August 2017 - T is for Texture

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August 2017 - T is for Texture

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The topic chosen by Roy, the winner of the July competition (tu)
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Turbinicarpus polaskii stigma lobes.
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I haven't posted in the photo competition for a while, but as it's raining today and I can't get out in the garden...

A few cacti first, though not all with spines:
Astrophytum asterias
Astrophytum asterias
Mammillaria plumosa
Mammillaria plumosa
Uebalmannia pectinifera
Uebalmannia pectinifera
and some non-cacti:
Echeveria pulvinata
Echeveria pulvinata
Crassula fragarioides
Crassula fragarioides
Cyphostemma juttae
Cyphostemma juttae
Sedum mocinianum
Sedum mocinianum
Crassula tecta
Crassula tecta
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It's just too tempting to put loads of photos here with a subject like texture. The possibilities are so many. Here is my selection.
Mammillaria spinosissima
Mammillaria spinosissima
Opuntia 'Smithwick'
Opuntia 'Smithwick'
Mammillaria gigantea
Mammillaria gigantea
Aeonium 'Voodoo'
Aeonium 'Voodoo'
Echeveria setosa var setosa
Echeveria setosa var setosa
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Some more
Echeveria leucotricha
Echeveria leucotricha
Echeveria ramillette cristate
Echeveria ramillette cristate
Sempervivum calcareum
Sempervivum calcareum
Sedum burrito
Sedum burrito
Aeonium tabuliforme cristate.
Aeonium tabuliforme cristate.
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I will show some nice textures.

The first is Kalanchoe tomentosa "Chocolate Soldier" flowers

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Now Frithia humilis, in the season when his color is violet.

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Now my amazing Aloe humilis selected.

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Certainly some texture here without a doubt. I thought the lighting on the Frithia humilis was excellent for bringing out the macro texture, however I was looking for an image of texture rather than an image of a plant with a texture. If the Aeonium voodoo had been a tighter crop that would have given a good texture image, however, the image that I liked best and in my opinion (just an opinion therefore not necessarily right or wrong) was Sempervium calcareum by Liz M.
Congratulations Liz - over to you :smile:
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Sorry to go off topic but long time no hear Roy
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Hi Chris, still around but just an ethernet member nowadays. Still got a lot of cacti but nowhere near the collection I used to have, hope you are ok,
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Hi Roy, I only just found this having been offline for a while. Thank you for choosing my picture. Looking out the window and it is raining. So, this gives me a title for September. 'Cacti and succulents in the rain.'
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