A cliche southwest sunset at the Desert Botanical Garden with a saguaro cactus and the buttes of Papago Park.
Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done and every sunset will see you that much nearer the goal. ~ Elbert Hubbard
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Superb Tamara !!!!!
Thank you Sophie!
Tamara
Well, perhaps it is cliche, but it is gorgeous!
Lindy
Thank you!
Tamara
Tammy…I have been there…but not at sunset. I did capture a pix of the full moon setting
Early in the morning…framed with a palm tree….when we were visiting friends in Mesa about
5 years ago….It was a good one….but cannot find the print. Drove by Marieâs flower garden
at our house in town today….the one where you photographed her flowers…which we had framed.
There were no flowers….just weeds. I felt like crying…….
bob
That’s so sad that the current residents don’t appreciate the flower garden. For me, there can never be enough flower gardens!
Tammy
I prefer “iconic” over “cliche” with your images like this…given the quality and artistry of them. This really is beautiful….
Thank you! DBG is one of my favorite places to shoot locally.
I think it has a bloom!
It does indeed, good eye!
Tamara
Love your pictures, Tamara! We live in Scottsdale and know how hard it is to capture these views at just the right moment, as you do. Thank you for your “Likes” on my blog, too, for posts about my great grandfather and my beloved childhood fur friend, Teddy.
Thank you!
Beautiful capture – well done!
Thank you Tina!
Tamara
When I was a kid in Phoenix, my friend and I would ride our bikes up McDowell Rd. to Papago Park. That was before the Desert Botanical Gardens. It was a long ride for us at the time so we’d have a picnic lunch at the top. I’m not sure if you can still climb around up there but it sure was fun. Nice photo of the sunset with the Saguaro in the foreground. Looks like you didn’t use a sunset filter either. 🙂
I’m not familiar with sunset filters, however, I did use a circular polarizer filter.
I’ve taken my share of sunsets. When I found out about sunset filters, I’d carry them along just in case the sunset didn’t go as planned. 🙂