November Flower Photos of the Day

[Charlie]

Here's a fantastic photo from Darrens garden of Cindy's Heart.

Charlie

[DavidU]

Has anyone else been having problems viewing photos on the forum recently?  I've tried my PC and tablet as well as three different web browsers and I am still having issues.  I've been away for a few weeks so perhaps something has changed?

The photos are not coming up automatically and when I click on the hyperlink I receive this message: "Deprecated: preg_replace(): The /e modifier is deprecated, use preg_replace_callback instead in /home/hidden/www/www/forum/Sources/Load.php(225) : runtime-created function on line 3".

[Kyle]

Yes same problem and having trouble logging in and posting.
Kyle

[Kyle]

Yes same problem and having trouble logging in.
Kyle

[Charlie]

We just found out about it although apparently it has been going on for about a week now. Hopefully we will have it fixed by tonight, depending on what the problem is.

Charlie

[Cindy]

Thanks for the alert, Darren! Sorry for the glitch!!!!!! The forum should be working properly now. If you have any more trouble, email me back!

Cindy

[DavidU]

Everything seems to be fine now - thanks Cindy & Charlie!

Back on topic, here's my first Voodoo Magic bloom which opened on Tuesday indoors!

[DavidU]

First bloom on Love Story this past Sunday.  I've had this CV for a while, but it took its time growing.  I pruned it and has now begun spreading out and forming buds.

[Kyle]

Final Time for Magic of the season.   This CV is a real challenge for me.
More Tsaritsa blooms.   The pinks/red fade which brings out more of the blue/purple body.
Kyle

[Kyle]

David,
Nice job pruning Love Story, I would have done the same.   I pruned  Tarzan just like it but I don't expect buds until next season however it is taking off again under leds.
A few months ago I said I had a Space Oddity photo but I wasn't ready to post it.  Here it is.   
My Brother stopped over Sat. over  Labor Day weekend to take some photos of my flowers.  After we shot Tarzan, Tahitian Princess, and Silver Lining all of the sudden Space Oddity opened.   I told my brother to hurry up because I knew that the petals were going to reflex.
There was about a 3-4 minute window where this Space Oddity had opened and paused before it re flexed.
My brother was able to get a few shots  then all of the sudden the petals re flexed right in front of our eyes and had to stop shooting because the shape of the flower was re flexed. 
Sometimes the blooms from Space Oddity reflex a little bit.  Here is a shot of Space Oddity right after it opened and just before it re flexed.  It held this position for like 3-4 mins.    My brother used an entry pro Cannon camera with really nice  Macro lens but we are still trying to figure out how to capture all the different colors find the natural contrast.   There are a few colors that the camera didn't pick up like this crazy green band just outside the purple.   For some reason  the bright pink along the edge of the petal  didn't turn out how I expected.   It was my best Space Oddity and it was unexpected.     My brother used an awesome  macro lens with a technique called photo stacking which is why the entire part of the flower is in focus including the stigma pads.
This photo consist of a few photos stacked together which is why everything is in focus.  While he was taking the photos, I was holding his  special 5,000 Kelvin Ice Light 2 instead of using a Strobe flash.    We also have  some really nice shots of Tarzan, Tahitian Princess, Wow Factor, from that  day in which we will be releasing them and launching our  hibiscus photo section.   Stay tuned  for the link because our hibiscus photo section from my own flowers will be launching very soon on our website. 
Kyle

[DavidU]

Awesome Space Oddity Kyle what a beauty!  I also love Time for Magic.  What have been your major challenges with this CV?  That's also pretty neat that you and your bro have a website launching.

I decided to take Silver Lining home and have brought it under the T5 lighting for the winter.  I had this plant indoors with decent window lighting all summer and it did really well and it seems to have adjusted to the move just fine.  Here's its first bloom under the T5's.  I look forward to observing how it does under florescent lighting over the winter and eventually seeing how it does when placed fully outdoors for the first time next spring - a lovely, exotic CV by Charlie.

Here's another shot of a hibiscus I've shown in the past called Electric Plum. This CV also blooms often under florescent lighting although they tend to be on the smaller side. I really like the white rays on this one along with reddish/magenta bleed it shows on its edges.

[Kyle]

Nice Electric Plum David.
Czarina

[Kyle]

Here is a day 2 Czarina.  
The colors of the bloom faded just enough to where my camera cooperates and captures very close to how I see it in person.  

[DavidU]

Girl Next Door has grown out and is rewarding my patience with some absolutely gorgeous blooms.  Also a bush shot for the second photo. This CV will be pruned back soon after this initial blooming phase so I can try to get it to branch out some more and then try to grow some new plants from its cuttings. I also crossed this bloom with one from Sea of Tranquility...No idea if it will set but it's all I had to work with at the moment.

Also, my heavily pruned back Rainbow Christie is still blooming, now indoors under T5's along with another deep purple Electric Plum, Love Story slowly inching towards a book shelf and two nice Silver Lining blooms to finish off November.