December 2022 - Spirals

[edds]

A reminder .... a fortnight remaining for the competition. I'd like more spirals ..... please

I have a couple I'm hoping to take but need to be able to remove the fleece on one and water the other when it warms up!

[Aiko]

Trachyandra tortilis:

Trying to spiral, but still needs some lessons.

[ianstrutt]

G rawlinsonii spiral form.jpg

Gasteria rawlinsonii (Spiral form)

Cracking plant - I have what I believe is the Gert Smitskloof variety, which doesn't seem to spiral at all! I've found G. rawlinsonii much harder to come by than some other gasterias...

[el48tel]

What we lacked in number of entries was more than compensated by the quality. It was a difficult decision to make. Remember, I was judging the photographic merit, not the horticultural merit of the entries.

Ralphrmartin
Haworthia maughanii
Lovely looking plant. Well conveyed. I’d SLIGHTLY darken or brighten the top dressing to focus attention more on the plant.

bobblackbird
Eulychina Castanea
Well displayed plant. Well differentiated from the background. Good use of darkfield illumination.

rodsmith
Mammillaria hahniana
Captures the subject. . I’d SLIGHTLY darken or brighten the background to focus attention more on the plant.


bobblackbird
Cereus forbesii
The subject is well differentiated from the background, but needs a touch more illumination to allow us to see detail in it. Good use of darkfield illumination.


jenniemay
the spiral is well emphasised. I’d prefer a little darkening of the background since it’s slightly distracting

Tony R
Gasteria rawlinsonii
The subject is well presented. Good use of dark field illumination. Just darken the backdrop slightly.

Aiko
Trachyandra tortilis
I’d like to see more of the plant. My eye wants to see what is missing at the bottom of the picture. I’d decrease the brightness and increase the contrast in the greens, and darken the greys to emphasise the plants and “lift” it from the backdrop.

The winner is Eulychina Castanea by bobblackbird
The runner up is Gasteria rawlinsonii by Tony R
Over to you bobblackbird to choose the January 2023 subject

[bobblackbird]

thank you el48tel

[JessieJim]

Eulychina Castanea Spirals

Wow where can I order it?

[bobblackbird]

Ebay

[Aiko]

Aiko
Trachyandra tortilis
I’d like to see more of the plant. My eye wants to see what is missing at the bottom of the picture.

There is nothing more to see. It is a bulb. The leaves just pop up from the soil.