Palo Verde Acrylic Print

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The yellow-green branches of the Palo Verde tree (Spanish for ‘green stick’) help distinguish the tree from many other plants in the Sonoran desert. The tree protects young saguaro cacti from direct sun, cold weather, frost, and predators.

During dry conditions the Palo Verde drops its leaves and a few branches. The tree is easily recognized because it is green but leafless most of the year.

Some digital effects were applied to the original image after the photograph was made. No electrons were harmed during the transition. Your finished photograph will not contain the Fine Art America watermark.

Image copyright 2022 Jon Burch Photography

Photography is all about using light to capture the emotion and beauty of a fleeting moment. For me, this adventure began with a single spring image using a small Kodak film camera of a freshly watered central Kansas ditch and has come full circle using modern digital techniques. My first camera was acquired by trading an ancient Royal typewriter to a fellow college student who was desperate to finish a term paper. It was a long time ago and that camera was my passport to an art that has fascinated me ever since. I owned and operated a professional studio in central Kansas for 20 years and moved to Colorado in 1994. Part of the studio's early success came from creating outdoor portraiture using controlled lighting...