I wanted to add a photo that is typical of this winter one that has had no let up and given no quarter. We have had so few breaks of fine weather it has been consistent clouds and rain. Even this photo was taken in the rain this morning under an umbrella but worth it .
My Introduction to this plant was in summer setting up a Milky way shot sat on the small plants only to find out just how sharp and hard those needles are. look at the orange shot in the wild that's what i sat on.
The flower of the Drosera Menziesii not seen by many people.
This wild Group has been in my care for the last 7 years they are put in a place so its the same as their natural environment. They get full summer heat and almost look like its a dead group till there is natural water "Rain" and been so much of that this year they are flourishing. all I do for this group is remove any weeds that are trying to grow but the summer dry out kills most which is so extreme nothing survives.
Sadly no milky way shot or not even one deep space photo for the last month, each photo I have taken has taken a full month to get three nights.
Last year, nothing like it this year.
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Old Owl said:
Steve Paxton replied to Old Owl:
this what you are looking at that rock out in the wild. This the same place they came from and they way they live is just as you see the rock group. My introduction to these was trying to set up a shot for the milky way. I saw the plants and thought ok I can sit on them big mistake each leaf is as sharp as a needle. Potentially these plant a well over 150 years old when you look at their growth pattern. A real WA plant from the wild and still going in the city.
Stephan Fey said:
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Herb Riddle said:
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raingirl said:
Do you keep the plant at your house? The third photo shows it inside?
How different is it for you to photograph micro verses macro?
Gillian Everett said: