Bullseye

Gallery: FloraPosted February 12, 201171 views10 comments

This business of moving is the pits!

I've been in residence for a week and frankly I've seen far too many boxes over the past month.

Enough already! So my trusty lil Leica P&S (D-Lux 4) and I headed to the Botanical Cactus Garden at the Ethel M. Chocolate Factory about 2 miles from the apartment.

This is a Golden Barrel Cactus and according to Wikipedia, while it's very easy to grow, it's very rare in the wild. According to another source on the 'net, Huntington Gardens in Pasadena, CA has just about the best collection of Golden Barrel cacti in the world. Sounds like a good place to visit on my next trip to LA.

This was shot in Aperture mode, !SO 80, f/3.5, 1/500th s. -.66 EV.

Processing done with ACR and Viveza 2.

Thanks for viewing and leaving your comments and critiques.

Carol

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Mark Stahlke on February 12, 2011 at 1:24 AM

Interesting image. The pattern of the needles pulls me in but at the same time their sharpness repels me. It looks painful, I don't want to get too close.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on February 12, 2011 at 2:25 AM

Strong comp, excellent detail and nice supporting light Carol. Glad to hear you're getting settled in and to see that you're posting again.

pat

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on February 12, 2011 at 9:26 AM

Lovely comp Carol - neat shot. I guess my head's been buried lately - where did you move to?

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on February 12, 2011 at 11:32 AM

Carol, this has wonderful light and wonderful comp and a gorgeous pattern.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 12, 2011 at 1:04 PM

Excellent texture and a fascinating array of lines. I like your comp here, too. Well done.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 12, 2011 at 1:24 PM

Carol: I especially like the lighting on this and your comp decisions. Very well done. Hope the packing/unpacking is in your rear view mirror soon. >=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on February 12, 2011 at 9:07 PM

Carol:
I like the light and shadow play in this very intricate image, making it very compelling. Glad you could get out to do some shooting. Looking forward to seeing your posts when you get back in full swing.

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on February 13, 2011 at 3:18 PM

Do we take it you're getting so prickly about this moving business you went out and found a kindred spirit.

Like the shot but am suprised you didn't post as a B&W

Registered on April 21, 2010, 160 Posts, 1675 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on February 13, 2011 at 5:02 PM

Having never seen one of these I am really struggling to get a sense of scale. I am pleasantly surprised by the dof given your aperture of f/3.5. I love the warm golden light and deep blacks to set off the fine detail of the cactus. Wonderful job Carol.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 14, 2011 at 10:16 PM

Hi Carol

I was looking for an egg in the nest, then i read the title

do you think a bird would use this cactus? seriously , You captured this cactus beautifully. The structured lines have amazing detail and interest.

Albert Darmo. Canada

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