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Christmas Cactus


Christmas Cactus
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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, 1/800 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-06-25 3:49
Viewed: 1586
Points: 30
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
ZYGOCACTUS truncatus / "Christmas cactus"

This attractive tropical cactus comes from Brazil and flowers at Christmas time in the Northern Hemisphere. The common holiday cacti (Thanksgiving Cactus, Christmas Cactus, Easter Cactus) have many Latin names, but are closely related. They are all cultivated plants, originating in the mountains north of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, South America. They are very popular cacti that produce stunning bright scarlet, pink, white and many other coloured bright flowers. The names of these cacti, which are native to jungles rather than deserts, denote their blossoming season.

Some Holiday Cacti are hybrids between Schlumbergera truncata and Schlumbergera russelliana from about 150 years ago in England. The original plants grow as epiphytes at elevations between 1000 and 1700 meters in the Organ Mountains. One flaw of the holiday cacti is that the joints of the plants are quite fragile and can break apart if the plant is in poor health. The flower buds' joints are especially easy to detach.

This Christmas blooming cactus Zygocactus truncatus has claw like stem joints and can bear 2 inch long hooded tubular pink, reddish, white or multicolored flowers that can light up the room with their iridescent colours ans shine.

At the Wintergardens at Auckland’s Domain they had many colours growing, but I like how this one’s stamens and petals have broken away from the plant and are just lying there ready to fall with a little puff of wind. I love these pale pink petals with the darker tinges of pink and how they shine in the light.
dew77, PDP, Comandante, liquidsunshine, sAner, Luc, marhowie, red45, AndyB has marked this note useful
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  • Great 
  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2005-06-25 3:55]

Hi Janice, lovely looking flower. The colours are great and I like the crop/composition. A good attempt at a macro although I think it needs more DOF, the bits that are in focus are sharp so technique is fine. Well done.

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2005-06-25 4:07]

Hello Janice!
An artistic capture again.Colors,lighting and composition are excellent.TFS...:-)

Hi Janice, very interesting plant.
Colorful photo, good sharpness and details.
Well done.

Hello Janice!
Wonderful plant and photographer.Well seen and composed.Lighting,colors and framing are perfect.Thanks for sharing.

Lovely image Janice,
Excellent sharp detail, colours and composition. Nicely exposed.
Well captured, thanks for posting

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1490 W: 72 N: 1427] (4744)
  • [2005-06-25 6:30]

This is a very nice close-up Janice. What a beautiful flower. The lila color is amazing and the composition is very good, as always. Well done & TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1873 W: 304 N: 4300] (14729)
  • [2005-06-25 7:57]

Hello Janice!
Personal assessment of the photo: great.
Good visual impact.
Aptness of the photo for the site: excellent.
Personal assessment of the note: complete.
Thank you very much for sharing.
Have a good weekend!

Hello Jancie, I like the overall effect here, great visual impact! Excellent colors and use of light.. You have shown the delicate stamen very, very well - Very beautiful! Well done..

hello Janice, great shot:) exellent POV:) really it is so beauty photo:) and this lovely colour:)

great:)

Malgosia

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  • Graal Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 755 W: 31 N: 20] (5032)
  • [2005-06-25 10:16]

Janice, I like this flower of cactus. Good shot, nice colours.
Regards,
Aleksander

hello Janice!
WONDERFUL photo. Janice, you are great in photos of flower! This is amazing, incedibile, superb! WONDERFUL!

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2005-06-25 15:34]

Yeah, Janice! In Polish it is called Zygokaktus ;-) Just beautifull shot! Very detailed and well composed, I like different tones of pink colour. You discovered superb place for great captures!

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1391 W: 32 N: 1350] (3982)
  • [2005-06-25 16:03]
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A nice shot Janice,
Before TN I was not much into flowers,now I'm advising my wife on what ones we should get for the garden!How things change:))
Lovely colours and nice detail,very good composition.
Good work,well done.

TFS

This one I like very much.
The colours are so beautiful.
Looks like an aquarelle.
Thanks for showing
Bye
Sabine - wishnugaruda

Hello Janice excllent colors, Bg, POV, DOF perefct Job, TFS Kyle

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