Ouch!

[Julie Kenward]

One of the large cacti from Saturday's trip to the botanical garden.

Canon 40D, EF 70-200mm f/4L
f13 @ 1/125th, ISO 400
Manual focus, pattern metering, handheld, late morning sunlight

[Dave Mills]

Hi Julie, Nice Comp,sharp throughout and good light!!

[Joe Senzatimore]

Very well done. Love the DOF in this image. I might just tone down the top part just a tiny bit.

[Julie Kenward]

Joe, I was thinking about that...thanks for letting me know you agree.

[Rene Quenneville]

I would try to apply a grad filter at the top. Very nice image.

[Bob Allen]

Love the angle, flowing lines, overall comp. I might remove the tiny highlights about 4/5 down; they may be spiderwebs or just dew. I agree with René about the NDGF.

At first I thought, where did Julie find such a cactus in the midwest? Then I read the caption & realized that she must be at Missouri Botanical Garden (www.mobot.org). Come to California, Julie, and I'll take you to see them in the wilds of our lovely deserts.

[Anita Bower]

Lovely patterns and contrasting dark and lights. Limited colors work really well here.