Lace Cactus

dmillard · Post by **dmillard** » Sat Apr 04, 2015 5:59 pm

Lace Cactus (Echinocereus reichenbachii), 23 Technikardan, Sony A7, 150mm Apo-Componon

I took this image last April just behind my house, using a slight amount of rear tilt, and only 3 images in the stack (a very short stack). The cacti are covered with buds at the moment, which should be blossoming in the next couple of weeks.

ChrisR · Post by **ChrisR** » Sun Apr 05, 2015 12:54 am

Nice to see a fine camera used to such good effect

dmillard · Post by **dmillard** » Sun Apr 05, 2015 5:19 am

Thanks Chris!

Carmen · Post by **Carmen** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 12:04 pm

that's beautiful! I can imagine it as a poster.

Unusual flower, I'm curious to see more of the center part, something to show the symmetries.

dmillard · Post by **dmillard** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 12:25 pm

Thanks Carmen!

I'll photograph the central part when they open, hopefully before the beetles and bumblebees spread too much pollen.