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Flowering Cactus

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Posted by Ryan DesJardins on May 6, 2009 at 10:13 PM
Flowering Cactus
I don't know what kind of catus this was, but I thought the delicate green flowers with hints of red were interesting in contrast with the sharp thorns.

Canon 40D 105mm macro
ISO 400 f/4 1/250 sec
Posted by Jack Graham on May 7, 2009 at 12:56 AM
looks like a staghorn, but I've never seen them bloom green--usually orange, purple or yellow
Ryan--I'll give you a call tomorrow.
JG
Posted by Jack Garrett on May 7, 2009 at 12:17 PM
Now that's a nice shot!

Jack
Posted by John Williams on May 7, 2009 at 6:02 PM
The red and green tones look good together. To bad that empty cactus tip doesn't have a bud or flower, that would have been sweet.