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Old 09-13-2008   #11 (permalink)
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Re: Your *amazing* macroscopic plant detail photos.

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Roger. Speaking of leaves, I got this shot this afternoon by placing the leaf directly over the lens & pointing it at the full Sun.
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I'll give that a try!! I don't really have any 'detail' macro photos as I try to get the full flower (and flower only) for the wildflowers group. I'll keep this thread in mind in the future though.

I do agree with Tormod that this would be a great idea to build a social group around. I also understand the objections that were brought up, but I think that the social goup can be made to be easy to find by simply posting a link to it in the first post.

Either way, this is cool and I'm *always* down for more plant discussions/pics.


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hey, that's a damn fine idea! i am surprised it focused! any tips, or just auto?


edit: wow, nice carrot pics turtle!!!! what camera you using?

freezy! post full flower pics, flowers are a part of a plant it can be the plant for all i care as long as it details something about the plant i just said plant parts cause its easier to get detailed pics of smaller areas.


here are a few more flower shots....unfortunately i have lost deleted or ________ my notes on many pictures like the flower above, so ID's i am not sure on....luckily many of these trees have tags and they are not far away, so when this lousy typhoon leaves i can go out and find out



The main thing i am studying right now are pigments in plants and photosynthesis, and at the same time i am looking at pigmentation for secondary reasons, such as pollinator attractors. fascinating world we live in.

Some flower shots. I find it amazing how many differences there are!!!!!!!! colour, texture, shape, frills, smooth, where the stigma/filaments are and relations, the ovaries, how complicated is pollination, which animals are best suited to fit etc. Some flowers almost seem psychedelic just staring at them!

Unknown vine growing at the Taipei zoo (6 hours away, so i wont be checking the ID)



some more unknowns from a bush by a topiary park near here



Canna


Some kind of Euphorbia...such shallow compact flowers......i am guess ants would be great pollinators here...as well as.....anything alive?


this was at a plant expo, i am kicking myself for not getting the name, but it is a squash of some kind.....its really too bad this pic isnt very good, cause the flowers are so fine its not even funny!



Lavender....sorry for all the blurry pics, its hard when its windy with these guys. I like to look at the base of the lavender flowers, would these be their ovaries? i never bothered to take apart a flower of these before.




Fire weed


Fly pollinating some chive flowers




Saskatoon berries at different stages.



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hey, that's a damn fine idea! i am surprised it focused! any tips, or just auto?

edit: wow, nice carrot pics turtle!!!! what camera you using?
Danke. Auto focus on the leaf, yes. I'm using the still-photo mode on a Sony HandyCam. The book says minimum focus distance is 1/8", and the lens is reset ~1/4 back from the hosing ring. I layed the leaf directly over the lens ring. The image I posted is a crop & the manual says stills are ~1 megapixel. Say pistol! er...
PS Love those top 2 deep red flower shots; very crisp.

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Is that from your Handycam?


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Re: Your *amazing* macroscopic plant detail photos.

Ganoderma

Your Taipei vine is Passiflora vitifolia, a species of passion flower native to Central America.

The third flower belongs to a Solandra (chalice vine or custard cup) species.

If you post some pics showing more of the plant in picture 2 I could have a bash at identifying it, if you want.
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Is that from your Handycam?
Roger. The trickiest part at such very close proximity to the lens, is getting light on the subject. The other problem is depth of field I've noticed, and there is no option to adjust the f-stop on the cam. Say hairy!

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This is addictive. Forget the fridge I have to buy - I'm going to need a better camera...

Anther of Strelitzia reginae

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...As well as some help on how to get my pictures to show...
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to post pics you can go to photobucket.com and sign up (use a fake email if you want you don't need to activate). press browse, choose pics and upload them....then you can copy the link to here.

or you can use the gallery here. at the blue bar above the forum names and such where your "user CP" then on the left nav bar look for Pictures & Albums then press add album. once album is made go to upload pics and upload them place link in here in some image tags

and cheers for the ID, thats awesome!!! i really wish i got a cutting now, i collect various members of that genus, and can honestly say i never made the connection of those red ones and that genus, but now i totally see it!


turtle more great pics! it goes to show what a person can do when they are good at taking photos! i would love to see your photo skills with an expensive SLR

keep them coming!!!!


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