Golden Hour of Cactus

Every photographer knows the magic of the Golden Hour, the time around sunrise and sunset where the light from the sun is colorful and soft rather than hot and overly bright, and where the low angles generate interesting patterns and effects. The effect is as important on the desert as anywhere else as the three selections show the interplay of light and form and the wildy varying types of cactus found in the Desert Botanical Garden. From round to upright and even including a runner that looked like a cactus-snake, there was a lot to see there in the perfect light.