Kazza60

365 Project - 14/11/15 - "Spikes"

for Lissette ... the Cactus Garden in Lightning Ridge ... BEVANS Cactus is home to the world’s only opal mining cactus farmers. Started in 1966, and now enco...
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for Lissette ... the Cactus Garden in Lightning Ridge ... BEVANS Cactus is home to the world’s only opal mining cactus farmers. Started in 1966, and now encompassing two passionate generations, Bevans host the largest cactus nursery in the Southern Hemisphere with approximately 2,500 young and aged varieties. Grown from seeds collected from around the world, many plants are now over 100 years old, with the oldest being nearly 150 years of age.
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Canon EOS 1100D

settings

Aperture f/14 ISO 100 Shutter 1/125 Focal Length 23/1

upload_date

Nov, 2015

Views

135

Likes

+15

Awards

Peer Award

Superb Composition

Absolute Masterpiece

Top Choice

All Star

Magnificent Capture

Superior Skill

Awesome capture Karen!

Love all the barrel cactus. Such a lovely garden!

I'm guessing kids aren't encouraged to play hide-n-seek in this garden....great find Karen

PRO+

Awesome garden!

Platinum

Stunning capture of Bevans garden, well done.

Platinum

sorry - caught by the infamous VB award system... GRRRRR
anyhow, I think cacti are the most marvelous plants - so many shapes and so able to live just about anywhere

Platinum

Beautiful shot for Lissette. These are awesome cacti.

Platinum

Thanks for sharing Karen, interesting write up:-)