Prickly Pear

Gallery: FloraPosted May 17, 201275 views6 comments

The cactus are just starting to bloom. This one is just starting to open. The light was very nice when I found this one. Thanks for your comments and critiques.

Canon 40D
Sigma 17-70
All settings on manual
Shutter 1/60
Aperture f10
ISO 250
53mm
Tripod
Color correction in PSE9

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Peter Cross on May 17, 2012 at 10:34 PM

Pretty. Nice light and exposure. Great color and detail. Hey, even the petals have barbs on them. Certainly a well defended flower.

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on May 18, 2012 at 6:36 AM

Richard I like the excellent details ofhis cactus flower shown in great light. Only one nit (IMO) is the very narrow crop. IMO this flower image would be much more impressive with mor space at the left and right side. Well done.

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on May 19, 2012 at 4:24 AM

Excellent treatment of light and a very nice composition on this one- Cactus flowers are very beautiful subjects indeed- Very well done, Fabio

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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on May 19, 2012 at 4:42 PM

Lovely. Only nit is I wonder if it might benefit by a little more space around it?

lucy

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Comment posted by Sally Wood on May 19, 2012 at 8:36 PM

Beautiful detail and lighting of the bud.......

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on May 20, 2012 at 3:11 PM

Yes, beautiful lighting here, Richard. I like the compact framing - it helps focus on the lovely textures the light brings out in the petals.

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