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Golden Prickles


Golden Prickles
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Copyright: Janice Dunn (Janice) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-06-07
Categories: Cacti
Camera: Canon EOS 300D, Tamron 28-300 XR
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/250 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-06-10 4:46
Viewed: 907
Points: 18
[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 in cultivation, mainly for its golden spines that keep looking attractive after several years. It is much admired for its large rotund form, dramatically adorned with neat rows of clustered golden spines.

The Golden Barrel has 1.5 to 2 inches (4-5 cm) golden yellow flowers from end of September to end of October in the Southern Hemisphere. The flowers are produced only on mature specimens receiving enough full sun. The flowers are not very visible being small in relation with the size of the barrel, and lost into the creamy colored wool at the top of the globe.

Echinocactus Grusonii and most other barrels will produce hundreds of pods each season. After the flower dies off and the pods are ready to harvest, the pods will be damp inside and not full of moisture.

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This is another one of the plants I saw at the Summer and Winter Hothouses at Auckland’s Domain.
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Nice macro, good colors .

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2005-06-10 5:10]

Hello janice!
Very nice close up.DOF,framing,composition and informative note are perfect.TFS...:-)

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2005-06-10 5:21]

I like its name Janice. Very interesting POV, looks like mini forest. Something blue in BG looks good also. Note is informative, I hope you'll send more pictures from this amazing place soon!

Hmmm.... Looks very familiar! Great work Janice. Heaps of great sharp detail. Well done. Thanks

HI Janice!
I'm happy that our cacti club grow up! Thank you for that!

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1490 W: 72 N: 1427] (4744)
  • [2005-06-10 13:42]

Another brilliant closeup from you Janice. Stunning details, great POV and good colors. This is close! :) TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

Hello Janice!
It's an unusual very nice shot.Lighting,DOF and composition are perfect.Thanks for sharing.

hello Janice:)

really this is amaizing shot:) I love how used camera and I admire DOF here:) great colours:) Amazing how these Golden Prickles are long:D great one:)

Malgosia

Great macro, looks like you've gotten the new lense down perfectly. This is so detailed and sharp. Well done!

amazing shot. everything seems to be perfect. sharpness, DOF...
thanks for shareing

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