Colorful Spines


Phoenix, AZ - 15 Mar 2020      See on Google Maps

This cholla was alive with colors on the new spines - and there are a lot of spines on a cholla. The cactus was a bit off the trail so I needed to use the 100-400 all the way at 400mm. This helped to blur the background. I focused on the branch to the left and kept it at the top/left rule of thirds point. Unfortunately due to the long focal length (400mm) I had to bump up the ISO and speed up the shutter speed - but the sharpness and color held.

Cal Holman Posted on 16 Jan 2022

EXIF

Camera
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Lens
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Focus
400.0 mm
Speed
1/1599 sec
Aperture
F5.6
ISO
6400
Program
Aperture priority
Exposure
0 EV
WB