Hedgehog Cactus in Bloom
by Roger Passman
Title
Hedgehog Cactus in Bloom
Artist
Roger Passman
Medium
Photograph - Photographic Prints/limited Edition Prints/licensing
Description
I shot this Engelmann's Hedgehog at the Lost Dutchman State Park in the Tonto National Forest when light was soft due to a thick cloud cover acting like a giant softbox. The bright violet flowers were beginning to emerge and the new growth spines were just magnificent.
Learn more about the Engelmann's Hedgehog at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinocereus_engelmannii
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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, shot with a Canon 60D with an 18-55 Canon lens, file using Photomatix Pro 5, filters from Topaz Labs including Detail 3 and DeJPEG 4 as well as some minor tweaking in Photoshop including sCurve adjustments, brightness, saturation and the camera raw filter to produce this 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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Copyright � 2016 Roger Passman All Rights Reserved
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April 11th, 2016
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Roger Passman
Congratulations! Your amazing image is featured by Zen Inspired Photography. I only feature 30 images on our home page at any given time. You are invited to post this featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer available on the home page. Here is the link to use for placing your image into the discussion thread: http://fineartamerica.com/groups/zen-inspired-photography.html?showmessage=true&messageid=2975000