Yet again... More Photos!

[turkeypig]

Due to lots of people liking my previous photo shoot (which was truly flattering), I thought that I might as well do another. Thanks, Barry, for the tips!
D. Multifida 'Extrema'

D. Aliciae

D. Scorpiodes


D. Regia

H. Heterodoxa

From Back down to the right: N. Copelandii, N. Ventrata, N. Sanguinea, N. Infundibuliformis.

N. Sanguinea

All photos were taken by my dad. Happy New Year! ;D

[Brian Barnes]

Nice pics! All the plants look healthy and have good color as well. Kudos! Brian.

[locko]

Your D. Multifida 'Extrema' is so red my T forms don't get that red even in full sun all day.

[turkeypig]

I keep them 1/2 inch away from the lights. The lights are on for a long time and everything is in front of a window. May your 't form' be a staghorn? Those do not turn red in full sun, I don't think...

[jayson16]

Wow awsome pics, what camera do you use? My fav would have to be your D. Multifida 'Extrema'.

[wadave]

Awesome!

Keep'em comming.

One question though, how tall is your multifida? It could the the camera angle but mine didn't produce 8 point leaves until it was well over 20cm's tall. Your's looks heaps shorter than that and it's nice and compact whereas mine tends to spread to the point where I've been thinking about tying all the leaves together a bit so it doesn't take up so much room.

Dave.

[turkeypig]

jason16:
Thank you.
This is what my dad told me: Nikon D 200 with a macro 105 mm lens.

wadave:
The plant is 3 1/2 inches tall (approximately). I purchased it from Peter D'Amato 1 & 1/4 years ago. At that time, it was creating 5 point traps and was considerably larger (by about 1 & 1/2 inch). It since has receded in size and increased in color and dew. This may be because it is a very prolific plant and is sending up plenty of shoots, or because I am keeping them 1 centimeter away from cool-white bulbs. (I find these bulbs very, very good bulbs for my plants.)

[Brian Barnes]

Where did you get your D. regia? Did you grow it from seed? Thanks, Brian

[BarryRice]

Nice photos!

Now something for you to work on, to really make your shots more powerful, is the backgrounds.

Maybe hang a towel or sheet or piece of paper in the background of your plants. Put it far enough into the distance so it will be out of focus, and not distracting. For a more organic background, but some houseplants back there so the out-of-focus foliage is more natural in appearance. It will look better than the artificial blockiness of the background in, for example, your D. regia image.

Yes, the day-of-the-dead guitarist sculpture is cute, but distracting.

As an example, here is an image I took of Brocchinia reducta, where I very carefully selected a background that wouldn't detract from the image. In the wild, Brocchinia reducta does not grow in front of redwood trees.



Cheers

Barry

[turkeypig]

Drosera5150
I purchased it at it's current size from Jeff Dallas at our local Saturday market. He has a website link here:
cobraplant.com/index.php

Barry Rice
This was a quick photo shoot. Not much time to make a big background. Thanks for the info!

[wadave]

When you mentioned that you purchased it from Peter D'Amato I suddently realised it would have been grown as a root cutting.

Mine is now producing 9 point leaves and is well over 40 cm tall.

When repotting it last season I accidentally knocked off a root which I potted up and this is now producing 4 - 5 points on its leaves but it is only 4 - 5 inches tall.

Dave.

[vraev]

man! you have some fantastic plants turkeypig. I love that nep on the lava rock. really wicked. well done. I also love your scorpioides.