Hanging Fruit Cholla Detail
by Roger Passman
Title
Hanging Fruit Cholla Detail
Artist
Roger Passman
Medium
Photograph - Photographic Prints/limited Edition Prints/licensing
Description
The cholla cactus group includes such varieties as the chain cholla, the prickly pear cactus, as well as the teddy bear or hanging fruit cholla. The hanging fruit cholla is also known as the jumping cholla as their newest extensions often fall off only to be found on the ground ready to create a new plant. Cholla spines are barbed so removing them from skin is often difficult; the spines also create a natural acid which is quite painful when a spine or two attach to one’s skin.
I photographed this image of a hanging fruit cholla against a background of a mesquite tree in the Superstition Wilderness along the Lost Dutchman Trail in the late afternoon. The sun was hanging low to my left at around 10 to 11 o’clock. Stark, nearly white, spines against the darker green background made for an interesting image. The red bandana in the lower right corner is a reminder of the danger of this cactus to human skin.
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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 cu
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April 1st, 2017
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