Stew potential!

Even more amazingly spiky viewed close.

Assuming these flower in Spring, I presume this is a new leaf/stem extension. Nice how the sunburst does a mini-prickle mimic.

Looks good with the flash. Again, reminds me of diving and sticking my head/camera/flash into dark grottoes with daylight beyond.

Agree, the lighting has really imparted depth to the spikes. Nice to see close in colour too.

Thats a mean looking plant

good control of the lighting and nice vertical lines with the smaller horizontal spikes!

i will tell this story in a shot coming soon to a picture near year you (soon as in sometime in the upcoming week or two for sure)

Like a b&w coral garden.

I like this one more than the neighbour because the highly prickly character is preserved right up to the top of the frame.