Cactus Blooms

EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
edited June 4, 2011 in Other Cool Shots
These are beautiful but - they hurt if you touch them. C & C appreciated.

1.


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2.

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3. finally...bloomed out...

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  • AzzaroAzzaro Registered Users Posts: 5,643 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2011
    That is a really nice series...Eia.......clap.gif
  • jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2011
    Lovely... and deadly. rolleyes1.gif The bloomed shot is really awesome. Eia. thumb.gifthumbthumb.gifclap.gifclapclap.gif
    Sitting quietly, doing nothing. Spring comes and the grass grows by itself.

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  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2011
    Very pretty thumb.gif 3rd one is especially nice. Sweet detail and DOF. Very curious arrangement the flower has in its center at the ring lip. Will have to look up what that little fringe appointment is called. Something to do with
    attracting certain insects maybe. Whatever it is it is pretty cool.
    :DFound it. Its the stigma portion. Learning something everyday.
    Michael
  • WernerGWernerG Registered Users Posts: 534 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2011
    I like the second one, the long shape and the soft colors that go with the muted lighting, nicely done.
    Werner
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  • EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited June 3, 2011
    Azzaro wrote: »
    That is a really nice series...Eia.......clap.gif
    jiro wrote: »
    Lovely... and deadly. rolleyes1.gif The bloomed shot is really awesome. Eia. thumb.gifthumbthumb.gifclap.gifclapclap.gif
    WernerG wrote: »
    I like the second one, the long shape and the soft colors that go with the muted lighting, nicely done.

    Thanks everyone. They sure don't last long; usually a day and thats it.
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  • EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited June 3, 2011
    DaddyO wrote: »
    Very pretty thumb.gif 3rd one is especially nice. Sweet detail and DOF. Very curious arrangement the flower has in its center at the ring lip. Will have to look up what that little fringe appointment is called. Something to do with
    attracting certain insects maybe. Whatever it is it is pretty cool.
    :DFound it. Its the stigma portion. Learning something everyday.

    Ewwww...well thanks for the info - I knew it had to do with attracting bugs; these desert blooms all have some sort of 'stigma' :D There are tiny bugs on the first two if one looks close enough. And...thanks for the comment.
    ~AnnaMaria~ My little life in God's big universe
  • CornflakeCornflake Registered Users Posts: 3,346 Major grins
    edited June 3, 2011
    Very nice, Eia.
    Don
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  • EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited June 4, 2011
    Cornflake wrote: »
    Very nice, Eia.

    Thanks mucch for the nice comment!
    ~AnnaMaria~ My little life in God's big universe
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