Cactus Flowers by mbz2662

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on Jul 09, 2010

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Hi! I've been busy and haven't been around much. I haven't even had much time to look at these photos I took on Father's Day. I finally got to look at them today :) I was very pleased with this one.. I think it is some kind of Cholla Cactus. I am not very good at identifying stuff... I search and look at photos and they all start to look alike to me. :P This was taken in Victorville, California. My previous upload, "Sweet Intoxication". thanks for your visits/comments and faves :) I am starting to realize how important light is, and I am trying to capture/use it better. It is a challenge for me. But it makes me feel like I am growing and learning as a photographer. Have a great weekend! HUGS, ~Melinda~

Comments (14)

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Faemike55

10:09PM | Fri, 09 July 2010

Very nice shot! Yeah, lighting is very crucial in photography. wait until you start working in DAZ or Poser....

CaressingTheDark

10:28PM | Fri, 09 July 2010

This is beautiful Melinda. The colors are gorgeous and the clarity is awesome

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tennesseecowgirl

12:03AM | Sat, 10 July 2010

I have some family that lives in Victorville... nothing like driving through the desert in the winter and seeing the mountains in the distant there covered in snow. now I am homesick.. :) beautiful shot.. stunning colors.

MrsLubner

12:31AM | Sat, 10 July 2010

Chola is deadly but the blossoms are heavenly. Your capture shows the better side of chola - most lovely.

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claude19

2:44AM | Sat, 10 July 2010

SPLENDID lighting and wonderful colors ! Awesome close-up !

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ysvry

6:06AM | Sat, 10 July 2010

great foto.

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flora-crassella

2:11PM | Sat, 10 July 2010

wonderful!!!!

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unstart

2:59PM | Sat, 10 July 2010

Beautiful..looks prefessional!!

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goodoleboy

6:03PM | Sat, 10 July 2010

Stellar contrast, focus and textures in this shot of the cactus blooms, Melinda, and with that magenta color a variety I have never seen before.

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auntietk

1:25AM | Sun, 11 July 2010

Lovely result!

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danapommet

9:17PM | Sun, 11 July 2010

Beautiful capture,color and details. Cholla Cactus are so nasty. Dana

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Chipka

11:30PM | Sun, 11 July 2010

Stunning! It's also good to see such vibrant and rich colors...and yeah, light (and its opposite) really serves to make a photo pop: once you're aware of that then you've got more of an artistic palate to play with and that's never a bad thing. I'm like you in the plant-identification department: I really don't know my plants, which means I'm glad I have never been stuck in a forest and had to know which plants were edible and which were not! Ah...but like mushrooms, you can eat ANY plant once. This is gorgeous and I love the intense, popping color!

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