Euphorbia

Gallery: FloraPosted September 12, 2010108 views10 comments

Third (out of four) shot of the succulentae series we started two weeks ago. This time an euphorbia; this is a paticular (almost 1:1) of a crested plant from our garden. Cristation or fascination is an abnormal development of an apical meristem characterized by indeterminate proliferative growth. A plant becomes crested when its apex develops laterally from a linear meristem rather than a single point. The plants take initially the form of a fan, then undulate, and end up resembling brains. Some cristation are real living sculptures, and are sought after by amateurs and collectors.

Thanks for looking; comments and suggestions appreciated. Larger version provided.

D&L

Canon 40D, sigma 150macro, 1/40sec, f/13, ISO100, tripod, natural light.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on September 12, 2010 at 1:04 PM

My favorite of what was already a very fine series. Love the pattern, the spatial distribution of the thorns, the light and the presentation. Exceptionally well done for my tastes.

Pat

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on September 12, 2010 at 1:46 PM

Very neat shot. like very much the pattern of this image.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on September 12, 2010 at 6:23 PM

Fascinating image ( and description ), Daniel and Loana. I like the patterns here very much, though I do wonder about small crops either side to eliminate the half-seen spikes. This grows on you as you look.

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Comment posted by jamie pringle on September 12, 2010 at 7:10 PM

Interesting growth, and excellent composition. You can see the lateral growth on the right side. I like the colors, lines, and the spines

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 12, 2010 at 8:53 PM

Hi Daniele & Loana

Pat said it all for me!! Beautiful and classic work

Albert Darmo. Canada

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on September 12, 2010 at 9:13 PM

Hi D&L,

I like the study in textures and contrasts in this image. Those thorns really look sharp!

Carol

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on September 12, 2010 at 10:46 PM

Daniel and Loana, Excellent work. Just those curving lines would have made an excellent photo with graphical qualities and now the spikes make it even more interesting.

If you are OK with it, suggest cloning out the spikes touching the left side of the frame.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 13, 2010 at 2:05 AM

D&L
Your succulent series is getting better with each post. Great work.

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Comment posted by Andrew Finlayson on September 13, 2010 at 5:39 AM

Great comp, really like the lines in this image.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on September 13, 2010 at 3:59 PM

Thank you all for the kind comments. We agree about the half spikes on the left. We tried to crop them but when we eliminate those one, some others were cut on another side. So we decided to leave everything as it is. We didn't try cloning.

Thanks again

D&L

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