cactus challenge
Mar 3, 2017 20:38:05 #
cactuspic
Loc: Dallas, TX
photodoc16 wrote:
B Weber,
Now that is a gorgeous flower! Does it bloom on any specific cactus?
Photoc16
Now that is a gorgeous flower! Does it bloom on any specific cactus?
Photoc16
That is not a picture of a flower but a plant that looks like a flower. It is a variegated Agave potatorum (agaves are not cacti). The photo is a bit bluer than the typical variegated potatorum.
Mar 4, 2017 02:22:23 #
wdross
Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
photodoc16 wrote:
Is there anyway to make an interesting photo of a cactus? I am on my way to Phoenix where I have been once before and couldn't do it then.
Thanks,
Photodoc16
Thanks,
Photodoc16
Look at some of the photographs of Tom Till or Jack Dykinga. I believe both will have some inspiring cactus shots on their websites.
Mar 4, 2017 14:58:12 #
Just be careful around any cactus in the cholla family (pronounced choya) It is not called the "jumping cactus" for nothing. If you do find a clump of it stuck in your skin, resist the impulse to pull it out with your free hand as it will now have you in two places. Instead, take out a pocket comb and use it to "flip" the offending thing out of your skin quickly. (pulling it out slowly is very painful).
Mar 4, 2017 17:37:41 #
You have all been extremely generous with your knowledge and experience and very encouraging as well. I am sufficiently stoked to try many "gambits" with the camera. Perhaps I can manage a few keepers to share with you all.
Photodoc16
Photodoc16
Mar 4, 2017 17:50:31 #
Rongnongno wrote:
Still no one to sit on a cactus... (But Bob and his cat)
You could volunteer as a surrogate. You have been known to be prickly at times!
Mar 4, 2017 18:27:32 #
Peterff wrote:
You could volunteer as a surrogate. You have been known to be prickly at times!
You got something confused. I would be the cactus, not the sittee.
Mar 4, 2017 18:33:12 #
wdross
Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
bweber wrote:
Try this:
I would really like to, but my hand is not as steady as it use to be. It would take me forever to hand paint my green cactus to those colors! I think I am just going to have to settle for taking pictures.
Really beautiful shot.
Mar 4, 2017 19:02:13 #
Rongnongno wrote:
You got something confused. I would be the cactus, not the sittee.
Perhaps lost in translation, I meant for you to be the cactus! Apologies for not being clear!
Perhaps the settee...
Mar 4, 2017 19:20:23 #
Peterff wrote:
Perhaps lost in translation, I meant for you to be the cactus! Apologies for not being clear!
Perhaps the settee...
Perhaps the settee...
That would be a pain in the a$$.
Mar 4, 2017 20:05:38 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
That would be a pain in the a$$.
For sure, but people would get the point!
Isn't needlepoint an old sewing tradition sometimes used for upholstery and seat covers, at least historically?
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