Deep Red Cactus

EDIT: Decided to enter this into the APN Natural Textures Contest! Wish me luck.

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Shot in a friend's back garden. I liked the repeating patterns in this and that's what I tried to isolate.

Heavily warmed in Photoshop hence why I submitted it to Darkroom.

All comments/critique appreciated!

EDIT: Woot! Thanks for all the support on this one, glad people like it.

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Location: Ferring, West Sussex (south England, UK)

Equipment:
Nikon D40
Nikkor Micro 55mm f/3.5 non-AI
Hoya Pro-1D UV Filter


Postwork in Photoshop CS3 (sharpen, 100% warming filter).

Glitched EXIF data as I'm using an old lens.