Desert marigold were everywhere in the mid-altitude desert in April 2001 at Big Bend. This is a beautiful bright yellow flower that folds uner as you can see in the bottom blossom in this photo. Many of these were in clumps, but a lot were just scattered around the desert floor.

Photo Details: Nikon N90s, Nikon 85/2.8 Tilt Shift, Velvia, f11@250, Manfrotto CF4221 w/ Kirk BH-1, diffuser.