A close up view of a spineless Prickly Pear cactus flower bud just days before opening to a flower.
Submitted for WC#634
Nikon D7000
Nikkor 85 mm macro
1/125 sec, f8, iso 400, tripod, manual focus
Comments
7 comments
Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on May 15, 2014 at 6:51 AM
Love your choice of dof here, Jim - it really brings out the forms and textures of the soon to open flower. Very striking image !!
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 15, 2014 at 11:36 AM
This fits the 'emerging' aspect of the WC theme perfectly Jim.
Excellent details & colors, nicely done.
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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on May 15, 2014 at 4:44 PM
Very interesting and cool close-up view, Jim! I like your DOF choice that makes the flower center as well as some of the surrounding tips nice and sharp, while the rest fades away to softness. Love the pink and green combo too. Works great for the theme. Nice shot!
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 16, 2014 at 12:23 AM
Neat look, Jim, with great colors, textures, and form. Well done.
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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on May 16, 2014 at 6:25 PM
This is Way Cool Jim,
As mentioned the DOF choice here is inspired, the colors are lovely and the overall composition works great for this WC.
Well done . . .
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Comment posted by Jim Lockhart on May 18, 2014 at 12:00 PM
Believe it or not, we have prickly pear cactus in CT. Flowers in June I believe, with yellow flowers. Really enjoy you DOF choice Jim, emphasizing the center. Been to Tucson and loved it, especially botanical gardens and desert museum; must go back some day.
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Comment posted by Alan LaFaver on May 23, 2014 at 4:42 AM
Congrats. Very nice pic. Details, focus, colors, background, pretty much everything all around...just a really good image. Deserved the recognition. Like the square crop also. The full bloom must be pretty nice also? Didn't see it yet on your website. Think you'll post one?
Registered on February 28, 2014, 18 Posts, 147 Comments
Comments
7 commentsExcellent details & colors, nicely done.
As mentioned the DOF choice here is inspired, the colors are lovely and the overall composition works great for this WC.
Well done . . .