{"id":7432,"date":"2016-04-16T04:00:43","date_gmt":"2016-04-16T09:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/?p=7432"},"modified":"2020-12-22T14:01:16","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T20:01:16","slug":"big-bend-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/big-bend-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Bend #4"},"content":{"rendered":"

#4 – Ocotillo Sunset<\/h1>\n

We usually stop at the “Ocotillo Fields” near the park entrance to photograph the sunset on our first day at the Park. The official road is Texas Highway 118 and\u00a0it’s named “Panther Junction Road”. If memory serves me right this location is about mile marker #21. The ocotillos bloom in mid-spring and the color of the flowers are amazing. Their leaves turn yellow in the fall and those colors are amazing as well. I’m not sure which one I like best but I thought the sun against the\u00a0yellow-orange leaves created a very nice glow on the Ocotillo stalks. I really enjoy our first nights in the park because we have a great time grilling steaks and discussing the plans for the week.<\/p>\n

Original Post<\/strong>: December 11, 2015<\/a><\/p>\n

Location<\/strong>: \u00a0Off of Highway 118, just past the western park entrance (Maverick Junction). A\u00a0short drive and\u00a0a very short hike. We setup about a\u00a0hundred feet from the road.<\/p>\n

Equipment<\/strong>:\u00a0Canon EOS 5D Mark III<\/a>,\u00a0my\u00a0Canon EF16-35mm f\/2.8 Lens<\/a>, tripod and a remote shutter release.<\/p>\n

Camera Settings<\/strong>: Aperture Priority<\/a> mode, lens at 16mm, f\/14, 1\/160th of a second, ISO 100.<\/p>\n

Post Processing<\/strong>:\u00a0This is a single image processed in Lightroom and Photoshop.<\/p>\n

Comments<\/strong>:\u00a0The challenge with this shot was that the Ocotillos were moving slightly with the wind and the light was beginning to fade. I also wanted to capture a\u00a0nice starburst from the setting sun so I had to be patient and wait until the sun went half-way down the horizon. It was worth the wait. I don’t think I needed an aperture of f\/14 but I wanted to make sure that I got a good starburst and that everything was sharp and in focus, especially the little ocotillo in the foreground. Of course, clouds would have made this photograph much better. But, that’s part of being in the desert!<\/p>\n

\"Ocotillo<\/a>
BBNP – Ocotillo Sunset<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Click\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0to access my Big Bend portfolio. Please use the section below to post your comments, questions or suggestions.<\/p>\n

\"T.<\/a>
\n\u00a9 2016 T. Kahler Photography<\/p>\n

PS: Please don\u2019t respond to this message as it will not reach me. Either post a comment or forward your response to my email address (terry@tkahler.com)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We usually stop at the “Ocotillo Fields” near the park entrance to photograph the sunset on our first day at the Park. The official road is Texas Highway 118 and it’s named “Panther Junction Road”. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5412,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[145,62,147],"tags":[433,488,47],"class_list":["post-7432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-flowers-plants","category-images","category-nature-landscapes","tag-big-bend-national-park","tag-ocotillo","tag-sunset","post_format-post-format-image"],"yoast_head":"\nOcotillo Sunset<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We usually stop at the "Ocotillo Fields" near the park entrance to photograph the sunset on our first day at the Park. The official road is Texas Highway 118 and it's named "Panther Junction Road".\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/big-bend-4\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"TK\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/big-bend-4\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/big-bend-4\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"TK\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2f762865012b61aeb324bae72368bf31\"},\"headline\":\"Big Bend #4\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-04-16T09:00:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-12-22T20:01:16+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/big-bend-4\/\"},\"wordCount\":381,\"commentCount\":2,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/big-bend-4\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151203-BBNP-Ocotillo-Field-Sunset-AR-001-HDR-Edit.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Big Bend National Park\",\"Ocotillo\",\"Sunset\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Flowers & Plants\",\"Images\",\"Nature & Landscapes\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/big-bend-4\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/big-bend-4\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/big-bend-4\/\",\"name\":\"Ocotillo Sunset\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/big-bend-4\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/big-bend-4\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151203-BBNP-Ocotillo-Field-Sunset-AR-001-HDR-Edit.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-04-16T09:00:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-12-22T20:01:16+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2f762865012b61aeb324bae72368bf31\"},\"description\":\"We usually stop at the \\\"Ocotillo Fields\\\" near the park entrance to photograph the sunset on our first day at the Park. The official road is Texas Highway 118 and it's named \\\"Panther Junction Road\\\".\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/big-bend-4\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/big-bend-4\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/big-bend-4\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151203-BBNP-Ocotillo-Field-Sunset-AR-001-HDR-Edit.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151203-BBNP-Ocotillo-Field-Sunset-AR-001-HDR-Edit.jpg\",\"width\":1500,\"height\":844,\"caption\":\"Ocotillo Sunset\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/big-bend-4\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Big Bend #4\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"T. Kahler Photography\",\"description\":\"Exploring the world one photograph at a time.\",\"alternateName\":\"Terry Kahler Photography\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2f762865012b61aeb324bae72368bf31\",\"name\":\"TK\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cab8373ed1efd0ecfc3e63a6b6d66bdbad3307bc54ff2e1d7a90298618b95716?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cab8373ed1efd0ecfc3e63a6b6d66bdbad3307bc54ff2e1d7a90298618b95716?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"TK\"},\"description\":\"A photographer with an interest in landscape, black & white, macro, wildflower and bird photography.\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Ocotillo Sunset","description":"We usually stop at the \"Ocotillo Fields\" near the park entrance to photograph the sunset on our first day at the Park. The official road is Texas Highway 118 and it's named \"Panther Junction Road\".","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/big-bend-4\/","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"TK","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/big-bend-4\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/big-bend-4\/"},"author":{"name":"TK","@id":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2f762865012b61aeb324bae72368bf31"},"headline":"Big Bend #4","datePublished":"2016-04-16T09:00:43+00:00","dateModified":"2020-12-22T20:01:16+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/big-bend-4\/"},"wordCount":381,"commentCount":2,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/big-bend-4\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151203-BBNP-Ocotillo-Field-Sunset-AR-001-HDR-Edit.jpg","keywords":["Big Bend National Park","Ocotillo","Sunset"],"articleSection":["Flowers & Plants","Images","Nature & Landscapes"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/big-bend-4\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/big-bend-4\/","url":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/big-bend-4\/","name":"Ocotillo Sunset","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/big-bend-4\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/big-bend-4\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151203-BBNP-Ocotillo-Field-Sunset-AR-001-HDR-Edit.jpg","datePublished":"2016-04-16T09:00:43+00:00","dateModified":"2020-12-22T20:01:16+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2f762865012b61aeb324bae72368bf31"},"description":"We usually stop at the \"Ocotillo Fields\" near the park entrance to photograph the sunset on our first day at the Park. The official road is Texas Highway 118 and it's named \"Panther Junction Road\".","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/big-bend-4\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/big-bend-4\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/big-bend-4\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151203-BBNP-Ocotillo-Field-Sunset-AR-001-HDR-Edit.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151203-BBNP-Ocotillo-Field-Sunset-AR-001-HDR-Edit.jpg","width":1500,"height":844,"caption":"Ocotillo Sunset"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/big-bend-4\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Big Bend #4"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/","name":"T. Kahler Photography","description":"Exploring the world one photograph at a time.","alternateName":"Terry Kahler Photography","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2f762865012b61aeb324bae72368bf31","name":"TK","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cab8373ed1efd0ecfc3e63a6b6d66bdbad3307bc54ff2e1d7a90298618b95716?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cab8373ed1efd0ecfc3e63a6b6d66bdbad3307bc54ff2e1d7a90298618b95716?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"TK"},"description":"A photographer with an interest in landscape, black & white, macro, wildflower and bird photography."}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151203-BBNP-Ocotillo-Field-Sunset-AR-001-HDR-Edit.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6prL2-1VS","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7432"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17991,"href":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7432\/revisions\/17991"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}