BETTER CHRISTMAS CACTUS PICTURES
The light was better because it was the morning. With gritty determination,
One more set of pictures on a sunny day. I think these are better. Sharper, anyway.
The radiant cactus!
With an f2.8 lens, you need the extra light. That’s the answer, I guess.
Two cacti in bloom
One of the interesting things to note is that the color is quite different based on the lens I was using … and the light at that time of day. It is much warmer in the morning, colder in the afternoon. So the blossoms were more red at night, more orange in the morning.
Also, come to think of it, for the macros, I had the overhead light on, so there was incandescent light in the room, too. That would add a lot of yellow and orange.
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Categories: #Flowers, #Photography, Macro
MACROS AND CLOSEUPS 
MACROS AND CLOSEUPS 
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FALL FLOWERS: MUMS & MORE 
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 
Love the macros!
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Some of them are true macros, others are just close ups. My macro is f2.8, so it needs pretty good light and I hate the light I get from flash and incandescent lighting. Sometimes, I just use the fastest lens I can and get really really close 😀
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I know what you mean. I don’t use the one on my camera anymore. My husband got me some ring shaped one that fits on the front. It’s pretty neat, it has a dimmer, can light just one side or the other.
I love the lighting you got with the close-ups.
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I love when my macro works, but it’s such a pain in the butt to work with. When it works, it’s amazing, but it tries my patience.
I love the lighting too, especially because in this case, it’s backlighting, so it shines through the flowers.
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Very nice – the special effects, It’s quite a complicated flower structure.
Leslie
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It’s why I like that effect. You can really see the complexity of the flowers. They are really interesting.
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Great pictures!!! and descriptions… Love the Christmas cactus.
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It’s my winter garden 🙂
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These ate beautiful shots and the plant is SO lo fly. Tyvm4 sharing
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YAW 😀
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Perfect. My Christmas cactus gave up after 6 flowers
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This is a huge bloom. Mine don’t usually bloom so much or last this long. Maybe because it was so late this year. Usually, it blooms in November or early December, but it was the beginning of February when it finally set buds. It’s still blooming, too. Both plants, now.
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They’re beautiful!
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They are the only live flowers in my life until next May. I love them.
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waiting….for that sunny day.
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