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Claret Cup in Bloom near Monument Valley. Actually, to be more precise here, I’m willing to assert that this might be the “world’s biggest” patch of claret cup cactus; it’s certainly the largest one I’ve ever seen by far. It’s in Mystery Valley, a lesser-known but equally beautiful area just south of Monument Valley in far northern Arizona. I photographed it with an ancient Anasazi ruin in the background (barely visible in the sandstone cave under streaks of desert varnish) during a springtime trek to the Navajo Nation in May, 2019.<br /> <br /> Tech info: Nikon D850 camera with Nikon 17-35mm lens at 20mm, 1/40 sec. at f11, ISO 250. A vertical panorama made from three focus-stacked images masked and blended in Photoshop.<br /> <br /> Image ©2020 James D. Peterson
Claret Cup in Bloom near Monument Valley. Actually, to be more precise here, I’m willing to assert that this might be the “world’s biggest” patch of claret cup cactus; it’s certainly the largest one I’ve ever seen by far. It’s in Mystery Valley, a lesser-known but equally beautiful area just south of Monument Valley in far northern Arizona. I photographed it with an ancient Anasazi ruin in the background (barely visible in the sandstone cave under streaks of desert varnish) during a springtime trek to the Navajo Nation in May, 2019.

Tech info: Nikon D850 camera with Nikon 17-35mm lens at 20mm, 1/40 sec. at f11, ISO 250. A vertical panorama made from three focus-stacked images masked and blended in Photoshop.

Image ©2020 James D. Peterson