Grandpa Cardon by abreojos
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A real giant of a cactus! They say they don't get their first arm until they are 80 yrs old, making this one many centuries old! Cousin to the saguaro, this monster lives on a ridge of mountains in center Baja at about 2000 ft elevation. I hope the future is as kind....As Spock would say, "Live long and prosper!"
Comments (19)
jayfar
This certainly looks the granddaddy of them all!! Excellent shot and zoom the sky is wonderful too. What is that stick doing there??
abreojos
Somebody left it and I used it for scale comparison!
whaleman
Interesting photo!
JuliSonne
W O W. ... so a giant I've never seen. And old as the hills! How big is it? OUTSTANDING picture!
abreojos
6-8n meters guessing from memory... and bigger than your imagination lol!
dakotabluemoon
What a magnificent image of this cactus and i hear they can last for years sometimes i have no luck with flowers depending upon the weather maybe i should just plant these lol love this image dude.
abreojos
Centuries Brandy..it is older than your imagination lol!
sharky_
This guy has a lot of arms.....granddaddy of all times... Nice shot. Aloha
jgeorge
A real giant against a wonderful sky! Great shot.
sossy
what a large cactus! cool capture against the sky with special play of clouds! ;o)
bobrgallegos
Outstanding capture of this beautiful specimen!!
choronr
You still make your home in the Baja? I've heard about these cousins to the Saguaro.
abreojos
Still have my home there, just in the states working and vacationing!
UVDan
In regions such as this Spock says. "Live long and perspire!" A truly gorgeous shot!
abreojos
Not the day I shot this it was a perfect winter day!
rockstrider
Excellent POV and capture!
wholehog
Wow! The colossus of cacti! And I see the sky put on a good show for you in the background. Really great shot Joe!
mtdana
Looks like a very nice cactus grove!
X-PaX
Wow. Cool capture Joe.
Richardphotos
awesome cactus and photo. is that your walking stick leaning up against the cactus
abreojos
It's up for grabs Richard! Want directions?
angora
did you say 80 years???? :-O (who's counting? ;-)) have friends living in Sedona, Az n heard lots of stories what it's like to live in the desert, but wow brilliant portrait, love the POV!!
junge1
Fantastic capture. Yep, it was there probably before the first Spaniard!
photosynthesis
Fantastic cactus - a natural wonder...
Celart
Wow. Incredible light control. Bravo