Alpenglow Images

Nature & Landscape Photography by Greg Russell

Alpenglow Images | Nature and Landscape Photography by Greg Russell

 

 

 

Agave Photographs

Members of the genus Agave are primarily Mexican, but also occur in the southwestern United States. The plants have a large rosette of thick fleshy leaves, each ending generally in a sharp point and with a spiny margin; the stout stem is usually short, the leaves apparently springing from the root. It is a common misconception that agaves are cacti. Agaves are closely related to the lily and amaryllis families, and are not closely related to cacti.

I took most of these photos during January and February 2010 as a project to illustrate what I think are the amazing--even sensuous--lines in these beautiful plants. Image #0251 was featured as my April 2010 Photo of the Month. Learn more about how I processed these images here.

Photograph of an agave from botanic garden
Image #0248
Photograph of an agave from botanic garden
Photograph of an agave from botanic garden
Image #0249 Image #0250
Photograph of an agave from botanic garden
Photograph of an agave from botanic garden
Image #0251 Image #0252