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by WoBo
Fri Nov 29, 2024 4:58 pm
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: November 2024 - What is flowering for you this November?
Replies: 23
Views: 886

Re: November 2024 - What is flowering for you this November?

This photo of a Delosperma aberdeenense flower was taken on my balcony this afternoon. Of course, from a photographic point of view, it's nothing but garbage - my apologies! But I'm moving to another city soon and my camera equipment is already packed. Delosperma aberdeenense WB20241129 142359.JPG ...
by WoBo
Mon Aug 19, 2024 8:19 pm
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: August 2024 - Your favourite
Replies: 14
Views: 760

Re: August 2024 - Your favourite

So here's my entry for the 2nd best favourite - from my point of view there can't be anything better than el48tel's Epicactus ... What a gorgeous, fantastic, brilliant, perfect, stunning ... photograph!!! The plant I'm showing here has a name so long that it hardly does fit on any label ...
by WoBo
Thu Jun 20, 2024 7:40 pm
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: June 2024: size doesn't matter
Replies: 18
Views: 1128

Re: June 2024: size doesn't matter

My contribution is the result of an experiment I tried last year. I took a series of photos of a young Pediocactus knowltonii from a lower perspective, each with a slightly different focus, and then stacked them. Since I don't have too much experience with this technique, the result has some visible ...
by WoBo
Sun May 05, 2024 4:39 pm
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: April 2024 - Bursting out of the pot
Replies: 8
Views: 2621

Re: April 2024 - Bursting out of the pot

Found this plant when visiting a friend on Wednesday. Extremely impressive spination shown by the plants in his collection, but one day too late :wink:
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Wolfgang
by WoBo
Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:58 pm
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: March 2024 Marvellous Mesembs
Replies: 10
Views: 4633

Re: March 2024 Marvellous Mesembs

Last month I wasn't able to contribute - no Adromischus in my collection. This month I had to search my photo archive a little longer, as I had already presented several mesemb pictures before, including some as night bloomers ... So here is my March selection: One aspect I love about mesembs is the ...
by WoBo
Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:38 pm
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: January: Graphic
Replies: 19
Views: 5437

Re: January: Graphic

Some people say that I have difficulty making decisions. However, I don't know ... :roll: Well, I'll sort it out backwards: 8. There's juster's Ferocactus pilosus ; maybe it's the slightly unsteady border at the top right that keeps it off the winner's podium. 7. With Mike T's Mammillaria hahniana ...
by WoBo
Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:39 am
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: January: Graphic
Replies: 19
Views: 5437

Re: January: Graphic

On the one hand (and first of all), I'm really delighted with the high number of entries - that hasn't always been the case in recent months! On the other hand, this means real work for me: There are so many great photos that I can't quite make up my mind yet ... After sorting out a few shots (e.g ...
by WoBo
Thu Jan 04, 2024 1:56 pm
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: January: Graphic
Replies: 19
Views: 5437

January: Graphic

No flowering succulents on my hands, and I assume it's not much different for you ... So I suggest a theme where we can focus a little more on the plants themselves: Images with a graphic effect . Structures / textures / patterns are a feature that succulents offer all year round, whether through ...
by WoBo
Wed Jan 03, 2024 7:48 pm
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: December: Winter
Replies: 6
Views: 6682

Re: December: Winter

Just came back from a few days off - and now I found Ali Baba's choice as a nice surprise. Thanks for picking one of my pics!
I hope for an overnight inspiration for a topic to start into the new year ... and will let you know tomorrow (in case of a successful epiphany ... :wink: ).
by WoBo
Sat Dec 30, 2023 1:50 pm
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: December: Winter
Replies: 6
Views: 6682

Re: December: Winter

This winter has not been very photogenic so far, so I've dug out a few older photos. One with snow, a hybrid of Opuntia fragilis , WB 1 Opuntia fragilis 'Füssen'.JPG ... and some with hoarfrost / ice crystals: Sedum acre WB 2 Sedum acre.JPG Sempervivum hybr. WB 3 Sempervivum hybr..JPG Sempervivum ...