Looking Up A Saguaro Cactus - a photo on Flickriver

            While spending a little time geocaching in the Arizona Sonora Desert I found this beautiful  Saguaro cactus.

The magnificent Saguaro Cactus, the state flower of Arizona, is composed of a tall, thick, fluted, columnar stem, 18 to 24 inches in diameter, often with several large branches (arms) curving upward in the most distinctive conformation of all Southwestern cacti.

The skin is smooth and waxy, the trunk and stems have stout, 2-inch spines clustered on their ribs. When water is absorbed , the outer pulp of the Saguaro can expand like an accordion, increasing the diameter of the stem and, in this way, can increase its weight by up to a ton

Taken on: March 11, 2018

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Camera: Canon EOS 7D, f/8.0, 1/125 sec, 18mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D
Lens:	EF-S18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	18mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Partial
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.14 (Windows)
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