Photography Now & Then #105
We have four kinds of azaleas , which normally bloom at about the same time. With the variables of weather that we’ve seen this year, three are past peak, while our pink azaleas are in their glory!
Now: Azaleas, west-central Arkansas, April 16, 2018 (Pentax K-3 II)
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On our last day in Arizona in 2011, we visited Petrified Forest National Park, part of the arid Colorado Plateau desert.
Then: Spiky vegetation (narrow leaf yucca) in the desert of Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, October 9, 2011 (Pentax K-r)
Yucca angustissima (The American Southwest), narrow leaf yucca, grows on the Colorado Plateau, principally north Arizona and south Utah, and as its common name suggests is characterized by long (30 inches or more), narrow (half an inch across) leaves, straight-edged, slightly wider in the middle but tapering to a sharp point, topped by a needle-like spine. Long, curling, white filaments grow from the edges, contrasting with the rich green color of the leaves. Plants may develop a short stem, and often form large clusters, but others remain stemless and single.
Photography Now & Then Notes:
- Series Photos
- The Now photo is one that is almost always taken the day of the blog post. In some instances, posts may be backdated if internet access is not available on the day of the photo or other reasons prevent posting Photography Now and Then.
- The Then photo is usually a randomly selected older photograph from a batch of photos specifically “curated” for Photography Now and Then.
- Each photo in this series is an “original work” – a copyright term – of Michael Goad.
- Reference links were accessed on the date the blog post was published, unless otherwise stated.
- The title convention for Photography Now & Then blog posts evolved early on from one word related to each photo separated by “&” to usually being the first word in the caption description for each photo.
