Lots of random carnivores...

[amphirion]

derbyensis hasnt done well for me either...so far, im 0 for 2.
your stuff looks pretty nice! thanks for sharing!

 

[Peatmoss]

Thanks!

My derbyensis survive but they are small and really lanky, not what they should look like. I am holding out hope that they will do better during the warm summers we have here.

 

[DragonsEye]

Inspiring collection you have there!

 

[Peatmoss]

Thanks!

I took a few more photos:

D. adelae:

D. capensis "typical":

D. regia:

D. venusta:

Cephalotus looks like it got hold of some lipstick:

N. veitchii with a little bit of banding:

This one is of the nectar secreting protuberance underneath the lid but it did not quite turn out:

I also took some better photos of my setup:

 

[mass]

WOW. I had to scroll back up to remind myself who the grower of such a beautiful spread was. Very nice.

 

[Peatmoss]

Haha! Thanks!

I was taking some photos during my tryptophan induced torpor and some of them turned out:

A bad photo of D. regia but I like seeing the sessile glands:

A D. regia leaf unfurling:

I have not yet shown any Utricularia in this thread and my seedgrown longifolia are looking good:

Love cephalotus:

N. veitchii is drooling a little bit, just like me at christmas dinner:

 

[JB_OrchidGuy]

Awesome pics.

 

[lizasaur]

Super collection and incredible photos! Thanks so much for sharing!

 

[oen13]

Awesome collection and shots Peatmoss and your sundews are beautiful!

 

[Peatmoss]

Thanks! You should see the plants I don't show, much more horticultural mediocrity going on off screen ladies and gentlemen.

More pictures:

D. ordensis never fails:

My first Pinguicula propagation success, P. cyclosecta:

D. paradoxa is also quite nice:

P. gigantea is my favorite ping by far, very tough:

Sphagnum growing in with some D. adelae, this sp does well in lowland conditions but I believe it is a temperate species:

D. adelae, my favorite dew to photograph since it has so much dew all the time:

N. veitchii:

 

[Peatmoss]

And I am back!

D. slackii is getting a little bigger:

D. burmanii "typical" is looking good:

Bad photo of my schizandra:

D. capensis "red" does not have the colouration that I think it should:

Thanks for looking!

 

[Peatmoss]

Is there anyone out there?

The fuzz on D. ordensis is surprisingly water repellent:

D. burmanii:

D. capensis "albino":

Cephalotus finally has it's red on:

Utricularia longifolia, I would have liked a slightly longer plane of focus on this one but I have yet to get a photo stack program:

Thanks for looking!

 

[LeafKirby]

You might need some more practice with that camera.

 

[mikefallen13]

I might need to give dews a try, I never realized that they were so beautiful. Very nice!

 

[Peatmoss]

@leafkirby: I do indeed, But this thread is about the plants not just my photography.

@mikefallen13: You definitely should!

 

[Nep Lover]

beautiful plants and photos nonetheless

 

[Peatmoss]

Excuse my brief absence, had to do some schoolwork.

I was playing around with an ipad app called softbox pro, and the photos turned out sorta well. A bit of a takeaway from my usual style but I don't mind them.

D. adelae:

D. capensis "narrow":

D. paradoxa:

N. veitchii:

I really think my photography is improving bit by bit, I keep finding new features on the camera though...

Constructive criticisms are appreciated!

 

[Wire Man]

I like the softbox stuff. Your D. burmannii is looking awesome! Have you tried stopping down your lens to get more in focus?

 

[Peatmoss]

Softbox is awesome. Really nice to be able to adjust all your lighting paramaters, 10 out of 10 on that.

Burmanii is really dewy, but I can't seem to get the tentacles to move quickly. Perhaps its too cold.

What do you mean by "stopping down"? I have adjusted the setting indicated by "f" but it seems to decrease the photo quality.

Thanks!

 

[Wire Man]

Yup, higher F stop number. I don't have any trouble stopping down with my macro lens in regards of image quality. It does lower the shutter speed, but a steady hand or tripod can fix that.