STK-ID 47022

TIME-LAPSE of row of saguaro cactuses on hilly ground, all in shadow, grayish clouds drifting by. TIME-LAPSE MCU of usual desert scape showing ocotillo shrub on left, saguaro cactus on the right, numerous shrubs between the two. Blue sky above fills with clouds, ground turning dark against sky as camera begins to move left, few hills in background going from light to shadow. TIME-LAPSE HA of white clouds billowing over blue horizon. TIME-LAPSE MS of several saguaro cactuses on hilltops, clouds racing by, sky turning darker. TIME-LAPSE of saguaro cactuses in shadow standing tall under orange sky turning completely black. TIME-LAPSE MS of saguaro cactuses and hillside in shadows as dark clouds begin to drift away. MCU TILT UP and PAN R of fruit-laden, pale-green branch of opuntia fulgida (variety mammilata) under lavender sky. (42826)

DETAILS

Excerpt from
SONORA: A VIOLENT EDEN
Location
California, Sonoran Desert
Year
1997
Collection
National Geographic
Available formats
Digital Video Disk, Digital Bétacam
Shooting format
Digital Betacam
Aspect ratio
4/3