Contest 28: Silhouettes and Shadows

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:02 pm

Hey folks,

I seem to have missed August...where did the month go! I've also been working on that plan for these pic contests, but i promise next time it will be presented.

Ok, so going off the suggestion thread, i really liked the idea of silhouettes and thought i'd throw in shadows as well.

Any situation, cacti or succulent showing off a silhouette or casting a shadow is what this contest is all about.

Deadline is Tuesday Sept. 16, 2008

Good luck to all!

iann · Post by **iann** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:33 pm

I turned up this photo of my plants waiting to go out and play. Its one of the oldest I have of my plants in this country and I hadn't seen it for years. To me it is fascinating to see how much some of these plants have grown.

Post by **daiv** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:43 pm

Ok, I had to really look for a picture that qualifies. Apparently I like to have cacti visible when I photograph them oddly enough.

So here is a pair of Ferocactus near Catavina, Baja California. It is a silhouette with shadows...

Edit: I think they are F. gracilis

hablu · Post by **hablu** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:52 pm

To stay a bit in line with Ian this picture.
Harry

Andy_CT · Post by **Andy_CT** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:58 pm

Opuntia Sp.

Travis · Post by **Travis** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:35 pm

Here is one from my visit to Arizona

Travis

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:47 pm

Penioce...Sorry Peterb, Nyctocereus serpentinus.

This maybe the last year I will see these all standing tall.
The wind's are comin soon and they're way tall now.

Buck Hemenway · Post by **Buck Hemenway** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:15 pm

mamiere · Post by **mamiere** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:50 pm

I can only say : beautyfull. First time it had a flower , it's larger in real then on the picture.

kaktus · Post by **kaktus** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 2:29 am

Ajo, Arizona

masscactus · Post by **masscactus** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:04 am

Shadows, silhouette. =)

lophophora · Post by **lophophora** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 6:52 pm

Grafted Lophophora williamsii growing in my windowsill.

hegar · Post by **hegar** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 5:29 pm

This one is a claret cup cactus growing on the ledge at a canyon rock wall. It was shot during my recent field trip to the White Sands Missile Range.

tumamoc · Post by **tumamoc** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 5:32 am

Willy06 · Post by **Willy06** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:48 am

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Contest 28: Silhouettes and Shadows

Contest 28: Silhouettes and Shadows

Euphrbia in the morning

Saguaros at Sunset