Magnifico shot!! Great comp and colors working here!! Delightful detail!!

Lovely crisp image of a spectacular plant....the subdued shades of green emphasise the colours of the flowers....very nice.

Very interesting picture, the colors of those flowers look almost a bit surreal as the stand out against the fade-out looking background. The main subject comes very crisp and clear, natural looking colors and a good balance of lighting and contrast. Your zoom lense was worth the money, thumbs up !!!

Very nice detail Paul. Thank you for the first look at the flower of Aloe Vera. At first I thought Red Hot Poker but the upright position of the flowers and the unmistakable aloe leaves sent me on a google search. Thanks for posting:-)

this image has both GREAT detail and the COLORS are awsome.

Where was this picture taken? Here in South Africa we call them "Aalwyne (Afrikaans)" or Aloe (English). There are a variety of sub species. These ones look like the Aloe ferox plant.

It has a very bitter taste if you use the sap contained in the leaves... excellent remedy for nail biters ;) They also have other medicinal properties and are quite often used in folk remedies.

Very beautifully captured!

Hello Paul...I have taken some photos of these also..we have them here in ORegon, but the ones I have are all in bright yellow..I think they do belong to the Red Hot Poker family..but not sure of their name..sure glad you got that zoom..to do the "dirty work" for ya my friend!! Wouldnt wanna mess up those artists hands....its a gorgeous photo..Ive never seen these in these flaming shades of colour..you captured them wonderfully. And to see them between the aloe plant is even better. The contrasts and textures are magnificient!! Verena

Wow that’s super sharp Paul. Love the colours and detail. The sap from the leaves of this plant is better for sunburn than anything the doctor can give you.

Hi there Paul! Another crack shot of yours for me to drool over...lol. The leaves are clearly the aloe leaves. I wasn't aware that aloe blooms, so I have just learned something new! The detail and color and clarity here are super good adn I love the way the flower goes from yellow to oranish to red. This is quite good and I have downloaded it into my favorite's folder on my harddrive. I am also going to run it in my screensaver slideshow! Thanks for using the zoom to capture this beauty for us! ~:)

I really enjoyed looking at this. What sharpness and detail annnnnnnd focus. A beautiful plant and photo.
Pat

This is very nice...and colorful. Name? Colorful flowery thingys.

There are so many wonderful textures and colors going here. Wonderful! Superb!

This is a very cool shot. Interesting composition, crystal clear detail.

Oh, lovely photo. I agree with Crusader...looks like an aloe plant. I also come from SA and we had those next to our 'stoep'. T

I'm a little late to the party here, but these are fantasic,Paul. The vivid reds and yellows look ready to ignite. Tack-sharp too. Excellent! +faves

There are many photos I see on Caedes that look much better as thumbnails than they do in full view. This one isn't one of them. Most of the elements in the photo, except the distant images, are so crisp they almost look carved. Beautiful job.

-ie