Night Blooming Cereus

: Night Blooming Cereus; This is a straight scan of a Fuji Velvia ISO 50 slide. The image has been un-touched otherwise. I do not consider this to be anywhere near the work I try to achieve BUT this plant fascinates me to no end. 2 hours these blooms lasted..! It was raining and at 2 am on a hot summer's night in Brisbane I finally caught one! Unbelievable plant...fabulous aroma. Try to find one and enjoy!; Created by: Painandagony.; Tools Used: Nikon F4s 60mm Micro Nikkor; Created on: January 2005; Image Views: 920; Average Views per Day: 0.8; Image Number: 10676

Comments:

Anne from USA on Mar 26, 2008 at 4:45 PM said:

Oh, this is so very beautiful!!! And I think I can see a few raindrops falling also. A very lovely picture!!

Scorpion from India on Aug 2, 2006 at 5:48 AM said:

My in-laws house has a similar plant which has given a bud. Do you know how many days would it normally take to bloom?

Scorpion from India on Aug 2, 2006 at 5:44 AM said:

My in-laws house has a similar plant which has given a bud. Do you know how many days would it normally take to bloom?

May from Bayou George, FL on Apr 25, 2006 at 9:40 AM said:

I had cuttings of these which died over the winter. I think these are magnificent. Is there anyone who knows where to get cuttings and send them here to FL?

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jan 30, 2006 at 12:43 AM said:

well, it paid off, you going out in the early hours and in the rain, to capture a shot like this! It's great. Would love to see one of these, and to be able to know what the scent of the flower is like. Wonder why it blooms for such a brief time?

Vicki (TravlynWomyn) from back in Virginia on Apr 17, 2005 at 2:12 PM said:

What a beautiful flower. Nicely done.

maya from Russia, West Siberia on Apr 17, 2005 at 5:47 AM said:

Great macro!

Stephen from Brisbane on Apr 17, 2005 at 3:31 AM said:

The scanner is an Epson 4870 PHOTO. Thanks for the comment - that night would have had to be the worst I've ever gone out to shoot on...BUT I knew these were going to bloom...

Gary Minniss from Arizona on Apr 16, 2005 at 11:19 PM said:

Beautiful shot. We have those here on the desert in Arizona, but almost impossible to catch blooming.

What kind of scanner are you using?

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