Cactus Flower

Gallery: FloraPosted July 1, 201372 views9 comments

This pair was growing close to each other - not very small but not very large either. About 1.5 inches or so in diameter for each flower.

ND300s, AFD200mm F/4 Micronikkor @ F/22 (

), 1/60 Sec, ISO400, Tripod, diffuser. Processing mostly done in NIK.

I paid a price later. There were spikes embedded in the plastic rings of the tripod which pierced my fingers, I had used my cap to shield for a different group of flowers, they picked up a lot of fine spikes which pierced my head and forehead. I have been warned

.

Thanks a lot for your comments on Pink Cosmos and do let me know what you think of this one.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on July 1, 2013 at 11:01 PM

Beautiful, Ram.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on July 2, 2013 at 3:04 AM

Fantastic captured image Ram, they almost look like a mirrored image. Sorry about the pain and suffering that you paid to capture this portrait, but to me "in this comfortable chair" it was worth it.

Bob

Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on July 2, 2013 at 5:15 AM

Oh, the perils of floral photography !! A very fine image, Ram - I especially like the fading at the corners and the crisp capture of the flower centres

Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on July 2, 2013 at 9:46 AM

Gorgeous detail and color Ram. Beautiful work.
John

Registered on May 12, 2006, 626 Posts, 8700 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 2, 2013 at 10:26 AM

I really like how your comp has the interplay from one pistil to the other. It keeps my eye moving back and forth nicely. Very well done.

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 2, 2013 at 12:55 PM

Ram: Excellent comp on this lovely pair and I like how you took the exposure right to the edge. Most excellent. I guess you midwest/northern folks don't get too familiar with cacti.

>=))>

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

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 2, 2013 at 1:40 PM

I hear you about the spines. I rarely come away from shooting prickly pear flowers without spines in multiple places. I like how you've angled the two blooms across the frame and their creation of a "wall" of petals between the two.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 2, 2013 at 10:40 PM

Hi Ram :wavey Wonderful color , detail , and symmetry ,: I thought that only roses and barberry bushes posed a problem with their spines..... i have planted many in my garden to keep the deer away.. and have been pierced and bloodied many times while pruning them .

Albert Darmo

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Larry Lynch on July 9, 2013 at 11:51 AM

I really like this! Amazing color and detail not mention your comp. First rate work!

Registered on September 16, 2006, 773 Posts, 9940 Comments