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Prickly Pear Cactus
Prickly Pear Cactus
cogerox


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Date Uploaded: Apr 2, 2008

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 Stopped on the way to work to get this. Not great light, and not as sharply in focus as I'd like.

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 04/08/2008 11:27:02 PM
This prickly pear cactus sure stands out against the darkness that surrounds it. It almost seems like some sort of strange fish swimming in the ocean.
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 04/06/2008 11:22:41 PM
This is really cool; I've never seen one so close before. I think it turned out fine. From the thumbnail I thought it was a rotten tomato, something I'm very familiar with toward the end of summer when I'm sick of picking/eating tomatoes.
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 04/04/2008 10:25:38 PM
great texture and pop! love the color. my eyes are drawn all over the place to take in the tiny details..
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 04/04/2008 08:10:59 AM
No, don't say that - say you let the focus drift on purpose because it looks just fine - almost like a body part or something covered with tiny limpets - very odd and compelling image
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 04/03/2008 07:21:09 AM
Nice job on this Roger. Love the vibrant colours.
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 04/03/2008 05:20:00 AM
Light is just fine - nothing wrong with it at all - any brighter and you'd lose the richness of the color here. Focus is just fine, too - in fact it makes this all the more interesting.
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 04/02/2008 10:39:55 PM
I love macros and really like the DOF in this one..... Keep them coming.....
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 04/02/2008 09:33:20 PM
oh Roger waa waa! (whining, of which I am the queen!)

this is super
great DOF, colors and a lot of details & textures to keep the eyes busy and engaged

so cut it out! (the waa waa that is!) :)

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 04/02/2008 07:05:56 PM
Love the DOF on this... looks like something with a disease!
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 04/02/2008 06:39:28 PM
wow .. this is ALIEN and very very good ... !!!
love the detail AND THE WHISKERS!! .. brilliant colours .. excellent macro .. :)
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 04/02/2008 06:11:26 PM
A great macro but pretty unlovable as a plant IMHO :)
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 04/02/2008 05:33:08 PM
Excellent macro, great colors.
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 04/02/2008 04:42:29 PM
Fabulous subject - exceptional colour. Yeah it could be sharper, but oh what a great subject.
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 04/02/2008 02:15:28 PM
Very interesting. The shape has given an odd focusing. The middle of the prickly pear is in focus, and then a little ways out from the middle there are small areas of focus in an arch that give way to the texture of the plant.
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 04/02/2008 01:35:02 PM
What a great study in contrasts...life and death, dark and light, color and neutrality...understated and powerful.
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 04/02/2008 11:55:10 AM
It's so strange looking, I can't stop looking at it!
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 04/02/2008 11:47:47 AM
Great macro shot - great dof and colors and focus. What is your theme this month?
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 04/02/2008 09:57:18 AM
Love the colors and the DOF - very intriguing image.
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 04/02/2008 09:11:41 AM
I think those are so interesting. It almost looks like an alien. ;~)
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