February 2024: Adromischus
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Re: February 2024: Adromischus
Adromischus cooperii
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. Recently discovered gorgeous Gasteria.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs. Recently discovered gorgeous Gasteria.
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Re: February 2024: Adromischus
I'll add a "semi-close-up" of my Adromischus marianiae 'tanqua' that's doing surprisingly well on my shelf! It's hard to take a decent photograph as the lights are a little too white, a little too bright and a little too close to the plants, but at least they seem to enjoying this.
Mat
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Re: February 2024: Adromischus
Thank you to all who participated - a small number of entries - but plenty of interest. I still feel Adromischus has become a very popular genus, but perhaps not many people take photos of them compared with flowering cacti!
These are the 4 photographs I chose for closer inspection:
Mat's photo would have benefited from removing the label and a better background and lighting, so I discounted that first, leaving three well-presented photos. It was a close run but in the end, after also looking at each at 'full resolution', I chose Terry's photo of A. cooperi.
I particularly enjoyed the textures of the leaves, for example:
Well done, Terry!
These are the 4 photographs I chose for closer inspection:
Mat's photo would have benefited from removing the label and a better background and lighting, so I discounted that first, leaving three well-presented photos. It was a close run but in the end, after also looking at each at 'full resolution', I chose Terry's photo of A. cooperi.
I particularly enjoyed the textures of the leaves, for example:
Well done, Terry!
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(Gasteria, Mammillaria, small Opuntia, Cleistocactus and Sempervivum are my current special interests)
Treasurer, Haworthia Society
Chairman, Tephrocactus Study Group
Moderator, BCSS Forum
Kent
(Gasteria, Mammillaria, small Opuntia, Cleistocactus and Sempervivum are my current special interests)
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Re: February 2024: Adromischus
Thank you for the shortlisting, and a very deserved rejection of my entry. I need to invest one day in a proper photography setup with nice greyish background and some soft, diffused light.
Well done to all other participants and congratulations Terry!
Mat
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Re: February 2024: Adromischus
Thanks TonyR and MatDz
I have few Adromischus but I'm finding them of interest because of that beautiful texture which does lead itself to being captured photographically. Getting the lighting "just right" is the key to capturing that texture.
I'll find my thinking cap ... and I'll be back presently with the title for March 2024.
I have few Adromischus but I'm finding them of interest because of that beautiful texture which does lead itself to being captured photographically. Getting the lighting "just right" is the key to capturing that texture.
I'll find my thinking cap ... and I'll be back presently with the title for March 2024.
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. Recently discovered gorgeous Gasteria.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs. Recently discovered gorgeous Gasteria.