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Desert Peacock Poster
by Dick Botkin
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Desert Peacock poster by Dick Botkin. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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The green leaves of this Yucca plant seem to mimic a peacock's tail feathers. The blue sky and brown desert behind make an intersting background for... more
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Artist's Description
The green leaves of this Yucca plant seem to mimic a peacock's tail feathers. The blue sky and brown desert behind make an intersting background for this desert photo. This was taken in the Rio Verde Foothills, outside Scottsdale Arizona.
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A cactus (plural: cacti, cactuses, or cactus[1]) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, within the order Caryophyllales. The word "cactus" derives, through Latin, from the Ancient Greek êÜêôïò (kaktos), a name originally used for a spiny plant whose identity is not certain. Cacti are native to the Americas, ranging from Patagonia in the south to parts of western Canada in the north—except for Rhipsalis baccifera, which also grows in Africa and Sri Lanka.
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Most cacti live in habitats subject to at least some drought. Many live in extremely dry environments, even being found in the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on earth. Cacti show many adaptations to conserve water. Most species of cacti have lost true leaves, ret...
About Dick Botkin
I currently live in Surprise, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. I was born and raised in the beautiful state of Maine, where my interest in photograhy was discovered. I got my first camera, a Kodak Brownie, when I was six or seven years old, and I've been hooked on the art of photography ever since. A year or so later, I got my first processing and print making kit and I began to realize that I could be as creative, if not more so, in the darkroom than in the field. Over the years, my cameras and darkroom got more complex, giving me more creative tools to work with. About 15 years ago, I traded film, chemicals, tanks, trays, and the smell, for a digital camera and a copy of Photoshop. I never looked back. My goal is to capture and...
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Dick Botkin
Bob and Nadine, Thank-You for the Feature, SW Art and Artist
Dick Botkin
Carol, Thanks for the feature on Cacti and Succulents. You are too kind.