A study in Contrast

Saturday Self-Challenge: Contrast

My Christmas cactus putting out new buds right on schedule this season. I always loved the contrast between red and green, and I love the contrast between light and dark even more!

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Diederik Santema

A fine three coloured contrast.

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Diederik Santema

Thank you very much, Diederik :-)

8 years ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Fabulous shot!

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8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to William Sutherland ^club

Thanks so much, William! :-)

8 years ago.

Pat Del ^club

This Christmas cactus will soon be in flower ... and the contrast will be even more beautiful for your greater satisfaction !

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Pat Del ^club

Oh yes indeed wil be more beatiful in the coming week; thank you so much, Patrick! :-)

8 years ago.

Malik Raoulda ^club

Belle et contrastante ,remarquable conjugaison d'ombre et de lumiere .
Bonne fin de semaine.

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Malik Raoulda ^club

Merci beaucoup :-)
Bonne fin de semaine, Malik!

8 years ago.

Heidiho ^club

Red+green on black .... two contrast colors, a color contrast, a tonal contrast ...
Everything in ONE picture. Fantastic !

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Heidiho ^club

Thank you so much, Heidiho, I'm glad it worked out! :-)

8 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club

Perfect contrast colours, love red and green, your composition against black is terrific!

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Gillian Everett ^club

Thank you so very much, Gillian! :-)

8 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club

That's really beautiful, Val. Gorgeous focus and I adore red and green. You're lucky to have one that blooms. It must be happy there. :)

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Karen's Place ^club

Thanks so much, Karen! Actually, it dropped a lot of its branches this summer, but I repotted some of then, and now they are putting out blooms, too; it's insane! :-)

8 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to Valfal ^club

Wow, that's great and it is perfect for the coming season.

I used to do that with my African Violets. I wound up with way too many lol

8 years ago.

Chrissy ^club

Klasse gemacht. Die Farben kommen auf dem schwarzen Hintergrund toll heraus!

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Chrissy ^club

Vielen danke, Chrissy! :-)

8 years ago.

Ulrich John ^club

Very nice, Val ! Good Morning ! Have a good day !

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Ulrich John ^club

Thank you very much, Ulrich! Have a great weekend, my friend :-)

8 years ago.

Sami Serola (inactiv… ^club

Good picture for the challenge =)

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… ^club

Thanks so very much, Sami :-)

8 years ago.

Danielle

Magnifiquement présenté chère amie :-)

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Danielle

Merci beaucoup, chere Danielle! :-)

8 years ago.

Jan

Lovely capture Val, especially against the black!

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Jan

Thank you so much, Jan! :-)

8 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Beautiful vivid colours.

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Thank you very much, Jaap :-)

8 years ago.

* Didier 85 *

Jolies couleurs !

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to * Didier 85 *

Merci beaucoup, Didier! :-)

8 years ago.

Wierd Folkersma ^club

lot of contrasts, well done macro too

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Wierd Folkersma ^club

Thanks so much, Wierd :-)

8 years ago.

autofantasia ^club

And I love how you've captured this ... perfect for your challenge topic! :)

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to autofantasia ^club

Thanks so very much, Paul; most appreciated! :-)

8 years ago.

Marie-claire Gallet

Gorgeous schlumbergera against this black background, Val !!! Happy WE to you, my friend !!

8 years ago.

Marie-claire Gallet has added

Félicitations !

Vu et admiré sur Fée NATURE

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Marie-claire Gallet

Thank you so very much, dear friend; a happy weekend to you as well! :-)

8 years ago.

Don Sutherland ^club

Stunning shot.

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Don Sutherland ^club

Thank you very much, Don :-)

8 years ago.

Nora Caracci ^club

gorgeous blooming, I would like to see those buds all opened !
great shot !

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Nora Caracci ^club

Thank you so very much, Nora; these blooms should be all open within a few days :-)

8 years ago.

tatranka7

Great capture...

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to tatranka7

Thank you very much, tatranka :-)

8 years ago.

Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿

Excellent job ! ******
Have a nice weel end, dear Valerie.

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿

Thank you so much, Christiane! :-)
Have a wonderful Sunday and week ahead, my friend!

8 years ago.

H C

Beautiful capture of this lovely plant.

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to H C

Thank you very much, Harriet :-)

8 years ago.

ColRam

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8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to ColRam

Thank you much, ColRam! :-)

8 years ago.

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8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to yokopakumayoko Franc…

Thank you, Francesco :-)

8 years ago.

Hélène Lombard

Joli cadrage !

8 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Hélène Lombard

Merci beaucoup, Helene! :-)

8 years ago.

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Josiane Dirickx ^club

Très belle compo ! ( chez moi aussi cette rose de Noël est tout en boutons et certains commencent à s'ouvrir )

8 years ago.

yokopakumayoko Franc…

Magnificent!

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8 years ago.

ROL/Photo ^club

Ce gros plan est superbe et le contraste magnifique

8 years ago.

╰☆☆June☆☆╮ ^club

Thank you for sharing your beautiful capture with us.

Stunning Shots on Black

8 years ago.

M♥rJ Photogr♥phy !!…

Red & Green is perfect together Val, like your image !!! Have a good week !!

8 years ago.

Majka

Wonderful image!!!

8 years ago.

Eve

J'aime ces cactus de Noël ...rouge et vert couleurs de fête

8 years ago.

Jenny McIntyre ^club

Oh this is brilliant - my cactus is an Easter one, and it's a lovely shade of orange

8 years ago.

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8 years ago.

RHH ^club

Gorgeous close-up shot. Lovely cactus, too.

8 years ago.

RHH ^club

Congratulations on Explore.

8 years ago.

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8 years ago.

Fantasyfan

Nice focus

8 years ago.

Rabbitroundtheworld

super depth and lush colours

8 years ago.

Cheryl Kelly (cher12…

Beautiful colors and capture!

8 years ago.

Misou 49 ^club

Superbe prise !
Le mien , en rose , est encore en boutons .

8 years ago.

Tanja - Loughcrew ^club

Starker Kontrast Val...tolle Farben hat Dein Weihnachtskaktus..bei mir blüht er grad in genau derselben Farbe ;)

8 years ago.

Esther ^club

A very healthy and beautiful plant.

8 years ago.

Marije Aguillo ^club

Muy buena.

8 years ago.

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