September 2017 - Cacti and succulents in the rain
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September 2017 - Cacti and succulents in the rain
'Cacti and succulents in the rain' is the title and today looks to be a good day to start, as it is raining here in the north-west.
Obsessive Crassulaceae lover, especially Aeoniums but also grow, Aloes, Agaves, Haworthias and a select number of Cacti.
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Re: September 2017 - Cacti and succulents in the rain
As no one has posted yet and there has been more rain than we need recently, I thought I would give some encouragement to you. So, here are my examples, no cacti, sorry, the one I tried did not come out as I hoped.
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Re: September 2017 - Cacti and succulents in the rain
I tried taking photos the other day when it was raining and my plants don't seem to get rained on attractively.
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Re: September 2017 - Cacti and succulents in the rain
You could always cheat like the professional photographers do Kathy, they use a mist spray instead of waiting for rain. I don't know if it would affect plants, but they also use Glycerine instead of water since it refracts light better! Also they sometimes use a water dropper and individually place the drops where they want them.
It can even be done without any water at all using post processing software like Photoshop to create water drops, since professionals do not always have time to wait for rain, or be able to photograph the same plant again.
However they are doing it for commercial gain, we are supposedly doing it honestly. Here are a few links on the subject.
http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/ti ... hotograph/
http://www.olympusamerica.com/crm/oneof ... _shots.asp
You can also use a star filter on the lens to give that star effect reflected off the raindrop.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/208862/
It can even be done without any water at all using post processing software like Photoshop to create water drops, since professionals do not always have time to wait for rain, or be able to photograph the same plant again.
However they are doing it for commercial gain, we are supposedly doing it honestly. Here are a few links on the subject.
http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/ti ... hotograph/
http://www.olympusamerica.com/crm/oneof ... _shots.asp
You can also use a star filter on the lens to give that star effect reflected off the raindrop.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/208862/
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Re: September 2017 - Cacti and succulents in the rain
Since only Ali Baba put in a photo of Aeonium hierrense in the rain, I have no hesitation in handing October's competition to him. Good luck Alan!
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Re: September 2017 - Cacti and succulents in the rain
Oh dear how embarrassing! Certainly wasnt expecting to win with that photo...
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Re: September 2017 - Cacti and succulents in the rain
This is such a beautiful picture Ali baba !