Summer in the Desert in Paradise Valley, Arizona

Our pool with many floating Bougainvillea blossoms. The Golden Barrel are picking up the rising sun. In the background are aloes.

Taken in Paradise Valley, Arizona on Jun 3, 2026

Keywords aloes Bougainvillea golden barrel barrel cactus cactus

Category Plants

Camera

Canon EOS R5m2

Lens

RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM

Aperture

f/9.0

ISO

200

Focal length

98 mm

Program type

Manual control

Shutter speed

1/399 sec

Exposure bias

-1 EV