August Photo Competition

[Bill]

Right hopefully this will be the first of a series of monthly competitions, just for fun no prizes.

It works like this the winner each month selects the title ( which can serious, whimsical or abstract) for and judges the next month, all the winners will be added to an Album on the photo gallery.

We'll start with "Spines". Good luck.

[Stuart Estell]

Excellent idea Bill! I know it's just for fun but are we meant to take the photo in the month of the competition?

[Bill]

Only if the title suggests so I.e. Flower of the month.

[Mineraline]

Hi Bill,

What is the procedure for sending the pictures ? This is such a nice idea, but tell us more !
Regards from Provence,

Mineraline

[Bill]

Keeping it simple, just post them as a reply to this thread.

Bill

[iann]

Looks like it's time to get the ball rolling ... Echinocactus polycephalus has nice spines. Click to see that the spines are actually fuzzy.

[Alan Clark]

Here is my entry, not sure of the ID but I think it is a Lobivia.

[Sheila]

This is a pic I used for our publicity leaflet. It's actually a small Ferocactus wislizeni.

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[Diane]

Right, here are a couple of my efforts: first, the gorgeous red spines on Agave potatorum 'Kichiokan'

Agave potatorum 'kichiokan'

Next - the black spines of Agave parryi 'Cream Spike'

Agave parryi 'Cream Spike'

Can you tell these are some of my favourites!

[Devrim]

Here are mine, Cumarinia odorata seedlings and Aloe ferox:

A forest of spines

What you see last when you're about to be eaten by an Alligator