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Post by Peterj on Jul 11, 2020 22:59:56 GMT
Played with monochrome in edit ... seems that the details are a bit more prominent that that of color
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Post by hmca on Jul 12, 2020 0:05:46 GMT
Hard to compare as you are zoomed in closer in your mono version. For this image I think I would prefer the color version but cropped tighter so the flower is in better view.
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Post by Peterj on Jul 12, 2020 2:12:36 GMT
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Post by blackmutt on Jul 12, 2020 2:15:33 GMT
I like the color version better. Pretty flower!
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Post by whippet on Jul 12, 2020 19:14:00 GMT
Is that one of the cacti which has a 24 hour lasting flower. then dies? (The flower, I mean).
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Post by Peterj on Jul 12, 2020 19:51:42 GMT
Is that one of the cacti which has a 24 hour lasting flower. then dies? (The flower, I mean). Yes, one of the many cactii that bloom at night. This Mexican Fence Post starts opening around 9 pm and is fully opened around 1-2 am, then starts to shrivels up when the temp rises. Here's a capture from this morning (6:39) when the temp was 80+. Bats pollinate these guys.
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Post by whippet on Jul 13, 2020 15:11:19 GMT
I always think it is such a shame when a stunning flower does not last any longer.
Bats? I always thought that only bees pollinated flowers.
But, I have never seen a bat.
Thanks for that information, Pete. Really interesting.
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Post by jackscrap on Jul 15, 2020 3:34:16 GMT
I think I've seen a National Geographic documentary on bats pollinating these cactus flowers, fascinating.
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