Succulent Treasures of the Desert
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I have planted quite a few succulents in pots, hardy little plants, seeing that we have had water meters installed, I decided that a few water wise plants will do the thing.
It's like patting a cat, about that same texture and it has those cute brown circles edging the leaves. It grows happily in a pot in my back yard.
Kalanchoe Tomentosa or Panda Plant, Donkey Ears
(the little green leaves are on the other succulent in the pot.)
One of over 200 species of agave. These succulents make beautiful fine art prints, both in color as well as black and white. As usual with a b&w image, tones, texture and lines are accentuated. The color version, due to the almost monotone nature of the plant, can make a nice color accent for any wall.
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Taken at the beautiful and lush gardens around Monserrate Palace in Sintra, Portugal.
I have a new toy! I thought it was about time I upgraded from my point & shoot got a real DSLR camera. I'm having so much fun with it.
Cropped a little, contrast slightly enhanced. It was a very sunny day so darked it up just a wee bit as well.
I started collecting succulents after buying a jelly bean plant for my Nana. A couple of the leaves fell off the plant and started putting down roots, I was soon hooked.
I've been given many plants and found some on road sides and some bought some at markets. I love how they procreate themselves so readily. I'm slowly learning the names of them which is good fun.
This was photographed in our garden this morning under overcast skies. Four years ago we switched to drought tolerant landscaping, and my wife put in a ton of succulents. These have grown and done well, and I thought that they were worth of documenting.
Lighting stuff: I wanted soft side lighting in order to show shapes and textures so I put a YN560 iii in a 24 inch soft box at camera left and slightly above the succulents. Fill light came from a mirror hand held at camera left. The flash and camera were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N.
Other pictures that I've taken of succulents are in my Cactus and Succulents set.
www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157633383093236/
Other plants, flowers, fruit or thingys that I've photographed using strobes can be seen in my Strobe Lit Plant set. In the description for that set, I list resources that I've used to learn how to light with off camera flash, and the equipment that I use. www.flickr.com/photos/9422
Is this part of the sempervivum family? I'm not a botanist, but I would like to know. So many funky plants like this in Cornwall.
Explored 24/07/15. Ta.
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