Hedgehog Cactus in Bloom #1
by Roger Passman
Title
Hedgehog Cactus in Bloom #1
Artist
Roger Passman
Medium
Photograph - Photographic Prints/limited Edition Prints/licensing
Description
The hedgehog cactus is among the first to announce the arrival of spring on the Sonoran Desert. Its red, violet bloom is hard to miss as one walks along desert trails. It is an event I look forward to every year. Soon the prickly pears and the chollas will be blooming. The brittlebush will sprout its yellow flowers and the palo verde trees will turn yellow as if encapsulated with a shroud of golden velvet. Finally, the mighty saguaro will wear its crown of white flowers encircling the very top of this desert icon. What a time to be alive!
I photographed this cactus in the Four Peaks Wilderness section of the Tonto National Forest in the Sonoran Desert.
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A limited edition of 25 prints signed and numbered by the photographer are available directly from our studio. Sizes equivalent to any of the sizes offered as a print by demand through this online gallery are offered in this limited edition. These prints are only available directly from our studio gallery. Prints are delivered by US Mail rolled in a tube. For more information please contact me using the SEND PRIVATE MESSAGE option in the left sidebar of most of our online gallery pages.
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I processed the raw image file shot with a Canon 60D with an 18-55mm IS lens using Photomatix Pro 5, filters from Topaz Labs including Detail 3, BW Effects, ReMask 4 and DeJPEG 4 as well as some minor tweaking in Photoshop including sCurve adjustments, brightness, saturation and the camera raw filter to produce this Black and White HDR image.
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I donate 25% of the profits from the sale of this image to PROJECT ZERO: The Project to End Prostate Cancer in order to help develop better detection, prevention and a cure for this killer of males around the world.
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This image is, as are all my images, protected by international copyright conventions and may not be reproduced for commercial use without express written permission.
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April 4th, 2017
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