Thorny Devil by Margana
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Hi again! Well I've returned from Florida and I see I am way behind in viewing all of your pix.I will get to them all, I promise, it just may take a while.
When i first got to Fla. I looked everywhere for something to photograph and found nothing ,except that bouganvillea I uploaded. I was very discouraged! As CDBrugg mentioned, it was very RED and I felt it a bit gaudy. So I thank you for all your positive comments about it.It bouyed my confidence. Anyway,the very next day I started to see shots everywhere!Isn't it amazing you can walk by the same thing over and over and then suddenly you're inspired? That's what happened with this pic. I passed this cactus over and over without noticing it. And then that day I thought ,"ooh ,that's kind of cool looking." So here it is. I had to take out some extraneous stuff from the background,(like a sweet'n low wrapper LOL) but otherwise only used curves and levels.I have no idea what kind of cactus it is. If any of you know,(Diomedes?) I'd love to hear from you. Hope you like it!!!!!!!!!-Marlene
P.S.-I copied Andreas' framing style.I don't think he'll mind. I did a rather poor job of it!
Comments (28)
logiloglu
wonderful lines and shapes. i like the dynamic of life in this image.an excellent photography and presentation. #:O)
Sekadhar
This cactus we call here Agava and our coast is full of it! Excellent shot!!!
archieb
Wow Margana!! i looove this shot!! i wish i was there in florida too- you have such beautiful images from your trip i cant wait to see more in this gallery!.. this one is beautiful! the colors are gorgeous . you did a fantastic job with this one . what an eye for art! love it - heartsp v
gunsan
Love the way you cropped this, and of course the colorscale from yellowish green to steelblue green. Excellent shot!
Zacko
WOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!! Honestly...WOOOOOOW!!!! OH MY GOD, im actually quite speachless now. This is by far...BY FAR I TELL YA...the best one ive seen from you!!!! I know you wont belive me but its true, i think this one is simply AMAZING!!!! Gotta love that light and that tone, professional stuff right here!!!! WOW!!! And you framed it perfectly, not saying that for no other reason than because thats what i think. I certainly dont mind, only flattered. And you did a great job doing it....so HUSH!!! Oooops...loooong comment, sorry about that. Guess i wasnt speachless after all, LOL. I just got so blown away by this...this really reminds me of one im thinking about uploading...maybe should hold on to that one for a while, LOL. Im even gonna afford to do this outload: VOTE VOTE VOTE!!!! And it goes straight to my favs as well, great job! Have a wonderful week Marlene #:O)
GiMi53
Excellent photography : I love the colour tone ! :~)
Minbari
Love your work, great composition and depth.
MaydaMason
looks so abstract!! very beautiful tones and composition!
vodia
great shot...love the light...
marybelgium
excellent shot! Love the tone !
VDH
Superb shot and colors! Very well done!!v!!
Onslow
Superbly done - wonderful colour and form :)
sossy
fantastic composition in this kaktus! wonderful color tones and a brilliant capture! ;o)
nhirschberger
Fantastic composition and capture ! Wonderful colors and lightning ! Excellent work !!! VOTE
Enmos
Beautiful, love the colors and the light here !! Wonderful presentation as well !! Superb work !! :o)
cynlee
excellent color & compo & hardly a poor job in framing!! :]
Lledeline
Very beautiful.
maggiemai
ooooh wow! Now this is a photograph!! OMG this is amazing. Your gallery is full of beautiful and/or interesting images. I only hope to be able to come close to this one day. Excellent and VOTE
Richardphotos
wonderful shapes and colors-excellent capture
b2amphot
Great point about noticing things... I see so much on RR I don't think I ever would have noticed... and this is a great catch, elegant in its simplicity.
Rob2753
Lovely composition and colouring to this and the lighting is perfect !!
jocko500
sorry you could find nothing in Florda to photo. not ever a little sand there. this plant is very good to shot.
tvernuccio
i'm sure glad you noticed because i love looking at this!!!! fantastic compo and stunning presentation!!!!!! your framing sets it off perfectly! :)
CDBrugg
I love this picture
Haeberle
It reminds me on some of Charles's (brugg) thorny comments, lol, bad joke :-p Great capture !
CameraObscura
I just finished reading comments from others including yourself at one of my images and I wanted to refresh my memory of you and your gallery when this photograph captured more than just my attention. This photograph has qualities that cannot be duplicated 30 minutes later, as light conditions would have presented such a different rendition. Edward Weston in the early 30's was experimenting with the same plant, the aloe cactus but going for more an abstract geometrical shapes in B&W. Your rendition has tones and shades of blue and blue-green that would all be lost in a conversion to greyscale. The plants own dance and interaction of the individual branches with each other develop movement for the eye to travel endlessly about and not wanting to leave. The only thing I would change is tone of the shadow to help separate the background from the image by going lighter on the shadow. Have a great weekend and be safe.
Digimon
I love the textures! So alien! Simly mah-veloss!
A_Joker_B
Top photo Margana, love the hues