The intense magenta-red flowers of hedgehog cactus stand out in the arid desert habitats where they grow. I took these photos in Joshua Tree National Park and near Palm Desert, California.
Canon1D Mk. II or 5D4; Canon 100 mm macro lens or Tamron 180 mm macro lens or Canon 16-35 f4 zoom, fill-in flash on some (2005, 2017)