Cynara cardunculus

I really struggled with that challenge, I wanted to use nature for it... but actually in daytime temperatures are about 40ºC with vertical light and when it becomes interesting, that is at sundown... strong wind raises and starts to blow, what as everyone knows, it makes macro almost impossible... so I've chosen thistles, most of them were too big but I found those who were tinier, some are, a question of exposure, so they comply.