Challenge for Pictures in a Series: Motif or Concept Flowers & Plants with Water Drops!

[Asher Kelman]

Plants don’t just get “wet”. The water beads up according to different rules on each plant.

The differences can be remarkable!

A start:

Asher Kelman: “Cala Lilly in the Rain”
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Add yours!

Asher

 

[Asher Kelman]

Name the succulent!

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Asher

 

[Peter Dexter]

Where I am it's hard to find flowers without water droplets. Epidendrum species orchid.

 

[Asher Kelman]

Peter,

I like these!

Succulents like these became popular here only in the past 10 years or so. Before that it was a rare indoor plant!

Asher

 

[Asher Kelman]

Interesting how the water clings to the edges of the Cala Lilly flowers but slides of the succulent edges!

Also the size of the drops vary more on the Lilly. I think the the surface tension is much, much lower on the succulents and so, perhaps, fine drops coalesce more easily.

Asher

 

[Asher Kelman]

The rain seems to slide fast away from the succulent leaf edges!

The Cala Lilly edges appear to grip the New rain drops longer!

Asher

 

[Asher Kelman]

These flowers catch one drop on their base and a few along the stems, that’s all!

 

[nicolas claris]

Name the succulent!

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Asher

Superb colors, superb framing!
But what is it ?

If it were not an iPhone shot, it could be printed really large, that would be superb (did I say superb?) on a wall…

 

[Asher Kelman]

Superb colors, superb framing!
But what is it ?

If it were not an iPhone shot, it could be printed really large, that would be superb (did I say superb?) on a wall…

I have this with my GFX too as you have been my conscience when I take short cuts. So I went out and repeated the shots after warming up with PG Tips British Tea.

Asher

 

[nicolas claris]

I have this with my GFX too as you have been my conscience when I take short cuts. So I went out and repeated the shots after warming up with PG Tips British Tea.

Asher

Cool! we want to see the GFX version!

 

[Asher Kelman]

Superb colors, superb framing!
But what is it?

I believe it’s this Succulent, Crassula platyphylia

The variety might be Crasula Bergundy platyphylia

If it were not an iPhone shot, it could be printed really large, that would be superb (did I say superb?) on a wall…

Which picture are you referring to? I would have imagined the raindrop-laden white Cala Lilly to have topped your list for printing!


Well, I will now review my GFX versions and hope they are as wonderful!

Asher

 

[nicolas claris]

I believe it’s this Succulent, Crassula platyphylia

The variety might be Crasula Bergundy platyphylia

Thanks!

Which picture are you referring to? I would have imagined the raindrop-laden white Cala Lilly to have topped your list for printing!

Sorry, the Lilly seems to "easy", a perfect catch but well…
I'm referring to this one:

Well, I will now review my GFX versions and hope they are as wonderful!

Not done yet?

 

[Asher Kelman]

Demain!

Ici

 

[Jim Olson]

Name the succulent!

This is a Kalanchoe thyrsiflora lol

 

[Asher Kelman]

Interesting identification.

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I thought it was this Crassula platyphylla “Burgundy Jade Plant”

 

[Asher Kelman]

I now don’t know which species it is for sure!

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