What’s Your Preference?

Orinoco · #1 (**permalink**) 09-06-2009, 09:53 PM

I enjoy taking these sorts of photos that exclude surroundings but is it too boring? I hope someone out there is willing to give their opinion PLEASE.

Camera. Canon Powershot S2 IS
Exposure 1/40
Aperture f4.5
Focal length 6mm
ISO 50
Exp bias 0
No flash

johassler · #2 (**permalink**) 09-11-2009, 08:36 PM

Is it a succulent? I see a stylishly cut radish.

But either way, the hollows and translucent quality appeal to me. I like the photo as posted.

kawazu · #3 (**permalink**) 09-12-2009, 04:51 AM

It's unique and I like that. I haven't seen pink/red edged succulent leaves that I'm aware of before and the abstract diagonals seem to work. Good job

Orinoco · #4 (**permalink**) 09-12-2009, 09:35 AM

Thanks for the comments, appreciated. I can assure you it is a succulent of most unusual colours (thats what prompted me to take the cutting from the roadside plant and grow it for myself).

kawazu · #5 (**permalink**) 09-12-2009, 10:04 PM

Looking at this prompted me to try and identify what plant this is (curiosity gets me sometimes). The closest I could find are:

Cotyledon macrantha - The 'Paddle Plant' has large bright green rounded leaves with deep magenta margins. Stout trunk. Height to 90cm. Orange to red flowers in winter. (South Africa). Sun/part sun.

Crassula arborescens 'Blue Bird' - ‘Silver Dollar Jade ‘. Thick tree-like trunk to 1m. Silver-grey rounded leaves with reddish dots and edges. Clusters of star-shaped white or pink flowers in winter. Excellent bonsai. (Morocco). Sun/part sun.

Kalanchoe thyrsifolia - 'Flap Jacks'. Large flat oval diagonally-placed leaves coated with a soft white powder. Develops a stunning red hue in winter when grown in the sun and kept dry. Creamy white flowers. Sun/part sun.

I couldn't find any white succulents with pink/red edges that matched the rounded, thin leaf style, so these were the closest. Some pictures attached, all found from The Succulent Garden nursery:: Succulents :: Adromischus

When your cutting gets going take some more pictures! I love succulent plants!

xlf510 · #6 (**permalink**) 09-12-2009, 10:10 PM

I like the shot very much. I also find myself taking photos like thid one and the one thing I would try is to work with lighting. I think this image can pop more if you could figure out a better way to light it with either natural light, flash, or bounced light! Just my opinion, since I find myself in the same predicament! x

Orinoco · #7 (**permalink**) 09-13-2009, 09:54 AM

Thanks....I'll give it some thought - may try some different times of the day to see if that makes a difference....watch this space.

connie9797 · #8 (**permalink**) 09-13-2009, 06:28 PM

This is truly a macro shot - not just a close-up photo. In my humble opinion, a macro shot requires explanation because it is shot so close to the subject that it is not easily identifiable. I believe you accomplished this.

The red and the angle of the leaves add interest to the photo. I'd also be interested to see some different lighting effects but I think it works quite well as it is.