Steve's Photoblog
Agave
Posted by Steve Rice (Olympia, United States) on 28 October 2009 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
An agave on the trail to Devil's Bridge near Sedona, AZ, USA. This plant is sending up a large flower stalk which is one of the last things it will ever do. After setting seed, these plants die. It will dry out and may stand for a few years before falling over. I read that some of these flower stalks can grow to 25 feet (7.6 meters) although I've only seen them a little over half that height.
Other delightful plants awaited us on the trail to Devil's Bridge.
Part of the Devil's Bridge series.
Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand
That's a really huge flower! Beautiful photo and I like the color toning you've used!
28 Oct 2009 5:48am
k@ from Paris, France
Never seen one before, thanks Steve. And love your tonality in that B&W, very timeless, reminds me of Edward Weston's work in... Mexico !
28 Oct 2009 8:18am
zOOm from Paris, France
A wonderful sepia toning Steve, very nice presentation as well.
28 Oct 2009 8:39am
MrsAmber from West Wickham, United Kingdom
I'll enjoy seeing the Devil's Bridge series. This is a great capture - good tones..and an interesting plant.
28 Oct 2009 9:22am
Francesc B. from région parisienne, France
Very graphic... Probably Agave sisalana or very similar.
28 Oct 2009 10:10am
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
Excellent, Steve. I love the dangerous beauty of this plant.
28 Oct 2009 11:11am
Amanda from Jersey City, United States
Great composition and I love the tones. That's interesting that they die after reaching their most beautiful point. Thanks for the info!
28 Oct 2009 1:46pm
bekkah from Pennsylvania, United States
a wonderful capture, love the spiky-pattern that these leaves/stalk make :)
28 Oct 2009 2:43pm
Don from spokane, United States
An interesting looking plant with a description to match. Fine monochrome shot of it with the detail I like in plant shots. Well done.
28 Oct 2009 2:51pm
@B.Held: I do too.
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Very nice. Excellent photo-frame.
28 Oct 2009 6:44pm
Antoine from France
Bonjour. Ton cliché photographique N & B est magnifique. Très belle capture. Je te souhaite de passer une très bonne journée. Amicalement Antoine.
28 Oct 2009 6:52pm
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Your tones are nice here Steve and so fitting the composition. Strong shot!
28 Oct 2009 8:09pm
Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States
Dramatic shot. This is well-balanced, good contrast, great choice to go BW.
We've got one doing this in our front garden right now. A different variety, a different setting. But following the agave life-cycle. I'm a little sad that this is near the end of the line for that one plant.
28 Oct 2009 8:42pm
Michael from Shell village, United Kingdom
First time I've seen this plant, it looks very strong. The image is gorgeous Steve.
28 Oct 2009 9:42pm
Steven from Chicagoland, United States
Great framing and highlights. And I love the "busy-ness" of the large rosettes of leaves that fill the bottom. That budding stalk looks quite thick like it may be "one of those tall ones." :-)
28 Oct 2009 10:26pm
Ajay from Pune, India
That's something I'd have never come to known and see. World is full of surprises. Thanks for sharing, Steve.
29 Oct 2009 1:14am
jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States
Excellent b/w. An interesting plant. Tequila anyone?
30 Oct 2009 1:31am
