Christmas Cactus

Gallery: FloraPosted March 8, 201055 views11 comments

My Christmas cactus, which I've had for a couple of years is finally blooming. Usually, I manage to somehow kill them off before they get an opportunity to bloom again, so I'm excited to see a couple of flowers on this one. So yesterday was photo shoot day. Forgot to jot down my settings during post processing, but could look them up if anyone is interested.
Canon 50D
Canon 75-300mm IS
500D diopter

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11 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on March 8, 2010 at 3:18 PM

I really like this image. The double catchlights make this photo very interesting. thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Steven M Kahn on March 8, 2010 at 5:01 PM

Wow, my wife and I thought her Christmas cactus was out of sync and more of a Lenten Cactus as opposed to an Advent Cactus. Saw the thumbnail and thought "that looks like a Christmas Cactus!". Nice to see someone else has one that is out of sync.

I tried to photograph hers but have not been happy with the captures. Colors too intense. My wife's cactus is packed with buds in various stages of display. Nice spritz job Kathy. Nice capture.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on March 8, 2010 at 7:22 PM

Kathy:
Great image and lighting with dark background. A 2* and two thumbs up photo.

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

Love the sunbursts in this Kathy and the muted bg for the richness of color in the subject. Striking image.

Pat

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on March 8, 2010 at 9:27 PM

The droplets of water and the sunbursts really make this image, Kathy. I also like the diagonal placement of the bud.

Carol

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on March 9, 2010 at 2:55 AM

Kathy, great shot. Congrats on the blooms; I never could get one to bloom... Love the starbursts on the droplets-- double goodness there!

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on March 9, 2010 at 11:56 AM

Very, very well done Kathy. All the elements were captured and presented extremely well in my opinion. Great job.

Bob

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on March 9, 2010 at 12:42 PM

This is one of the few successful Xmas cactus shots I've seen. Well done.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 9, 2010 at 10:46 PM

Kathy: MOST EXCELLENT! I love the drop and the star burst and the overall lighting scheme. Well seen and superbly captured. >=))>

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on March 10, 2010 at 11:09 AM

Terrific capture. Love the star on the drop and the bg.

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Comment posted by Steven M Kahn on March 10, 2010 at 1:48 PM

Kathy, the group meets on the 4th Saturday of the month. Most of the time that is the last Saturday, but.... Will keep you posted.

Registered on July 20, 2009, 140 Posts, 1198 Comments