King for a day

[flavio]

This specimen belongs to my neighbor. I found that it is a Echinopsis eyriesii, aka: Pink Easter Lily Cactus. I am told that it rearly blooms, about once every 5 years or so.
This particular beauty was open only for a day!
In contrast to the cactus body, the color tones as well as the shape of the flower are delicate and amazing from everywhere you look..

From the side:


Camera: Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
Exposure: 15
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 6 mm
Exposure: +0.48
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV

From above:


Camera: Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 6 mm
Exposure: +0.76
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV

Inside:


Camera: Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 6 mm
Exposure: +1.05
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV

and from below:


Camera: Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 6 mm
Exposure: -0.67
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV

[jakethepig]

Ahhhh lindyannajones fever has hit flavio. Anyone who has attended Lindy's great desert class will appreciate the beauty of this gorgeous flower. Very nice work flavio and a nice caprture and just in the nick of time.

Dave.

[flavio]

Originally Posted by jakethepig

Ahhhh lindyannajones fever has hit flavio. Anyone who has attended Lindy's great desert class will appreciate the beauty of this gorgeous flower. Very nice work flavio and a nice caprture and just in the nick of time.

Dave.

Thanks Dave!
I was not aware that Lindy has a thing for cactus and desert life forms.
Last year I payed a visit to a cactus nursery. It is more like a museum. They have a huge variety of cacti. I took many pictures of back then, may be I'll post some from the archive.

[Daytonj6]

Princess by dawn,

[Heaterguy]

Timing is everything. Great capture and your second shot is great.

[fstopMike]

Thanks for sharing. I'm glad you were there to catch such a rare event, or otherwise I might not have been able to see it, and I'm glad that you photographed it so well, too because then I can both see it and enjoy it! Well done!♠

[Hayward Taylor]

consider yourself lucky to be able to snap this beauty before it goes back to hybernation .. I would have love an opportunity like this .. very well photographed

[flavio]

Originally Posted by Heaterguy

Timing is everything. Great capture and your second shot is great.

Thanks for looking!

[utsc2006]

The second shot is just beautiful. I like the composition with the cactus in the bottom background and the flower as the focus...great capture

[flavio]

Originally Posted by fstopMike

Thanks for sharing. I'm glad you were there to catch such a rare event, or otherwise I might not have been able to see it, and I'm glad that you photographed it so well, too because then I can both see it and enjoy it! Well done!♠

I'm glad that the also site really serves a higher purpose. It brings us together and allows us to share momements all around the globe!
Thanks Mike!