Malevolent Beauty

Artist: Damian
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Malevolent Beauty

Glowing and beautiful in the warm sunlight, these flowers belong to an insideous green creeping plague. Don’t turn your back, you’ll feel their spines lodge…

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Michael Alesich

Great shot, really like the focus on it.

They do look slightly menacing, evily beautiful.
Damian

Thanks Michael! I think ‘triffid’ every time I look at it LOL! Can you make out the thorns?
Moth

Wonderfull shot Damian.
The detail in the forground flower is spot on.
dahimages

Call me crazy…but I just wanna stick my face into the middle of this flower..she’s ominous but tempting LOL..
Damian

Thanks a lot Steve!
Damian

I know what you mean dahimages lol! The flowers are nice… a little too nice! They just look like they’re lurking, waiting for prey.
Suzanne German

triffids eh?....but they were far more spooky as i recall…like black and white damien…works nicely with this pair.
Damian

Haha maybe they were Suzanne – these are their little cousins! Thanks.
botanicfanatic

Omg those thorns are something else! :-O The flowers are fantastic – good title.
Cathie Tranent

Oh – these are evil …. ‘bout time the much maligned cactus got more of a guernsey!!

PS …. Did you get any of the back of it!! XD

PPS …. More power to you for using the word malevolent in a flower shot!!
Andrew Bosman

Well I’m scared!
Suzanne German

he he he andrew…..
Damian

Thanks Alison, and the thorns are huge!
Damian

Thanks Cathie! I added the name into the tags, just for interest, but I was trying to control my urge to go ‘biologist’ on people :)
- haha – no images of the back of it, but next time I see some I will be for sure too!!
- glad you liked malevolent – It’s actually a shocking weed, so I’m a bit torn by liking the flower!
Damian

Rightly so Andrew :)
transmute

Hey Damian, I like the translucency of the blooms, and the reference to Day Of The Triffids
Damian

Thanks Chris, the flowers had a nice glow to them with the light (one thing that isn’t as obvious in B&W, but overall I like it more in B&W). And it just says ‘Triffid’ to me :)
Steven Sandner

nice shot, i love the contrasts of the white pristine flowers and the scrubby background!
Damian

Thanks a lot Steven!
Asia Barsoski

reminds me of one of the original star trek episodes where the flowers on a strange planet shoot the crew.
Damian

Haha – nice one Asia! I haven’t seen it, but maybe I should!
Jessica Tremp

beautiful
Damian

Thanks Jessica!
EdgeOfReality

Well evil or whatever you have to admit that the flower is very showy. Perhaps to tempt you to pick it.
Damian replied

LOL, I know! They’re great flowers despite it all :)
Tammara

Very beautiful! I love that the color has been taken away so you focus on the shapes.
Damian replied

Thanks Tammara. I like the B&W for that too. It has some great shapes in the spines and leaves as well as the flowers.
Tracey Mac

From the thumb…I thought that this was an image of two dancing fairies…...how wrong was I? (imagines their spines lunging) lol…..beautiful image….
Gorgeous lighting…..
Damian replied

Oh, two dancing faeries would have been wonderful! But that’s a great idea for something to go and make, LOL! The flowers would make great flower faerie dresses :)