Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Beautiful image of a beautiful flower! Thanks for sharing it with us. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Torry" <wtorry at vbar.com> To: <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 3:34 PM Subject: [Leica] IMG: Globetrotting cactus flower > Greetings! > > > > At least 10 years in the making. This cactus has been the most elusive > plant to capture when blooming. > >>From the beginning... > > A friend in Northern Virginia sent a small cutting of a cactus to Lisa in > New Orleans. Cynthia had gotten the cutting from her dry cleaner. > Lagniappe for favored customers. The cactus flourished for a few years in > a pot on our deck. Naturally it made the move to East Texas after Katrina. > Since winters are much colder here, we moved the cactus into the garage > every year from Thanksgiving to Easter. About 3-4 years ago, at age 10, > the cactus started blooming. Lisa would send phone photos to me in > Houston. This year, thanks to my recent medical sabbatical, I hapend to be > present for the annual blooming. The first two blooms got hammered by > several heavy showers last Friday night. The third waited until this > morning to open. Dodging showers this morning, I was finally able to > create a photo that passed Lisa's approval. I think it was worth the wait. > > Nuts & Bolts: Canon 1D Mk III | Canon 28-80 Plastic Kit Lens | ISO 50 | > 80mm | f/11 | 0.6 sec. | Lightroom 3.4 | Square crop (Until I can get an > extension tube for Hasselblad). > > Thanks for all of your help and encouragement along the way. > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/venchka/Botanicals/Cactus+Flower-1.jpg.html > > > > Thanks for looking! Cheers! > > > > Wayne > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >