Tomorrow .... 30th January 2022 .... 19h00
Should have a few cactus / succulents / desert loving plants.
Should have reference to the BCSS for help provided in the production of the programme.
Green Planet
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Please respect all forum members opinions and if you can't make a civil reply, don't reply!
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el48tel
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Green Planet
Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
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rodsmith
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- Location: Staffordshire, UK
Re: Green Planet
I'll be watching and recording the programme. 
Rod Smith
Growing a mixed collection of cacti & other succulents; mainly smaller species with a current emphasis on lithops & conophytum.
Growing a mixed collection of cacti & other succulents; mainly smaller species with a current emphasis on lithops & conophytum.
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Mike P
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Re: Green Planet
Just watched it and enjoyed the wonderful time lapse sequences a lot. Never seen those trees in the Chinese desert before - truly awe inspiring that anything could survive in that environment.
Mike
Secretary Bromley Branch
Secretary Bromley Branch
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juster
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Re: Green Planet
Agreed, it was a fascinating programme.
Croydon Branch member, growing mainly cacti and Echeverias
Re: Green Planet
The time lapse sequences were superb, anyone know how it was done. Was it just a case of leaving a waterproof camera on automatic and going back a couple of months later and hoping it was still there? I saw the BCSS received a credit though it was only on screen for a fraction of a second - any info on what we did to help. I'm surprised how little feedback there was on the forum as it was on two days ago and hardly a mention.
Stuart
Stuart
Re: Green Planet
I don't know all the details but:-
Covid restricted the amount of travel they could do, so they augmented the natural film they had with some shots taken in the studio. BCSS members supplied those plants and Ian, at least, supplied them with contacts. Maybe there was more too, I don't know the full scope.
The panting saguaro shot was apparently 2 years time lapse filming the plant. I guess the camera was waterproof. I think that, at the end of the first episode, they discuss the system they used, cameras, rails for them to run on, articulated arms programmed to follow a specific path etc.
Cheers
David Lambie
Bristol
Covid restricted the amount of travel they could do, so they augmented the natural film they had with some shots taken in the studio. BCSS members supplied those plants and Ian, at least, supplied them with contacts. Maybe there was more too, I don't know the full scope.
The panting saguaro shot was apparently 2 years time lapse filming the plant. I guess the camera was waterproof. I think that, at the end of the first episode, they discuss the system they used, cameras, rails for them to run on, articulated arms programmed to follow a specific path etc.
Cheers
David Lambie
Bristol
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edds
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Re: Green Planet
There's more information on the BBC website Stuart. The flowering time lapses were shot in reverse with them going back to the same site months later when the plants had dried up and died. I guess it was multiple visits but I don't think they want to reveal all their secrets, understandably.
Ed
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BCSS member 53038
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el48tel
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Re: Green Planet
My hat goes off to the team. Even basic time lapse is difficult to achieve ..... successfully.
Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
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Jim_Mercer
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Re: Green Planet
Some details about filming here https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articl ... een-planet Does say some time lapse cameras were solar powered and in place for some time