It’s the cactus from yesterday’s video in full bloom, up close.

Ferocactus hamatacanthus
Update: In comments below, Aiyana asked if I use black backdrops, which I do. However, for this photo, there was no backdrop since I cropped it pretty severely. However, the cactus underneath the blooms was in deep shadow. If you look closely, you can sort of see it. Here’s a closeup of the lower right corner where I’ve used photoshop to lighten the shadow area so you can see the cactus beneath:

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July 31st, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Gorgeous photo. Do you use a photo editor to change the background to black, or do you use a black backdrop for all your photos?
Aiyana
July 31st, 2008 at 3:36 pm
I use a black backdrop for all my bloom portraits.
When I first started, I tried to photoshop some backdrops, and it doesn’t really work what with all the crazy cactus spines in all directions.
Peter