This particular photograph was a challenge. Today, as it was blizzard conditions and too windy and snowy to go out without risking my camera, I decided to photograph one of its flowers. I had taken ones I preferred the day before yesterday (the day 1 of my project when I posted my self-portrait) but I felt that I should try today to do another. There was little light and I was not up to setting up the studio lighting and besides, carrying this plant across to it in the blizzard would have left me nothing to photograph.
When I had taken the picture and was editing it I realized that it was 'out of gamut' and would not show the colours correctly in the browser. This plant has such brilliant lovely reds and you will not see anything like them, but you get a rough idea of the beauty. So my lesson is learned. If I have one that works, post it and don't try to recreate it. This is the one I took today.
For the #365project +G+ 365 Project by +Simon Davis-Oakley and +Patricia dos Santos Paton
Also for +FloralFriday and the lovely +Tamara Pruessner
and for +Ursula Klepper who loves flowers and takes such beautiful photographs of them herself!
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Thanks so much +Janet Patterson. You are right. It's gone back to the cool back room now.
Thank you very much for the comment, +Tanya Stollznow
Picture perfect +Ellie Kennard !!
It's a good thing you went in when you did +Ellie Kennard to catch this thing of beauty in it's moment of glory. A day later would have been to late. As it is, you've got it for posterity. Well done.
Gorgeous composition and light +Ellie Kennard
Its beautiful and obviously very hardy.
I hope it survives!!
Beautiful! Cactus with "sisu" 😉
Now I'm afraid mine is going to die as I watered it… must try to beat it about a bit, and put it in the cold again. Thanks a lot +Rosie Nixon
These plants thrive on neglect and you captured it beautifully +Ellie Kennard
+שלמה ארגוב תודה רבה, הצבעים היו עשירות יותר, אבל זה נותן מושג.
Thanks very much +Sumit Sen
Andy, that is lovely to say. It will be more of a journal, hopefully with some high spots, photographically, but I have lots I want to do so it has to be reasonable. That's the only way I will be able to do it. +Andrew Westbury
+Nataly Rubeo – thank you very much, my friend! And have a wonderful weekend yourself.
Very beautiful!!
Wonderful details and colors, dear Ellie!:-)
Have a lovely weekend!:-))
Such a wonderful splash of colour at this time of year
צבע ייחודי
Beautiful shot!
+Ursula Klepper exactly the same translation of the name! I think I might have to take it back to its cool room if I want to keep it alive. :-/
Thank you very much, Carl. +Carl Witmer
Merci beaucoup +Page de Paul Paradis
I love them indeed! I have a similar one staying inside a room, that is cooler and it also blooms since a few weeks! We cal it "Weihnachtskaktus" – that means Christmascactus! :o)
That's beautiful +Ellie Kennard
Magnifique
Thank you +Shelly Gunderson
And you are right, clearly, +Deborah Aldridge – Ours don't go outside and I fear I might forget it if I put it out! It would not enjoy below zero temperatures! 🙂
I have one that is in full bloom now. I keep it outside as long as I can. They thrive on neglect.
Very pretty macro!