A Fine Romance by auntietk
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"You never give the orchids I sent a chance
No you like cactus plants
This is a fine romance"
--- A Fine Romance, sung by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
Cactus in bloom in the Alabama Hills, California.
April, 2016
Comments (16)
awjay
a beauty
Faemike55
Very beautiful flowers
LivingPixels
Superb shot T!!!
bakapo
a wonderful photo!
Wolfenshire
Very good capture and colors.
durleybeachbum
Gorgeous rich colours. My Prickly Pear was yellow flowered, but had to go as my skin thinned
wysiwig
A beautiful pink color. What a great find.
miwi
Beautiful shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RodS
That could be a thorny problem, but still very lovely! Love this close-in shot, Tara!
photosynthesis
A prickly beauty. Your image of contrasts brings to mind one of my favorite quotes: “Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses.”
anahata.c
Yes, a very fine find...but it's probably as much your zeroing-in eye as anything, as you find these things instinctually. Love the contrast of the flower with the prickly cactus below and all around. And the pinks next to those deep greens. There's a tad of softness, which softens the intrusion of the needles. And it's a crowded shot, cropped to bring out the intensity of it, like the flowers better watch out, because those needles could stab them any minute. Intense and beautiful shot, Tara: I really don't think you have to worry about making "cliched" shots of Washington DC: Just follow your eye, and you'll get shots that no one else thought of. (And a perfect connection to that old song; my mother had the album this came from. I don't remember this song---though the lyrics are very funny, and date back to the 30s (I think they were originally sung by F.Astaire, and---from the video you linked---were altered somewhat by Fitzgerald and Armstrong)---but the two of them together were great.)
beachzz
I love how such a sticky, prickly plant can produce such gorgeous blooms!! Great shot of this potentially nasty cactus!!
helanker
Such a gorgeous cactus bloom. Love the colors and the silk paper look it has. :)
kgb224
Superb capture Tara. God bless.
sharky_
Very Nice. Aloha
dochtersions
What a wonderful glow, colour and (un)folded flower!!! It is if I could smell, I know, you would tell it doesn't have sense It's pure a romance dance.
And, he. he, at least I have to say, :"I hear a banjo play", hey, hey :D