Cactus Flowers

christinamaechristinamae Registered Users Posts: 484 Major grins
edited July 23, 2008 in Other Cool Shots
I took these earlier this year. The flowers were amazing this spring.

Golden Barrel
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Claret Cup
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Hedgehog
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Staghorn Cholla
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C&C is appreciated!

Thanks for looking!

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  • pyrypyry Registered Users Posts: 1,733 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2008
    Beautiful!

    I love whole thing about pretty flowers on plants that are armed to the teeth :D
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  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2008
    I like these. Very nicely done.
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2008
    christinamae wrote:
    I took these earlier this year. The flowers were amazing this spring.

    Golden Barrel
    Claret Cup
    Hedgehog
    Staghorn Cholla

    C&C is appreciated!

    Thanks for looking!

    Christina, these Cactus Flowers are so pretty iloveyou.gif

    I saw some in USA during my travels, and it interesting how the flower opens in the sun and closes later in the day.

    Interesting how they all have such different centers these flowers.

    All these pictures are beautiful Christina clap.gif ... Skippy :D
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  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2008
    Christina-

    These are great!!

    Hope you didn't become a casualty when taking these- I know many a photographer that catches a needle to the backside when taking photos of cactus. rolleyes1.gif
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  • christinamaechristinamae Registered Users Posts: 484 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2008
    pyry wrote:
    Beautiful!

    I love whole thing about pretty flowers on plants that are armed to the teeth :D

    Thank you! It always amazes me what beautiful flowers cacti produce.
  • christinamaechristinamae Registered Users Posts: 484 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2008
    black mamba wrote:
    I like these. Very nicely done.

    Thank you!
  • christinamaechristinamae Registered Users Posts: 484 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2008
    Skippy wrote:
    Christina, these Cactus Flowers are so pretty iloveyou.gif

    I saw some in USA during my travels, and it interesting how the flower opens in the sun and closes later in the day.

    Interesting how they all have such different centers these flowers.

    All these pictures are beautiful Christina clap.gif ... Skippy :D
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    Thanks Skippy!

    Here is a night blooming cactus in my backyard. I shot this at 5:30 am right before the flowers closed up for the day.

    Flowers.jpg
  • christinamaechristinamae Registered Users Posts: 484 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2008
    anwmn1 wrote:
    Christina-

    These are great!!

    Hope you didn't become a casualty when taking these- I know many a photographer that catches a needle to the backside when taking photos of cactus. rolleyes1.gif

    Thanks Aaron! Fortunately most of these were in my neighbors yard, so I managed not to hurt myself! :D
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