Cactus
by Veiolets

Comment by pineapple:
Botanical photos, you teach me, should never be overlooked. They always have some sort of careful pattern showing, be it Fibonacci numbers, or geometrical symmetry. Perhaps they are signs of 'the plan.' ;-)

Cactus
by Veiolets

Comment by twmax:
Nice, somewhat abstract photo. There is good detail in the thorns, and like how it blurs in the lower right hand corner.

Cactus
by Veiolets

Comment by taddzilla:
Nice detail on this and it the image flows nicely.

Cactus
by Veiolets

Comment by Sonifo:
Sweet shot! Perfect for b/w. Love the angle of the lines but the focus on the bottom right is a bit to blurry. Would love to see the whole picture in focus.

Cactus
by Veiolets

Comment by Melethia:
Heh - I find it interesting you found cactus to shoot to get away from snow and ice! Nice strong diagonal composition.

Cactus
by Veiolets

Comment by Bud:
There is a nice level of contrast and I like how the lines lead the eye to the top left corner of the image - nicely done.

Cactus
by Veiolets

Comment by SandyP:
A wonderful photo to show the beauty of black and white photography. The contrasts are so pretty. Striking.

Cactus
by Veiolets

Comment by salmiakki:
Like the landscape format of this picture. Good conversion, it really works well.

Americana
by Veiolets

Comment by jasonlprice:
I really like this composition and it reminds me of my childhood. I love the natural framing and for that reason might consider backing off a little on the white border (I like the small black one though). That board leading up to the front door sure is interesting too....nice capture of everyday.

Pretty Stream
by Veiolets

Comment by jasonlprice:
The white birch and white snow combine to make a really pleasing high key lanscape. I know it would be a real pain, but I would love to see some true blacks in this to offset the true whites...I'm thinking burned branches and reflections...I know it would be a lot of work, but it would really increase the tonal range of this photo.