Black Tipped Cactus

Added a bit of fill flash from the right

Think we may have taken photos in the same garden Rob... Please check out my folder called Botanical Garden. :^)

An interesting photo. What focal length did you use? A photo like this should have a lot of dimension. . . I have the feeling that it should be popping out at me more than it is. If the flash was farther to the right, perhaps--you might then get a little more shape out of those central. . . cactus parts. Whatever they are. Honestly, I'm grasping at straws here. . . it could be a matter of using less diffuse light, it could be a matter of using a wider lens, it could be a matter of shifting your camera and shooting from a higher angle. It's already a good photo, but it's frustratingly close to being an excellent one.

This is not a cactus. It is an agave.