Before planting the beast of a cactus in a pot along our front porch, I photographed the plant in its black, plastic pot indoors using my Leica Monochrom M11 with an orange filter. With the camera on a tripod, the cat wandered in and out of my exposures, and was inadvertently captured in motion in some captures.
My Prickly Heart © Harold Davis
The cactus was bulging out of its pot, and looked vaguely heart shaped. I worked in Photoshop to expand the visual resemblance to a Valentine’s Day heart, with the results you see here.
Published on September 11, 2025 15:53