Night Blooming Cereus by Coleen Perilloux Landry

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24-JUN-2012	Coleen Perilloux Landry

I sat up half the night to get this photo.It began opening around 10 p.m. When it closes at sunrise that will be the end of its life cycle.

Canon EOS 40D
1/60s f/5.6 at 85.0mm iso640 full exif

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pkocinski		25-Jun-2012 23:51
Just awesome!

Guest		25-Jun-2012 14:02
A beautiful bloom and dedicated photography... Nicely done, Coleen....

Ed Preston		25-Jun-2012 12:36
Sure, a one night stand! Lovely capture Coleen, did they all bloom or will you sleep the night away tonight?

Chris Cox		25-Jun-2012 12:27
Wow, nice capture and amazing flower.

A J Adams		25-Jun-2012 12:19
A strange flower nicely captured.

Yvonne		25-Jun-2012 11:15
Glad you made it, its a pity to miss seeing these beauties!

Neal Nye		25-Jun-2012 11:12
It would be a wonderful thing to watch. I couldnt stay awake though!

Hank Vander Velde		25-Jun-2012 11:04
Well worth the effort to catch this beautiful image Coleen. Thanks for the explanation of its short life too.

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