cherylhealy

Midnight Cactus

Midnight Cactus

The midnight cactus flower is true to it's name. However you can capture it already in bloom around 10 p.m. It blooms for about 3 nights and if you are u...
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The midnight cactus flower is true to it's name. However you can capture it already in bloom around 10 p.m. It blooms for about 3 nights and if you are up early enough in the morning, you can view it before it closes for the day.
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camera

PENTAX K-x

settings

settings

Aperture 80/10 ISO 400 Shutter 1/125 Focal Length 7500/100

location

location

Burpengary, Queensland, AU

upload_date

upload_date

Oct, 2019

Views

176

Likes

+32

Awards

Peer Award

+18

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Magnificent Capture

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Categories

Nature
Night

PRO+

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