First bloom of the year on my Stenocactus coptonogonus. Taken on my Huawei Mate 10 Pro.

Our Aeonium Zwartkop enjpying life outdoors after a rain shower. Taken on my Huawei Mate 10 Pro.

Abigail123 wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 9:01 pm Just wondering are photos required to be taken this month?

Probably not, but I expect Jim Mercer will confirm this.

Well, this has been a difficult one to decide as there have been so may quality phototgraphs. Special mention has to go to Christian, MatDz, Edds and WoBo (excellent close-ups, WoBo). In the end I had to decide between el48tel for some terrific close-up photos of flower buds & his Matucana madis...

eduart2 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 07, 2023 1:06 amKeep in mind this is MY April... early autumn in the southern hemisphere.

That caught me out!

I never water my conos after late Feb/early March.

This subject may have been used before, but my previous attempts at offbeat subjects usually attract very few entries. I'm looking for any of your succulent/cactus plants that flower this month. I'll be judging on photographic merit (my subjective opinion). Good luck and keep on posting. You can ent...

Thank you, Eduart. I'll post a subject for April later today.

Aiko wrote: ↑Sat Apr 01, 2023 3:48 pm Well, at least I made it on the podium this month!

I don't normally use a camera phone for photographs, preferring a didital camera, and I find that underexposing a shot by one third or two thirds of a stop - sometimes even a whole stop - emphasises contrast and colour in flower photos.