Tortoise Eye View: Blooming Cactus in Tucson Mountain Park

Hi Mike,  Great pic and, as usual, great analogy.

Mike

You know if we could spot something like this on lets Mars, we would spend trillions to investigate and explore it. Here on earth, we run them over and walk past them all day long. But I want to believe that other creatures respect it even other cactus, for what it is.......amazing....Thank you for allowing to express these thought via your good post

Great shot, Mike.  And, I did copy it for my computer. It looks great, thanks!

Beautiful to look at, but not something I'd like to accidentally sit on!

I like your perspective, Mike. A couple of years ago I thought it would be fun to shoot a whole series of photos from 2-3 feet off the ground and call it "Through the Eyes of a Child." Haven't done it yet ... someday.

Mike, that is a great picture of the cactus.

You are getting so creative.  I hope you lay a blanket or something on the ground to protect you (somewhat) from whatever may be hiding under the rocks or nearby!!!!!!  

Oh, duh!  The photo is lovely.  I love the color of those flowers.  

Great photo! Saw many of these (but I didn't get the pro photo) when we visited AZ last fall. Just georgous. Thanks!

Hi Mike, Perspective can and often does change everything. But getting that close to this leaning tower of needles ( despite the flowers), a tortoise just knows better than to do, LMAO Wonderful photo. 

I have posted a few pictures n the past like that, if you stop for a few min and look areound i mean really look around you will see lots of things!!

Clever idea, Mike.  It certainly is impressive-looking from that angle.

Cool, buddy.  It's funny you mention it, I was driving yesterday and thought to myself, you know, your perspective on situations really determines how big or how small you make issues. 

A beautiful photograph and a beautiful thought, Mike.  I DO love your photos of Arizona.

That thing is a monster to a desert tortoise!  They'd just have a hard time reaching those yummy flowers!  Great pic/post Mike!

Ah perspective.  If I were a Scorpion and I saw a huge creature coming down to my level, I might want to take defensive measures.

MMmmmmmmm.

Very cool photo, Mike. I use the same “change the perspective” approach when photographing homes for listings. It’s amazing how much impact a different perspective can have.

HI Mike - another great analogy, and you are right, it is all about perspective. Your posts are inspirational to me today - thanks!