More yucca blossoms, different camera

I had both my Canon and my Nikon with me last weekend when I stopped to take photos of the yucca blossom.  Yesterday's photos were taken with the Canon (which I'm STILL learning how to use...).  These were taken with my Nikon (D40x).  Which do you like better?  It seems to me that the Nikon ones are more crisp and clear, but I'm biased toward the Nikon.  I've always loved that camera.  (It's the one that went flying, THUMP! on the floor of the cabin up at Mammoth last fall and when I fell SPLAT on my face after coming into the cabin with snow on my boots and sliding on the kitchen floor. The viewfinder on it was smashed).  Hubby sent it out for repairs and I really haven't used it much lately, but I did take it with me this weekend.  Anyway, let me know which set of photos you like better...The Nikon is MUCH lighter than the Canon, but it's an older model and it is more difficult to change the settings on it.  The Canon is a newer model, but I'm still learning how to use its settings and frankly, I was disappointed with the photos I took last weekend.  The sky was washed out on every single one of the photos I took and I was taking some at 250/second...I noticed that one these, the sky isn't washed out.  Tomorrow I'll do some more comparisons.  I prefer the Nikon for sunrise and sunset photos because it seems to capture the colors better than the Canon...any thoughts, or ideas?  Which do you use?

Yucca blossoms~Macro Monday, Our World Tuesday~041712

As I was speeding driving by the little community of Pinyon Pines last Sunday, I noticed a single yucca blooming alongside the road.  Good thing I pulled over, as a California Highway Patrol vehicle went by!  Actually, I wasn't speeding.  I DO NOT speed on that road...EVER!  I'm always on the lookout for wildlife on it and I actually saw a coyote running along the side of it on my way back.  He/she could have darted right out into oncoming cars, so I honked and yelled at it and it dove into the cover of the manzanita along the road.  Phew!  ANYWAY, I pulled over to take some photos of this yucca, since it is one of the very few I've seen up on the mountain this year.  There are some down in the desert, next to the Bighorn development, but I would have to park and walk a long way to see them as the city doesn't allow parking along that stretch of road.  I really wanted to get up close and see these blooms.  There were water droplets still on them from Friday's snowfall and this was Sunday morning.  Aren't they beautiful?  I also included a photo of the whole stalk so that you could see how many blooms there were! Macro Monday and Our World Tuesday for April 17, 2012. To visit OWT, please go to:   http://ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.com/

Yucca blossom~SkyWatch Friday~051311

There are so many yuccas in bloom right now that the local mountains are nearly covered with them. However, stopping next to one or finding a turnout is a little tricky! But, I did find this beautiful one next to a turnout. SkyWatch Friday for May 13, 2011.