[quote="Alan Clark"]Echinocereus reichenbachii v. bayleyi.
Beautiful shot Alan and beautiful bloom.
JULY Photo Comp - "The Color Purple"
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Re: JULY Photo Comp - "The Color Purple"
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Re: JULY Photo Comp - "The Color Purple"
Hi all
Not sure if this really counts but hadn't noticed the big difference in colour before.
Not sure if this really counts but hadn't noticed the big difference in colour before.
Tina
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Re: JULY Photo Comp - "The Color Purple"
This was the biggest, purplist flower I could find! Echinocereus viereckii ssp. huastecensis (NCL lumps all these baby bum smooth upto spiny horror variants into E. viereckii ssp.morricallii)
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Re: JULY Photo Comp - "The Color Purple"
I've always thought of this as purple but you've got me wondering now!
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Re: JULY Photo Comp - "The Color Purple"
More magenta than purple - just where do we draw the line?
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Hmmm, difficult isn't it? I'd say Frithia is definitely magenta, especially when fully open. Let's hope Diane can decide
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Re: JULY Photo Comp - "The Color Purple"
As my plant has obligingly opened a flower today I have done a quick test in Photoshop and there is some purple in this flower but no magenta when looking for exact colour matchHeather N wrote:Hmmm, difficult isn't it? I'd say Frithia is definitely magenta, especially when fully open. Let's hope Diane can decide
It might not look like it but I did clean this plant before taking the photograph
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Don't worry, Jim, I am always off in my colour judgements! I drive my husband mad as he used to work in painted plastics for cars (bumpers etc), and colour printing when scanning was the new kid on the block (for Crosfields) and had a colour matching test in which he scored very well, which included gradation skills. I got a terrible score. I think the computer is partially responsible, because I don't have a problem matching shades in clothing for example ( well, not so that anyone has said) Having said all that my Frithia looks like this:
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Re: JULY Photo Comp - "The Color Purple"
After another attempt at cleaning and a bit more sun
I'm not sure why the leaves on my plant look to be darker than Heather's and Rogan's might just be because I based the exposure on the flower so the leaves could be a bit underexposed.
Edit
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I'm not sure why the leaves on my plant look to be darker than Heather's and Rogan's might just be because I based the exposure on the flower so the leaves could be a bit underexposed.
Edit
Added an adjustment layer in photoshop
Re: JULY Photo Comp - "The Color Purple"
I thought Diane had chosen a really good topic but I am beginning to think she may well be regretting it! I do not
envy her choosing a winner - especially when defining "purple" seems well nigh impossible!! I wish her luck!
Great specimens and photos as usual.
Jane O
envy her choosing a winner - especially when defining "purple" seems well nigh impossible!! I wish her luck!
Great specimens and photos as usual.
Jane O