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The photos are from our campground desert garden. I felt honored to happen to be staying there when this Argentine Giant cactus started blooming. This is quite an unusual cactus, it opens up during the night providing a very fragrant smell and huge 8 inch blooms and starts to close at daybreak. These bright colored petals and yellow centers attract night pollinators such as bats and insects such as moths and each bloom only lasts for a couple of days and fade away. The last photo was taken during the daylight and the bloom was drying up and did not bloom again. Lucky me I felt to get the photos when I did, enjoy this unusual beauty.

photolady95 · 04-30-2012, 09:16 PM

Beautiful macros Bob. Love the first one, so vibrant and beautiful. TFS

**MSL** · 04-30-2012, 09:58 PM

Bob, you continue to amaze.

**eaglem** · 04-30-2012, 10:16 PM

Interesting series of shots. Well done.

marcusyoung · 04-30-2012, 10:53 PM

great capture, Bob.

striking and nice.

marcus

**Bruce Clark** · 04-30-2012, 11:27 PM

This is something very few of will ever see with our own eyes. Fantastic to have someone with your ability on the spot. Thanks for posting

**baro-nite** · 05-01-2012, 04:27 AM

How lucky for you to be there at the right time, and how lucky for us you made the effort to get these great shots. #3 and #4 are amazing, and #5 shows how ephemeral this flower is.

slackercruster · 05-01-2012, 05:14 AM

Different!

daacon · 05-01-2012, 05:31 AM

Wow that is a treat Bob that I am sure not many people have seen at all. Thanks for sharing!

charliezap · 05-01-2012, 05:52 AM

Good series of shots Bob and a very informative narrative.Thanks teach.

--charliezap

Den · 05-01-2012, 07:14 AM

Right place, right time and right camera and lens!

**WPRESTO** · 05-01-2012, 07:20 AM

Great shots of those night-blooming cacti. One time while out with a group, we were roused to see a different night-bloomer, but our leader couldn't find one! An hour or so tramping through about with flashlights, but the sky, as so often in deserts, was glorious.

**Bob Harris** · 05-01-2012, 11:43 AM

Originally posted by photolady

Beautiful macros Bob. Love the first one, so vibrant and beautiful. TFS

thank you Mar for the kind words, always appreciated. Bob

**Bob Harris** · 05-01-2012, 11:45 AM

Originally posted by MSL

Bob, you continue to amaze.

thanks, glad you liked the shots here, I was excited to take them. Bob

**Bob Harris** · 05-01-2012, 11:49 AM

Originally posted by eaglem

Interesting series of shots. Well done.

thanks EM, glad you like them.

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05-01-2012, 05:52 AM	#10
charliezap Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: saugus ma Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,686	Good series of shots Bob and a very informative narrative.Thanks teach.--charliezap

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04-30-2012, 09:16 PM	#2
photolady95 Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cruising the forum watching his back Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,712	Beautiful macros Bob. Love the first one, so vibrant and beautiful. TFS

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MSL Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Greater Toronto Area Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,756	Bob, you continue to amaze.

04-30-2012, 10:16 PM	#4
eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,167	Interesting series of shots. Well done.

04-30-2012, 10:53 PM	#5
marcusyoung Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: singapore Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,123	great capture, Bob. striking and nice. marcus

04-30-2012, 11:27 PM	#6
Bruce Clark Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ocean Grove, Victoria Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,458	This is something very few of will ever see with our own eyes. Fantastic to have someone with your ability on the spot. Thanks for posting

05-01-2012, 04:27 AM	#7
baro-nite Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: North Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,295	How lucky for you to be there at the right time, and how lucky for us you made the effort to get these great shots. #3 and #4 are amazing, and #5 shows how ephemeral this flower is.

05-01-2012, 05:14 AM	#8
slackercruster Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: NE, USA Posts: 1,302	Different!

05-01-2012, 05:31 AM	#9
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Wow that is a treat Bob that I am sure not many people have seen at all. Thanks for sharing!

05-01-2012, 07:14 AM	#11
Den Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Washington (State) Posts: 929	Right place, right time and right camera and lens!

05-01-2012, 07:20 AM	#12
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,144	Great shots of those night-blooming cacti. One time while out with a group, we were roused to see a different night-bloomer, but our leader couldn't find one! An hour or so tramping through about with flashlights, but the sky, as so often in deserts, was glorious.

05-01-2012, 11:43 AM	#13
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by photolady Beautiful macros Bob. Love the first one, so vibrant and beautiful. TFS thank you Mar for the kind words, always appreciated. Bob

05-01-2012, 11:45 AM	#14
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by MSL Bob, you continue to amaze. thanks, glad you liked the shots here, I was excited to take them. Bob

05-01-2012, 11:49 AM	#15
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by eaglem Interesting series of shots. Well done. thanks EM, glad you like them.

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