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Nasos Kosmas

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Re: [THEME] Flowers, Weird and Wonderful (or maybe not?)
« Reply #45 on: May 01, 2019, 14:50:05 »
Nice images also here :)
Here is my capture -not weird- with 55/2.8  1:1 (f5.6) D750

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Re: [THEME] Flowers, Weird and Wonderful (or maybe not?)
« Reply #46 on: May 02, 2019, 00:54:55 »
Guys ,  I'll play  ;) .  Not up to your standard but a paddy filed Weed shot from my old jeep and not so weird shot from my office window.  Both with Sony a7rii, handheld first with 70-200 f4 and second with Batis 135 f2.8 at f2.8
Both shots show the benefit of good lighting. The weed shot mixes in a bit of decay, which I always like.
Keith B., Santa Monica, CA, USA

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Re: [THEME] Flowers, Weird and Wonderful (or maybe not?)
« Reply #47 on: May 05, 2019, 11:45:45 »
Same approach with 105 2.5 (f5.6)

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Re: [THEME] Flowers, Weird and Wonderful (or maybe not?)
« Reply #48 on: May 05, 2019, 13:31:43 »
Tulips (to you lips)






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Re: [THEME] Flowers, Weird and Wonderful (or maybe not?)
« Reply #49 on: May 06, 2019, 17:57:27 »
Brute these look like Camassia.
Yes I believe you are right.

Spectacular  flower displays, Brute. May I assume your home location ('Podunk') is somewhere in the great Pacific NorthWest ('PNW") of the USA?
In our southern California coastal sage biome, spring is when the rain stops, and the race to bloom and fruit/seed before everything dries out is on.
Nikon D800/16/3.5 at f/16, processed in free trial of ON 1 Raw. Yes, I keep trying to shoot flowers with wide angle lenses.

Thanks. Yes in the NW corner of Oregon.
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Re: [THEME] Flowers, Weird and Wonderful (or maybe not?)
« Reply #50 on: May 31, 2019, 22:54:40 »
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Re: [THEME] Flowers, Weird and Wonderful (or maybe not?)
« Reply #51 on: July 18, 2019, 22:05:14 »
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Re: [THEME] Flowers, Weird and Wonderful (or maybe not?)
« Reply #52 on: July 21, 2019, 13:18:50 »
This one is certainly weird and it smells bad.

Thank you John...

The plant is indeed a Dracunculus vulgaris (Dragon Arum). I was able to pronounce the name close enough that the plant's owner knew she had one. Everyone mentions it stinks. She said it's pollinated by flies. It's wicked strange to look at. It usually doesn't flower for several years but this one did the first year. It's planted against a north facing wall in full shade but it's still pulling the grade.

Dave Hartman

Updated as I said once I knew what it was and again lest I forget it stinks!  :o


Dave - that brings back some memories. I guess I've always been interested in Arum species and when I was a kid I bought a similar species in a flower pot as a "kit": remove lid, add water .. and wait. Placed it indoor on a windowsill and waited .. it started to grow and a fascinating flower bud appeared - flower bud unfolding and bingo! .. horrific smell indoors! I was even more fascinated - my family was not and it went outdoors. 

Here is a weird and wonderful orchid I grew for a while - a Brassia that looks like large spiders. 

 

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Re: [THEME] Flowers, Weird and Wonderful (or maybe not?)
« Reply #53 on: July 21, 2019, 13:26:29 »
Tulips (to you lips)

Fons - that's pure Tulip poetry.

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Re: [THEME] Flowers, Weird and Wonderful (or maybe not?)
« Reply #54 on: July 26, 2019, 23:21:11 »
Ophrys apifera

This bumblebee-looking orchid grows in the wild throughout Europe

Ciao from Massimo
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Re: [THEME] Flowers, Weird and Wonderful (or maybe not?)
« Reply #55 on: October 22, 2019, 11:46:03 »
Here is a weird and wonderful orchid I grew for a while - a Brassia that looks like large spiders. 

Beautiful representation, Lars!


Ophrys apifera

This bumblebee-looking orchid grows in the wild throughout Europe

Ciao from Massimo

It looks like a beard man's face.  :)
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Re: [THEME] Flowers, Weird and Wonderful (or maybe not?)
« Reply #56 on: October 22, 2019, 11:47:04 »
Angel's trumpet.  The shape is not necessarily weird, but its size is weirdly huge!  It is also toxic...
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Re: [THEME] Flowers, Weird and Wonderful (or maybe not?)
« Reply #57 on: October 22, 2019, 12:45:43 »
Good to see that beautiful flowers start to blossom in other parts of the world. It is mushroom and brown-yellow-leaves time over here. ;-)
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Re: [THEME] Flowers, Weird and Wonderful (or maybe not?)
« Reply #58 on: October 22, 2019, 14:31:06 »
Angel's trumpet.  The shape is not necessarily weird, but its size is weirdly huge!  It is also toxic...

Brugmansia suaveolens, was named Datura before, lovely image Akira.
At least something with ......lens ;)

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Re: [THEME] Flowers, Weird and Wonderful (or maybe not?)
« Reply #59 on: October 22, 2019, 17:23:13 »
Good to see that beautiful flowers start to blossom in other parts of the world. It is mushroom and brown-yellow-leaves time over here. ;-)

Thank you, Peter, for kind words.  The mushroom is nice, so long as it is edible.  :)


Brugmansia suaveolens, was named Datura before, lovely image Akira.
At least something with ......lens ;)

Thank you, Fons.  I found the Zeiss Touit 32/1.8 a nice combination of vintage character and modern performance.
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