One photo every day: Cataloguing the plants Part #4, Crassula (209/365)

in onephotoeveryday •  7 years ago  (edited)

Nighty!

Vera woke me up in the middle of the night and asked if I shot my daily photo.

I hadn't. Why was I sleeping anyway?

So I had to set up my studio in the middle of the living room and start shooting.

Here's what I got:

Crassula
Crassula ovata

Camera body: Canon EOS 550D
Lens: Sigma ART 50 mm ƒ/1.4
Aperture: ƒ/1.4
Exposure: 1/200  s
ISO: Dual-ISO 100+200

I got this plant from my mother as leaf cuttings when Vera and I had moved together sometime after or about 2002. Anyways, I later ended up making a few cuttings from it myself. So, while this one likes to crawl, I've had success in growing its siblings (?) in upright manner to look more like little trees.

This plant hangs out on a small cupboard in front of our livingroom window. Something for Kiemis to look at.

I've been very tired lately. I have also started sneezing again. Another flu or cold coming up? I could do with a recovery holiday trip to some warm country I guess.



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Cataloguing the plants Part #3, Leo's Senecio serpens (205/365)
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Wow! How you did it? My last was dead :(

Nice looking plant. Looks like it is very well taken care of.

Sorry about the flu @gamer00. Deal with quick before it becomes full blown.

Nice photo though.

This plant... why is it growing to the left side? :D
That's a huge angle comparing to the normal position in which plants often grow lol.

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It's partly because plants want to grow towards the light, and since this one is situated in front of our livingroom window, it yearns for those afternoon rays and grows ever so hungrily towards the window whenever the sun is shining on our balcony and through, into our livingroom. :)

The other part of it is that I haven't kept turning the pot around every now and then to balance the growth.

Oh, it was obvious about the light. Sometimes I surprise myself how uneducated I am lol.
Well... Plants can even grow from the rocks or almost dead land. So it shouldn't be huge miracle for a plant to grow to the left))

I simply love your plant photos. Everytime there is new one from you, i’m eager to hear story behind it. And it also makes me eager to get more of these green beauties in my own apartment! Aren’t crassulas very slow to grow? So have i heard..

Thanks, I really appreciate the nice words!

I wouldn't say they are slow, alas Wikipedia disagrees. Maybe I've just not kept books on those many years they've taken to grow.

One thing I do know for sure is that if I had only one plant, I could use its leaves to create as many new plants as there are leaves on the original tree, and in a year or two I would have a small forest of jade trees, provided I had enough pots and soil. :)

Small forest in your own home sounds awesome!

 Thank you for posting dear @gamer00

Vera woke me up in the middle of the night and asked if I shot my daily photo. 

Well seems like Vera is in more stress and don't want to let you miss your daily target's and helping you throughout this journey to achieve the Target (365/365)

& how quickly you set up for studio for this shot "Crassula ovata" That is looking really nice ...Excellent shot 

 I got this plant from my mother as leaf cuttings when Vera and I had moved together sometime after or about 2002 

So many memories must have been attached to it always take care of it and keep sharing :) 

 I've been very tired lately. I have also started sneezing again. Another flu or cold coming up? 

Well take care from the start and take proper rest and keep clicking and steem on :)

Have a great Cheerful day ahead 

Cheers.  

When i said shooting a daily photo was hard work it wan't a lie, even if you where half sleep and a little sick i think you took a very good photo, but i am seeing soup photos coming out next? I hope start feeling well after a good night of sleep. Cheers

@gamer00,
A Steemian told me "Cold Water Shower" is a good way to fight against fever and flu :D I didn't check it, but if you wish you can try! Make a life insurance before that lol :D

Wonderful photography! How many times I told you you are addicted like me do :/

Cheers~

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I've heard that ice swimming in a frozen lake has similar effects. Not that I'm very keen to trying it out...

How many times I told you you are addicted like me do :/

Not sure, but I recall you mentioning it once or twice. ;)

Great dedication,
I hope I can take my own #onephotoeveryday project as far as yours

Btw to be a photo taken in the middle of the night and half asleep it looks great

Onkos tämä nyt se rahapuu mistä silloon puhuttiin? :)

Keittiössä on kaksi, mutta Vera halusi ehdottomasti että ottaisin just tästä olohuoneen kasvista kuvan. En tiedä miksi. :-/

Nice shot as always! Have you ever been to Turkey? If not, you should come. I'm sure you will not regret it :)

Thanks! I have never been to Turkey, but in a matter of fact there are some places I would like to visit if I ever came over.

This place (Kapadokya):

...and this place (Myra Necropolis):

...and Palmyra too:

Seeing the ancient City of Troy would be nice, and maybe some other places too; Gopekli Tepe, Lycian tombs, the ghost cities of Ani and Kayakoy... :)

  ·  7 years ago (edited)

Thank you, you make me happy with this detailed comment :) I hope you do it! You know the places to visit in Turkey :) There are more and I couldn't visit all of them yet. I think the most efficient city is Istanbul. If you like historical places, you absolutely like this city. You should travel all over turkey for nature wonders :)

That's some great dedication to wake up and do that in the middle of the night! :D

Well worth it though

Thanks! Well I'm 209 days in, it'd be foolish to stop now. ;)

Yeah that would suck a lot...

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I love to have plants in home because they are live and you can feel ho them change the atmosphere of your home, now i have some hiedra plants in my home and they work very well to filter the air that reaches my house :) nice pic @gamer00

wow..nice capture..and hope you are alright..i wish you a speedy recovery :)

nice pecture it appears to be in the middle of the day.. even though you are tire, maybe you need a little of paracethamole friend

With a flash and a couple of fill lamps everything can seem like a day. :)

Sup @gamer00, Good picture, I like that this angle and not centered, to bad to hear about the flu, but we appreciate your dedication, I hope you feel better and a road trip will be awesome for you proyect to with some location photos when you feel better ofc, remember to drink a lot of liquid and chicken soup that's what I always do when I feel bad.

One comment everyday: congratulate! Nice decision in the middle of night :) you can also use this daily photo to wake up in the morning, it can make you wake up easier :)

Nice photo of a crawling plant! Please take some vitamin C for your weaken immune system. Having plenty of sleep would help too. Your consistency of effort is amazing!
I am astounded by your ability to make a good and awesome photo of anything in your house!!

For the picture it is similar to the woman's hair, lol
For sneezing I advise you to drink orange juice or eat it

get well really soon

I'm still trying to do that, a daily photo, so far I've only been three days
https://steemit.com/sevendaybnwchallenge/@lanzjoseg/day-3-black-and-white-photography-challenge

wow beautiful shot indeed and that plant looks so cool and attractive, thanks for sharing such amazing shots with us, Stay blessed

lovely capture @gamer00
Cheers!

Nice photos and article..Thanks for sharing.. @gamer00

Very nice photo @gamer00.

     Resteemed!

Very cool.

Great capture!!! By the way hope you are doing alright.Have some rest.Then you will be fine.This is a picture I took recently.It is the same as your capture.That is why I thought of sharing

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-cheers-

Awesome work dear thanks for sharing keep it up

Plant leafs looking amazing, good pic taken by you.

Nice contribution of Crassula ovata..Handsome click taken @gamer00. Nice to decided to upload there.

@gamer00..hey bro really a nice photography...looking awesome..every day you choose a very good and intresting things to took a photo.really your have soo creative thoughs in photography..thank you for sharing with us....

This is the most thrilling part of this post. I like when wives are supportive of there husband even if they dont get actively involved.

Vera woke me up in the middle of the night and asked if I shot my daily photo.

I send steemingly steemit regards to her for waking you up in the midnight to get something so cute as that picture.

It's such a amazing click. Nice photo taken by you. Thanks