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Golden Barrel


Golden Barrel
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Copyright: Janice Dunn (Janice) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3209 W: 225 N: 6904] (27379)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-02
Categories: Daily Life, Nature, Artwork
Camera: Canon EOS 30D, Canon 70-300mm DO IS USM
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/250 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-10 0:48
Viewed: 245
Points: 30
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Golden Barrel
Scientific Name: Echinocactus grusonii Hildmann
Family: Cactaceae


The Golden Barrel is is one of the most popular of all cacti, mainly for its golden spines that keep looking attractive after several years. It is much admired for its large rotund form, noticeably decorated with neat rows of clustered golden spines.

The flowers are also golden yellow in colour, emerging from the large patch of wool at the centre of the plant.

They come from Queretaro State in Mexico, but have become very scarce in the wild due to inundation of much of their natural habitat from construction of a major dam in Mexico, and this plant, along with other cacti, remain attractive targets for wild plant poachers.

www.desert-tropicals.com

This is one of the plants I saw at the Summer and Winter Hothouses at Auckland’s Domain.

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HI Janice

THis is awesome. Impressive details and composition. Very sharp image. TFS.

Martyn

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  • KrL Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 491 W: 87 N: 365] (5753)
  • [2008-06-10 0:53]

Bonjour Janice,
Belle précision, l'aspect graphique ressort parfaitement avec cette lumière. J'aime bien ton cadrage.
Bonne journée

Karèle

Hello Dear Janice
A beautiful Close up
The lighting is just perfect resulting in beutiful details and clarity.
DOF is spot on.
Great capture.
TFS

Attention, please,
It is a post from Janice.
Nice, nice, very well composed, tender colors and good framing.
Saude
Raimundo

Hello Janice.
Very Pricky picture. Nice cpmposition with showing only a part of it.
We have a simulair cactus, brought with us from Venezuela, 10 years ago.
Although it was growing very slowly, it became too big for the pot.
Last Autumn we replanted in it a bigger pot, but since that its scrinking in. It comsumes its own sap.
Thinking to trough it away now.
Groeten,
Jan

Hi Janice,

It's a superb presentation of cactus . .
I never seen this kind of cactus . .
Beautiful golden spine on dark green surrounding . .
Very well composed . .

Tfs,
Tjutjut

Hi Janice,
what a pretty picture, the sharpness is superb as well as the POV! nice black BG.. beautiful.
LuDivine

It's wonderful Janice, for a moment I thought I was looking at an "under-the-sea" picture!

Lovely detailed work - attractive crop.

TFS
Els

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  • pozaru Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3350 W: 689 N: 1923] (16151)
  • [2008-06-10 4:09]

Wow, gorgeous piece of work !


thanks,
v

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  • Beger Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3046 W: 568 N: 3415] (15131)
  • [2008-06-10 8:48]

Bonjour Janice,
Beautiful image. Refined and delicate. The lighting is perfectly done! Bravo! Annie

Good focus Janice. well composed with fine detail in teh spikes and well presented. TFS,
David

Hi Janice,
Clear and sharp best describes the quality of this photo. The lighting is perfect and well composed. Excellent work! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

Hi Janice,
superb macro work indeed,
excellent clarity and sharpnes,
perfect compo,
welldone and tfs,
regards,
Taner
:) tomorrow

Hi Janice,
I recognised the cacti by the spines before I even read your note (um ... you've repeated a sentence in it).
Its a nice sharp image,beautifully composed.
Well done.
Steve

Hello janice!

Lovely natural graphics and textures captured with this tight composition. Effective, sharp and textbook work.

I am giving you an A for your Photo-Club class (^_^).

Well done !
Robert

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  • Mitra Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1454 W: 75 N: 819] (7250)
  • [2008-06-26 9:22]

Hi Janice,
A beautiful Close up, the lighting is just perfect resulting in beautiful details and clarity.Well done.
Mitra

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