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21-Feb-2021

You Can Look But You Better Not Touch

I really enjoy photographing cacti. My goal is to try to capture their fascinating combination of beauty and danger. I took this shot while on a walk through the San Diego Botanic Garden.

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Nikon D850
1/640s f/8.0 at 105.0mm iso800 full exif

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Dan Greenberg25-Feb-2021 14:55
Fabulously different and creative! ~BV~
LynnH23-Feb-2021 15:01
Bold, vibrant, and quite beautiful. V
Marcia Rules23-Feb-2021 13:01
Amazing shot! It can't be any better! VV
danad23-Feb-2021 09:33
Wow ! A wonderful close-up ! So much to see...BV.
Julie Oldfield23-Feb-2021 03:17
How deceivingly beautiful. Absolutely fascinating detail. V
Dennis Hoyne23-Feb-2021 00:56
Beautifully composed, the lighting is spectacular!
Jean Chiasson23-Feb-2021 00:32
Wonderful close up details Nick
janescottcumming22-Feb-2021 23:26
I wouldn't dare touch it. It is very pretty though!
globalgadabout22-Feb-2021 18:45
beautiful, and definitely edgy...superb glow through the paddles and spines, and the composition captures such a good combo of shapes...tickled by the sly reference to the Coasters..V
globalgadabout22-Feb-2021 18:45
beautiful, and definitely edgy...superb glow through the paddles and spines, and the composition captures such a good combo of shapes...tickled by the sly reference to the Coasters..V
Neil Marcus22-Feb-2021 18:23
It does look vicious and if you inadvertently brushed against it you'd remember it.
Former Desert Hiker Neil
Nestor Derkach22-Feb-2021 18:10
The power of green and a nice safety warning about the thorns.
Nice calculated exposure very nice illumination and nice filling of the frame.
Very nice.
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Don Mottershead22-Feb-2021 18:04
Feed me Seymour!
bill friedlander22-Feb-2021 15:55
Nice green tones. Looks very dangerous. V
Guest 22-Feb-2021 15:38
very nice work with that excellent light.V.
joseantonio22-Feb-2021 15:38
very nice work with that excellent light.V.
Guest 22-Feb-2021 15:35
Excellent detail and great DOF in this beautiful capture.
Helen Betts22-Feb-2021 15:35
Excellent detail and great DOF in this beautiful capture.
Guest 22-Feb-2021 15:31
Well composed capture of this cactus with great DoF. !V
John Hamers22-Feb-2021 15:31
Well composed capture of this cactus with great DoF. !V
Wintermeer22-Feb-2021 14:48
Wonderful close up on this Venus Flytrap ~V~
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