Lighted Beauty

Cactus flower in a patch of sunlight. Comments?

Whoa! I can't believe that I found a KSlonaker photo that hasn't been commented on!!! Amazing! :-) I really love the depth of color that you captured here. I found it SO difficult to get good color in Arizona - even with the colorful flowers - because of the intensity of the sunlight. I really like this shot - the composition and the detail and the color. Very nicely done!

Thanks for discovering this, Lou Ann! I love cactus flowers and the bright light is definitely a hard factor to overcome in Arizona AND in Texas. I tend to go out in the morning (heat is less, too), plus look for shaded cactus flowers whenever possible. This one had a tiny sliver of light, plus was an ORANGE flower. Most are yellow in Texas. I found some pink ones in Arizona one time - those were gorgeous!