Cactus Flower

© Deb Holmes-Hatfield

Cactus Flower

Uploaded: May 11, 2006

Description

Made last month at the Cincinnati Flower Show.

Comments

Melissa A. Mannon May 11, 2006

very pretty Deb! I imagine this flower is really tiny and you've caught beautiful detail here. #443679

Claudia Kuhn level-classic May 11, 2006

Beautiful colors and detail Deb! #2750276

Tonya R. Boles May 11, 2006

Very pretty flower. #2750295

Linda D. Lester level-classic May 11, 2006

Perfect lighting on the little red flower! #2750444

Jim Huffield May 11, 2006

Wow very pretty Deb, so delicate. Jim #2750474

Joy Rector May 11, 2006

gorgeous #2750512

Carla Metzler May 11, 2006

Wonderful capture, Deb! #2750619

Ray Clarke May 11, 2006

Very pretty, Love the detail Deb!!!(R) #2750773

Paul Michko May 11, 2006

Superb macro, Deb. #2750859

Evy Johansen level-classic May 11, 2006

Wow... beautiful flower and very beautiful shot, Deb! #2751249

Roxanne M. Bubar May 11, 2006

Deb, what a stunning flower. Love the vivid colors. #2752018

Susan T. Parady May 11, 2006

Beautifully composed. Nice detail and color. #2752743

Judy S. Fung May 11, 2006

Very pretty capture, Deb! #2752774

Karen Slagle May 11, 2006

Such a pretty cactus with a gorgeous bloom. I also love the little stickies, they look so small and like some ocean creature. This is fab... #2753152

Colleen Braun May 11, 2006

beautiful... #2753221

Terry R. Hatfield May 11, 2006

The Thumb Looks Like A Cherry On A Sundae!LOL! Excellent Detail And That Red Is Super Deb:-) #2753294

Roger Bernabo May 11, 2006

Beautiful 'focus' Deb! #2753329

Donna W. Neal May 11, 2006

Gorgeous detail and color Deb #2753331

Janine Russell level-deluxe May 11, 2006

Deb, excellent color, detail and DOF. #2753339

SaMi Martin May 11, 2006

The details and colors are beautiful...never saw a cactus like this. Nicely done Deb! #2753364

Laura Clay-Ballard May 11, 2006

gorgeous! the flower is sooooooo pretty! #2753573

Shelly A. Van Camp level-classic May 11, 2006

Beautiful colors and flower! Love this Deb!! #2753588

Pamela Shane May 11, 2006

Simply lovely Deb!! The detail is wonderful, as is the color!! :) #2753897

Cristi Bastian May 11, 2006

Wow! Absolutely gorgeous Deb! You do spectacular work! #2753998

Daniel Diaz May 12, 2006

Stunning macro Deb!!!! #2754457

Tammy Scott May 12, 2006

Oh this is so pretty! Great color! #2754635

Lisa D. Greer May 12, 2006

Very pretty Deb! :) #2754715

Anita Ott May 12, 2006

Wow, I think is my favorite cactus shot. So beautiful! #2755286

Gail Vitikacs level-classic May 12, 2006

Lovely details Deb....very pretty! #2755393

Jenny Bosmans May 12, 2006

Superb macro capture, Deb!! Wonderful colors and details!! #2755720

Cathy Stancil May 12, 2006

Superb indeed ! Great details, wonderful colors and close up Deb ! #2756388

Donna La Mattino Pagakis May 12, 2006

Gorgeous colors, great detail! #2756417

Terry L. Ellis level-classic May 12, 2006

Beautiful, Deb! Dangerous and delicate at the same time. Wonderfully composed. #2756869

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas level-classic May 12, 2006

Beautiful image and colors Deb!,
Amalia #2756915

John Connolly May 12, 2006

An exquisite macro, Deb! I am a huge fan of all things cactii. #2757154

Dennis Flanagan level-classic May 12, 2006

Very pretty. You can't go wrong with red. #2757380

Goshka G. May 12, 2006

So very beautiful, Deb!! #2757545

Bobbie Davis May 12, 2006

Wonderful detail Deb! #2757832

Dan McConoughey May 13, 2006

Wow..great shot Deb. The cactus looks like the spines and flower are actualy feathers. Very interesting shot of a neat plant. #2760889

Nadya Johnson May 14, 2006

Lovely!! This is stunning, Deb! I love cactus: they are SO interesting! This one is extremely photogenic with its little tufts and VERY crimson flower! Gorgeous shot! #2762362

Melissa G. Meiselman May 14, 2006

Amazingly beautiful macro. Great composition, fantastic details and colors. Terrific, Deb. #2762831

Sharon Day May 14, 2006

Most beautiful, Deb!!! #2764515

May 15, 2006

What a beautiful image! great color! Jen #2768353

Michelle Lea Guinn May 23, 2006

beautifully captured!!! mlg~ #2804687

Dr Silly level-classic June 09, 2006

Love this Deb. A wall hanger. :O)
#2874387

Darryl Wilkinson June 21, 2006

Deb, Congratulations on this fabulous Finalist! WTG!!! #2923789

Pamela Shane June 21, 2006

Big congratulations on your finalist Deb!!!! :) #2924918

Jenny Bosmans June 21, 2006

Congratulations on this fantastic finalist, Deb!! #2925016

Melissa A. Mannon June 21, 2006

Congratulations Deb! #2925658

Stacey M June 21, 2006

Congrats to you Deb. This is just gorgous! #2926118

Wendy Stevenson June 21, 2006

Fantastic finalist Deb!! I love the DOF and contrasting texture of the beautiful soft flower and prickly cactus! Congratulations and best of luck!! #2926125

Judyann Plante June 21, 2006

Congratulations, Deb!!!

Judyann ><> #2926152

Kenneth Mucke June 21, 2006

Congrats on this amazing image.. #2926309

Kate Jackson June 21, 2006

Incredible shot and bloom - congratulations Deb! #2926322

Tonya R. Boles June 21, 2006

Congrats Deb.. #2926376

Lorri Shane June 21, 2006

Congrats, Deb! This looks like a prickly ice cream sundae! I love the detail in the flower and the soft focus around the cactus. Yummy! Good luck!
Lorri
#2926472

Michelle Lea Guinn June 21, 2006

Congratulations on a well deserved finalist!!! Good luck in the next round!!! mlg~ #2926483

Gail Vitikacs level-classic June 21, 2006

BIG congratulations Deb! #2926596

Laura Clay-Ballard June 21, 2006

I love this image! congrats! #2926776

Karen Bacon June 21, 2006

A true beauty Deb!Congratulations! #2927195

Hendrik Storme June 21, 2006

Stunning macro! Congratualations too, Deb!!! #2927472

Karen Slagle June 21, 2006

Big congratulations, Deb. You know I liked this the first time I saw it. #2928194

Kaye Burazin June 21, 2006

Superb Deb. Congrats. #2928293

Terry L. Ellis level-classic June 21, 2006

Love it, Deb!!!! Congratulations on this beautiful finalist!!!! #2928959

Dr Silly level-classic June 21, 2006

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, DEb.:O)
#2929137

Jill Flynn June 21, 2006

Congratulations on this beautiful gem of a finalist Deb! #2929463

Nobu Nagase June 21, 2006

Congratulations, Deb!!! #2929715

Claudia Kuhn level-classic June 21, 2006

Such a great macro Deb, congrats! #2929791

June 21, 2006

Congrats Deb!!! Jen #2929890

Dan McConoughey June 21, 2006

Congratulations on your finalist with this superb macro Deb.

<>< #2930161

Kristi A. Howson June 21, 2006

Stunning detail Deb! Congratulations on your finalist and best of luck in the next round! #2930288

Lorraine A. Cook June 21, 2006

Beautiful Flower! Congrats, Deb!<:)) #2931694

Mary Timman June 22, 2006

Wow..beautiful color and clarity.
Congratulations. #2933571

Mary Clarke June 22, 2006

Congratulations on this lovely Finalist Deb #2935935

ALLEN O. HOWARD June 23, 2006

A beauty Deb! And congratulations, Allen #2940678

Deborah C. Lewinson level-addict June 23, 2006

Congratulations on this stunning finalist, Deb!
-debby #2942328

Judy S. Fung June 23, 2006

Congrats on your finalist, Deb! #2942805

Joy E. Cobb June 24, 2006

Wow, Deb - very pretty! Congratulations on your detailed & colorful Finalist! #2945078

Marilyn K. Lincecum level-classic June 30, 2006

Congratulations Deb on your well deserved fianlist !! Beautiful colors and details. #2972703

Mary K. Robison July 01, 2006

Gorgeous red, and tack(or cactus)-sharp detail in this photo, Deb!
A belated Congratulations! to you for this well-earned finalist! #2976406

To discuss, first log in or sign up (buttons are at top center of page).

Get Constructive Critiques

Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.


 

Did You Know?

Discussions by Category: You can view photo discussions on various themes in the Community > Photo Discussions section of the site.

BetterPhoto Websites: If you see an orange website link directly under the photographer's name, it's totally okay. It's not spam. The reason: BetterPhoto is the one that offers these personal photography websites. We are supporting our clients with those links.

Unavailable EXIF: If there is no other information but 'Unavailable' in the EXIF (meaning no EXIF data exists with the photo), the 'Unavailable' blurb is not displayed. If there is any info, it shows. Many photos have the EXIF stripped out when people modify the image and resave it, before uploading.


 

The following truth is one of the core philosophies of BetterPhoto:

I hear, I forget.
I see, I remember.
I do, I understand.

You learn by doing. Take your next online photography class.

BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest Finalist


Copyright for this gallery photo belongs solely to Deb Holmes-Hatfield.
Images may not be copied, downloaded, or used in any way without the expressed, written permission of the photographer.
Log in to follow or message this photographer or report this photo.