The cacti are focus stacked, the rock, time stacked.
What do you call a gathering of Cactii? Interesting.
I don’t normally focus stack with my macro lens outside. Even the slightest breeze moves plants around and you lose definition.
Cactii are sturdy, with large tubular or globular stems that don’t sway in the breeze. I threw a rock into the composition for fun.
The rock needs a connection.
A violent volcanic eruption on Takapuna Beach with little warning. The forest close to the cafe was destroyed.
Auckland is the only city in the world built on a live volcanic field and the Takapuna eruption opened the show.
Large masses of partially molten lava under Auckland City rise relentlessly to the surface.