Project 52 - Kristianna-Marie (Kris V)

[Kris V]

You say you used silver efex, but it's in color (or at least some color). So what exactly did you do in Silver Efex? Or did you maybe mean Color Efex? Either way, it's a very cool pic!

I used SilverFX - and then blended the B/W layer with the original colour layer, using Luminosity blending mode with 45% opacity. This will let the colour of the original layer come through.

[Kris V]

Blooming progression of a rose: (4 days)

Day 1


Day 2


Day 3


Day 4


We left the country yesterday to go back to town, so there's no day 5.....sorry I missed it.

[oldgreygary]

Thats a really interesting series Kris. It reminded me about a bunch of bananas that I got from the supermarket the other day. After only a day they showed signs of beginning to lose their freshness. I find these sorts of sequences that show the cycle of plants fascinating. A very thought provoking set of images.

Cheers for now

Gary

[Kris V]

Thats a really interesting series Kris. It reminded me about a bunch of bananas that I got from the supermarket the other day. After only a day they showed signs of beginning to lose their freshness. I find these sorts of sequences that show the cycle of plants fascinating. A very thought provoking set of images.

Cheers for now

Gary

Thanks, Gary!

[johnbharle]

Blooming progression of a rose: (4 days)

For some reason, Days 3 & 4 won't load on my computer. But the first 2 days are exquisite!
john

[Goldcoastgolfer]

That's a very interesting series Kris - I'm used to seeing them turn from a bud to a rose but not the other end of the lifecycle. I like the way you've composed the background to really accentuate the different stages of life. Very nicely done.

[Kris V]

I think I skipped a week - to many other things going on.
Walking through the woods, I spotted this strangely twisted tree.
Nature is its' own artist for sure!

[FrankMi]

A very interesting shape! Thanks for sharing.

[Goldcoastgolfer]

It looks like it must have had something wrapped around the trunk at some stage.

[Kris V]

It looks like it must have had something wrapped around the trunk at some stage.

More than likely - there are a lot of vines around in this neighbourhood.

[johnbharle]

I think I skipped a week - to many other things going on.
Walking through the woods, I spotted this strangely twisted tree.
Nature is its' own artist for sure!

If I had to guess, I'd guess it was being strangled by a vine. Beautiful, though! How did you get your background to fade like that? Looks like it's in front of a screen or something. Very nice!

[Kris V]

If I had to guess, I'd guess it was being strangled by a vine. Beautiful, though! How did you get your background to fade like that? Looks like it's in front of a screen or something. Very nice!

Quite easy actually. Duplicated the background, extracted the trunk on its' own layer, and set the blendingmode of the duplicate layer to 65%, while the trunk-only layer was slightly sharpened and stayed at 100% opacity.

[Kris V]

Not pretty and nothing special. I need to print these out so I can take the pictures to a nursery and find out what these black thingies are (looks like coffee grounds ) and what I need to get rid of them, and rescue my plants.
Since I'm in a total slump with P-52, I decided to post them anyway.
Hey, maybe someone knows what I need.....????
I found those this morning on some of my succulents, and it seems to do quite a bit of damage.



and a bit more detailed:



PS-I did not hurt the worm - s/he is on this earth for a reason. I just broke off the leaf and put it away from the plants. S/he's happily cruising around on the walkway, and hopefully survives.

[Geoff F]

That looks a bit like the remains of a spider's meal that has dropped from a nearby overhanging web.

[Kris V]

That looks a bit like the remains of a spider's meal that has dropped from a nearby overhanging web.

Then there must be a lot of spiders!
One of these succulents is beyond salvation - it's just covered in this black crud - whatever it is.
I'm going to a nearby nursery tomorrow to find out what can be done about it.

[rtbaum]

I truly believe that the back stuff is frass, alias "drek".. I also believe the culprit is your little green worm. What type damage to plant?

[Kris V]

I truly believe that the back stuff is frass, alias "drek".. I also believe the culprit is your little green worm. What type damage to plant?

The leaves turn yellow, then brown, and then shrivel up completely.
I have another batch of the same succulents in another place in the yard, and they don't seem to be affected.

[johnbharle]

Not pretty and nothing special. I need to print these out so I can take the pictures to a nursery and find out what these black thingies are (looks like coffee grounds ) and what I need to get rid of them, and rescue my plants.
Since I'm in a total slump with P-52, I decided to post them anyway.
Hey, maybe someone knows what I need.....????
I found those this morning on some of my succulents, and it seems to do quite a bit of damage.

PS-I did not hurt the worm - s/he is on this earth for a reason. I just broke off the leaf and put it away from the plants. S/he's happily cruising around on the walkway, and hopefully survives.

My guess is the black things are her doo-doo. Bacillus Thuringensis (or BT) will take care of the worms and save your plants.

[rtbaum]

I would suggest cutworm. Look at soil line of plants and see if the plants appear to be cut off near soil line or slightly below.

[Kris V]

I would suggest cutworm. Look at soil line of plants and see if the plants appear to be cut off near soil line or slightly below.

One of them was - the root is still in the ground, but the plant looked as if it broke off.
At the nursery they told me that, yes, it could be cutworm. They suggested yo just remove the affected plants (I did) and then spray with an insecticide.
I hate to that - birds eat insects, and I don't want to poison them.
I'll try to find a solution on-line for a more humane solution.
I Hate Yard work!!!!