Here you go...

[FDCPR]

A nice soft single to start things off...



Now on to the doubles...



Just so I don't ruin my reputation

[DavidWayne]

wow...really like those flower shots!!! and really LOVE the details of the texture you captured on the lizard

[teedlepeep]

The lizard is great ... but that 2nd shot of the flowers is spectacular!! Love the PP on these !!

[Fred flyfisher]

Very cool photos Fred. I love what you did to the flowers. The Iguana? Sweeeeeeet....

[pjflan7]

cool lighting effects on those flowers!

[anator21]

I love the second one the white on the cactus plants. The contrast is great and natural.

[Chewys Dad]

Great treatment on the cactus blooms Fred! Love the soft textures. Man that's a fantastic shot on the Iguana. He/she is beautiful. I envy you the wild life you have there.
Thanks for Sharing these
Michael

[PrimeTime]

Wow, the lighting on the second one is fantastic. It looks like there is a lightbulb inside the flower. Very nice FD!

[lindyannajones]

Hey, Fred. These are beautiful flowers. Are they a cousin to the Nightblooming Cereus? Regardless, I bet they are beautiful in the moonlight! The iguana-like lizard reminds me of a knight with chain-mail armor. What an intricate pattern, shown with sharply focused detail. Re: Reputation. Just as long as no umbrellas were injured in the making of the flower shots (needles, you know), it's all good!

[FDCPR]

Originally Posted by DavidWayne

wow...really like those flower shots!!! and really LOVE the details of the texture you captured on the lizard

Thanks David, first shots of flowers and the iguana, well let's just say I get lots of practice on them.

Originally Posted by teedlepeep

The lizard is great ... but that 2nd shot of the flowers is spectacular!! Love the PP on these !!

Thanks teedlepeep, iguanas are iguanas what can you say, that second flower I kinda like myself

Originally Posted by Fred flyfisher

Very cool photos Fred. I love what you did to the flowers. The Iguana? Sweeeeeeet....

Thanks Fred, thank yourself for the flowers I wouldn't have tried if I hadn't been looking at yours. The Iguana, well that is about all there is for wildlife here besides birds and lizards.

Originally Posted by pjflan7

cool lighting effects on those flowers!

Thank you sir, the light did turn out good on these

Originally Posted by anator21

I love the second one the white on the cactus plants. The contrast is great and natural.

Thanks a lot

Originally Posted by Chewys Dad

Great treatment on the cactus blooms Fred! Love the soft textures. Man that's a fantastic shot on the Iguana. He/she is beautiful. I envy you the wild life you have there.
Thanks for Sharing these
Michael

Michael, thanks for the comments. Don't envy my wildlife all that is here are birds, iguanas, lizards and billions of ants. I like wildlife but since my subjects are limited I tend to get the same stuff all the time.

Originally Posted by PrimeTime

Wow, the lighting on the second one is fantastic. It looks like there is a lightbulb inside the flower. Very nice FD!

Thanks PrimeTime, the lightbulb is more how this particular camera's sensor handles the colors. The iguanas are now my version of whitetails.

Originally Posted by lindyannajones

Hey, Fred. These are beautiful flowers. Are they a cousin to the Nightblooming Cereus? Regardless, I bet they are beautiful in the moonlight! The iguana-like lizard reminds me of a knight with chain-mail armor. What an intricate pattern, shown with sharply focused detail. Re: Reputation. Just as long as no umbrellas were injured in the making of the flower shots (needles, you know), it's all good!

Lindy, I am so ignorant when it comes to flowers and ornamental plants it could very well be the same cactus. The iguanas do favor a chain-mailed knight, but they also favor the dragons the knights did battle with. Some of these guys get very large, I spotted one yesterday that I know was ten feet long, but no photos (yet). No more umbrellas, I learned an important lesson with the last one.