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 05/19/2005 11:19:13 AM · #51
Originally posted by kpriest:
Originally posted by Judith Polakoff:
A succulent plant whose name escapes me...



succulent.jpg ;-)


kpriest, succulents are plants that store water in their leaves. All cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are cacti. Anyway, I think the name of this one is echeveria, and I think this particular variety is called either blue echeveria, peacock, or red-tipped.
05/19/2005 01:42:29 PM · #52


Taken handheld last week when i got my new lens. I took a few more this past weekend but am not as happy with them.

here is one..AF was the issue. Must remember to MF next time. 1/200 at f5 iso 400
05/19/2005 01:44:38 PM · #53
05/19/2005 04:19:54 PM · #54
climatis
05/19/2005 05:53:54 PM · #55
bump if you are bored
 05/19/2005 06:22:59 PM · #56
Originally posted by saracat:
Originally posted by kpriest:
Found this pink version among mostly red ones (no idea what they are)
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Columbines. State flower of Colorado. Genus name is Aquilegia. Species names vary.



Help any?
:)
Sara


Thanks Sara (and buzzmom)! I want a blue one! Colorado state flower growing in my back yard in Washington - does that mean it's like an all-climate type flower? How do you get the different colors? How many different colors are there? Would be cool to have a bouqet of all different colored ones!
 05/19/2005 06:28:48 PM · #57
a lot of times the color of the flower is determined by the acidity or baseness of the soil also different minerals sometimes change the color as well.
 05/19/2005 06:40:24 PM · #58
05/19/2005 07:30:09 PM · #59



05/19/2005 10:03:56 PM · #60
Messin with some money today...
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05/19/2005 10:11:01 PM · #61
Originally posted by kpriest:

Thanks Sara (and buzzmom)! I want a blue one! Colorado state flower growing in my back yard in Washington - does that mean it's like an all-climate type flower? How do you get the different colors? How many different colors are there? Would be cool to have a bouqet of all different colored ones!


Columbines are less influenced by soil acidity than a lot of other flowers. What species and variety you get pretty much determine the color you get. Columbines are pretty much an all-climate flower as long as they have good drainage. They like water, but they don't like to stay wet.
I checked my flower catalogs, and they should grow just fine in Washington. They need full sun to partial shade (less than 6 hours shade per day) and deer don't like to eat them. They attract butterflies and bees and hummingbirds. Colors range from blues to reds to pinks to yellows to whites to purples. Pretty much anything you want, and some have some really cool combinations of colors.
Most varieties are cold hardy perennials - they should come back each year with no problem. They bloom late spring to early summer. Down here in SC they're mostly done blooming, but up there, you should see blooms for at least another couple of weeks.
Most local nurseries should have good-sized plants in right now. I know that our local Lowe's carries them. Home Depot and similar stores probably do, too.

Hope this helps.
Sara
 05/19/2005 10:37:11 PM · #62


Yet another flower!!
 05/19/2005 10:47:06 PM · #63
I have all purple Columbines, and a couple white with pink. They are a classic beautiful flower, and grow ok here in Washington.
 05/19/2005 10:55:48 PM · #64
Originally posted by saracat:
Originally posted by kpriest:

Thanks Sara (and buzzmom)! I want a blue one! Colorado state flower growing in my back yard in Washington - does that mean it's like an all-climate type flower? How do you get the different colors? How many different colors are there? Would be cool to have a bouqet of all different colored ones!


Columbines are less influenced by soil acidity than a lot of other flowers. What species and variety you get pretty much determine the color you get. Columbines are pretty much an all-climate flower as long as they have good drainage. They like water, but they don't like to stay wet.
I checked my flower catalogs, and they should grow just fine in Washington. They need full sun to partial shade (less than 6 hours shade per day) and deer don't like to eat them. They attract butterflies and bees and hummingbirds. Colors range from blues to reds to pinks to yellows to whites to purples. Pretty much anything you want, and some have some really cool combinations of colors.
Most varieties are cold hardy perennials - they should come back each year with no problem. They bloom late spring to early summer. Down here in SC they're mostly done blooming, but up there, you should see blooms for at least another couple of weeks.
Most local nurseries should have good-sized plants in right now. I know that our local Lowe's carries them. Home Depot and similar stores probably do, too.

Hope this helps.
Sara


Thanks again Sara - you're a reg'lar walking flowerpedia! :)
Much appreciated.
 05/19/2005 10:58:53 PM · #65
You're welcome! Gardening is one of my other hobbies, though now that we're renting I don't have the space for it anymore. :(
Anyway, here's another for you.
Sara

05/19/2005 10:59:56 PM · #66
Originally posted by saracat:
You're welcome! Gardening is one of my other hobbies, though now that we're renting I don't have the space for it anymore. :(
Anyway, here's another for you.
Sara



Hmmm, needs a shot of Viagra! ;-)
 05/19/2005 11:01:01 PM · #67
LOL
 05/19/2005 11:11:57 PM · #68
Hey Banmorn - Look familiar - I had to do a doubletake!

05/19/2005 11:13:43 PM · #69
Okay, now I'm going to bore you with my flowers - if anyone has any idea what the orange one is I'd sure appreciate it!



05/20/2005 12:29:48 AM · #70

If it's not a flower, it has to be a bug ;-)

Click on above photo and checkout the description to see photos of the setup which has the following configuration...

50mm Lens attached with a Macro Coupler to a 100mm Macro Lens

Message edited by author 2005-05-20 22:56:04.
 05/20/2005 01:18:08 AM · #71
Hey, I finally tried that reversed lens macro technique, and I think it worked out pretty well for a first try. No tubes, just hand-holding the 50mm and focusing through it:



Here's the coin as big as my 18-55 can make it alone:



edit: killed broken sig

Message edited by author 2005-05-20 01:51:18.
 05/20/2005 01:49:00 AM · #72
not new, but it's my favorite...


this one is fairly new...
05/20/2005 02:18:25 AM · #73
Originally posted by kpriest:
Messin with some money today...
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Can I borrow you props? :P
 05/20/2005 02:44:13 AM · #74
Originally posted by faidoi:
Can I borrow you props? :P


Sure, you can have this one:


:P
 05/20/2005 02:48:37 AM · #75
Two macros I like from my PAD project

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