Holiday Cheer

Gallery: FloraPosted January 10, 2010122 views8 comments

Sony A700
Minolta 200mm macro
ISO 200, 1/20 @ f11

We've had a very unseasonably cold winter for our part of the country and about the only things with any color are some Christmas cacti that Chrissy is protecting indoors. First of a mini-series of these blooms. All comments welcome. >=))>

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8 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on January 10, 2010 at 8:44 PM

Feel a little bit like it's sticking it's tongue out at me Bill. Love the complex shapes in the composition and the diagonal. Actually it reminds me of origami. It's an interesting image to me. I don't recall seeing anything like this before.

Pat

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Comment posted by Kathy Odiorne on January 10, 2010 at 9:29 PM

Very nice, Bill. Love the pastels and the hint of moisture on the petals.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 10, 2010 at 10:20 PM

Beautiful, Bill.
I like this angle - and it's the only one from which I've gotten decent shots of this cactus.
Just a tad more room on the bottom? and that small spot above the 3rd petal from the left.. ?

Cheers!
Sandy r

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 11, 2010 at 6:05 PM

These are so hard to shoot, and you just made it look easy. Excellent work, Bill!

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on January 12, 2010 at 8:28 AM

Beautifu capture of those paper like petal with the suptle touch of color. Beautifully done.

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Comment posted by jamie pringle on January 12, 2010 at 5:18 PM

A beautiful pale color on this Christmas cactus. I like your presentation, dof choice, and clean background

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on January 13, 2010 at 11:38 AM

Gorgeous Pinks, Bill executed to perfection. Great diagonal placement.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on January 15, 2010 at 12:14 AM

I like the vibrance of Holiday Cheer 2, but the details in the center of this one are great.

Nathan

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