 / Shutter set to 1/800 / External Flash using diffuser synchronized with shutter speed.
Spring Bloom by Bob Estrin

April spring flowers in the Arizona desert.
Poppies by Maria Langer

We’ve had a pretty wet winter out in the desert and are being rewarded with a profusion of wildflowers. The yellow poppies are so thick in some areas that I can see them from the air. Magnificent! Photo details: / Camera: Nikon D80 / Shutter: 1/250 second / Aperture: f/8.0 / Focal length: 55mm / ISO: 200
Cactus Flowers by katyas1983

Early summer in the Sonoran Desert is usually heralded by a massive blooming of cactus flowers.

Recent Work

Arizona Sunset by Richard Rushton

A saguaro and ocotillo in silhouette against an Arizona sunset.
Egret II by Marvin Collins

Taken at Silverbell Lake Tucson, AZ. 5-14-2008 at 6:49 pm. Camera: Canon 40D / Lens: Canon 400mm f/5.6 L / Aperture: f/6.3 / Shutter Speed: 1/500 / ISO: 800
butterfly by mmills3080

taken in Oct. 2007 at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum
Tall saguaro in the desert by Stormygirl

Tall saguaro in the desert in the afternoon in front of the sun.
Spring Gold by Richard Rushton

A brilliant yellow cactus flower. It has been a beautiful spring here in Scottsdale with even more flowers than usual.
Nesting Herons by Marvin Collins

This pair of herons started building this nest yesterday. Shot at Silverbell lake, Tucson AZ 5-13-08 at 6:36 pm.
Horseshoe Bend by Globalphotos

Bend in the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Lake Powell and Glen Canyon in Arizona, USA. Spent sunset in this glorious spot along with millions of sand flies & mozzies LOL Shot laying on tummy hanging over the edge with wide angle :) . / . / WARNING / ©2008 Globalphotos All rights reserved. / All photographs, text and images by Globalphotos are the exclusive property of Globalphotos – protected under Australian and international copyright laws. / These images may not be reproduced, copied or manipulated without written permission. / No use for Public Domain. / Use of any image for another photographic concept or illustration is a violation of copyright.
Saguaro in Bloom by Richard Rushton

This is a perfectly shaped Saguaro Cactus in full bloom. A lot of people don’t realize that these giants actually flower and produce fruit. This one had a perfect shape. It is located in Scottsdale, AZ.
Prickly Pear Cactus Flowers by Maria Langer

All the cacti in my yard are blooming this week, so I went out with my camera and tried to capture some of the flowers before they faded. This image is of a prickly pear cactus flower. Later in the summer, it will turn to a bright red, juicy fruit. Photo Info: / Camera: Nikon D80 / Shutter Speed: 1/250 / Aperture: f/8.0 / Focal Length: 55mm / ISO: 200 / Light:Natural (shade)
Cactus Thorns by Richard Rushton

A close up on an exotic barrel cactus. This was taken in my backyard in Scottsdale, AZ.
Arizona II by Levi Moore

5/7/08
public passage by cindylu

A view of a public passage way in Jerome,Arizona.