Pink Hedgehog Cactus

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Pink-Flower Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus fendleri var. fasciculatus)
Cactus Family (Cactaceae)

The intense Arizona desert sun makes daytime photos very contrasty between light and shadow. I tried to salvage this picture by cropping some of the shadows out, although the colors are still more washed out than I’d like, and I’m not sure the cropping helped much.