Cactus Bloom

EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
edited June 14, 2009 in Other Cool Shots
It amazes me how a prickly plant like a cactus will blossom out with a soft, petal!

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suggestions and critique welcome!
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  • JChurillJChurill Registered Users Posts: 125 Major grins
    edited June 1, 2009
    Simply wow!
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  • EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited June 1, 2009
    JChurill wrote:
    Simply wow!

    Your comment is very kind - thank you!
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited June 1, 2009
    WOW Eia, this is fabulous. bowdown.gifclapiloveyou.gif

    Which cactus is this flower from?
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  • EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2009
    dlplumer wrote:
    WOW Eia, this is fabulous. bowdown.gifclapiloveyou.gif

    Which cactus is this flower from?

    A very tall skinny one with a lot of hair!
    I don't know the techy name. They grow in clusters

    Thanks for your kind word!
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  • BeaKeRBeaKeR Registered Users Posts: 112 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2009
    That is a really nice shot. Well done!

    If I was to nitpick a bit, there are some blown out areas in the top right and lower left corners that are a bit distracting.
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  • christinamaechristinamae Registered Users Posts: 484 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2009
    Gorgeous shot, Eia!
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2009
    Beautiful shot thumb.gif
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  • EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2009
    BeaKeR wrote:
    That is a really nice shot. Well done!

    If I was to nitpick a bit, there are some blown out areas in the top right and lower left corners that are a bit distracting.

    Thank you for your comment; I appreciate that. I have a few other shots and will work on this one a bit more.
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  • grimacegrimace Registered Users Posts: 1,537 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2009
    Beautiful photo!!
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  • JermbubbaJermbubba Registered Users Posts: 148 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2009
    Very nice! I love that its not one of the normal flowers people shoot
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  • PantherPanther Registered Users Posts: 3,658 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2009
    Howdy EIA,

    What a stunning image, such a wonderful colors and depth of detail in the center part.

    Very nicely done.
    Take care,

    Craig

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  • TangoTango Registered Users Posts: 4,592 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2009
    wonderful Eia, they are lovely, full of magic.....

    i will post some of mine from this year too... it amazes me how they only survive just about one day.... its unfair
    Aaron Nelson
  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2009
    Thats getting in there. Very sweet take. Top left could be a wee hot yes for
    the overall balance. But its still works neatly as is. :D
    Michael
  • EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2009
    Thanks all for your kind comments!!! Sadly the blooms lasted 24 hours.
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  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2009
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    Awesome shot!!
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  • Bayer-Z28Bayer-Z28 Registered Users Posts: 392 Major grins
    edited June 3, 2009
    Very nice! I need a small lens... Sure trumps my cactus blossom pic.. thumb.gif
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  • wfellerwfeller Registered Users Posts: 2,625 Major grins
    edited June 4, 2009
    An absolutely beautiful shot! --Wow--

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  • ajgauthierajgauthier Registered Users Posts: 260 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2009
    beautiful!
    nice! I love Night Blooming Cereus (which is what it is) --- they bloom ONCE and then die...so you get 1 night to play with the camera! Ours (we have some 200 all bloom) seem to bloom all on the same night.

    I just posted my shots in the Other category.

    Love how close up you got - how did you light it?

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  • AzzaroAzzaro Registered Users Posts: 5,643 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2009
    bowdown.gif That is one I wish I had shot...... good job Eia azzaro
  • EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2009
    ajgauthier wrote:
    nice! I love Night Blooming Cereus (which is what it is) --- they bloom ONCE and then die...so you get 1 night to play with the camera! Ours (we have some 200 all bloom) seem to bloom all on the same night.

    I just posted my shots in the Other category.

    Love how close up you got - how did you light it?

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    Actually, this is not a Night Blooming Cerius but I have one of those too. My Mom gave me a leaf twenty years ago and in twenty years the thing hasn't bloomed once! My Mom's blooms yearly and is loaded with blooms; the fragrance is unforgetable!

    This bloom came from a tall, hairy and skinny cactus. I can't recall its name but it is my favorite cactus bloom.

    Thanks for the comment. I had hoped to do the bloom justice! I purposely waited until early morning light. The sunrise would be behind the bloom so all the lighting used was the sun. I took several because of the bees that would not go away! The flower was huge so I had no problem getting in very close (didn't use a macro lens).
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  • ajgauthierajgauthier Registered Users Posts: 260 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2009
    Eia wrote:
    Actually, this is not a Night Blooming Cerius but I have one of those too. My Mom gave me a leaf twenty years ago and in twenty years the thing hasn't bloomed once! My Mom's blooms yearly and is loaded with blooms; the fragrance is unforgetable!

    This bloom came from a tall, hairy and skinny cactus. I can't recall its name but it is my favorite cactus bloom.

    Thanks for the comment. I had hoped to do the bloom justice! I purposely waited until early morning light. The sunrise would be behind the bloom so all the lighting used was the sun. I took several because of the bees that would not go away! The flower was huge so I had no problem getting in very close (didn't use a macro lens).

    hi Eia --- I think it is a cereus still - there are many varieties --- some like mine (other thread) that are larger cactus, some are just rope thin cactus that look all scraggly and maybe just 1 lone piece in a pot, then they bloom one night. Those are the kind we have at our local botanical gardens. We have a few different variations in our yard --- including a 2 story large many armed cactus that blooms on top!

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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2009
    Beautiful thumb.gif

    I have such a hard time taking photos of any flower that is white headscratch.gif
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    edited June 12, 2009
    Impressive!! thumb.gif
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  • Chris_NDChris_ND Registered Users Posts: 81 Big grins
    edited June 14, 2009
    whoaa, this is a very cool shot. The only Cactus we have around here are short, and pokey. =]
  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2009
    Chris_ND wrote:
    whoaa, this is a very cool shot. The only Cactus we have around here are short, and pokey. =]

    Hi Chris....nice to see someone here from the beautiful state of ND thumb.gif
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  • EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2009
    Chris_ND wrote:
    whoaa, this is a very cool shot. The only Cactus we have around here are short, and pokey. =]

    rolleyes1.gifmwink.gif Funny!!!!
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