Pleione 2012

[enrico]

Yes, it is a good explaination of the manual procedure... I chose the "easy way"... In short I connected my camera to a netbook and, after setting a few parameters, the camera was used to take a sequence of shots with different focus (piloted by a program named dlsr bracketeer). The sequence of shots was given to a second program (combineZP) that isolated the focused portion of each image and combined all the focused parts together in one image. The result is an image with a very extended depth of field.

If you are interested these are all the results of the experiment on this flower (same subject, different background / light and so on):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/enrico_dutti/sets/72157629545377605/with/6966416527/

[Maggi Young]

Enrico, this is most interesting, thank you.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Nice Pleione en good shots Enrico !

I have Pleione eiger - cream form in flower at the moment.

[Graham Catlow]

Very nice early start everyone.
Mine are weeks away - even humilis.

[sottych]

hello ,
Here this is  my pleione these day , the first flowering is Formosana 'Clare'

[Pete Clarke]

This Sifaka clone is flowering now for the 2nd time and is better than last year. Agood sized flower & depth of yellow and is a good grower.

[monocotman]

Peter,
 a fantastic Sifaka.
We're still very short of good yellow hybrids.
Is it darker than Shantung 'Ducat'?
You ought to have it propagated!
David

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Fantastic Pete !!!
Wish I could find it... 

[Slug Killer]

Lovely Sifaka Pete. Should have a few flowering this year so it will be interesting to see the variation. If it's anything like yours I'll be very happy chap.

Pleione Danan is a new one for me and not very interesting but another photo to add to the collection.

[Pete Clarke]

The Sifaka lip is a little darker than Ducat and the equal of a good forrestii. The petals have a very slight reddish veining (which is picked up by my camera & had to be "Photoshop" corrected. It certainly will be a keeper.
I have another 10-12 clones ready to flower, some for the first time and I will try to show these in due course.

[monocotman]

Peter,
looking forward to seeing more of your Sifakas.
I have a couple just bought this winter.
I hope they are as good as this one!
David

[ThomasB]

That Sifaka is great! 


I got this Eiger from Potterton's as 'Cream Form' but to me it looks rather like 'Snowflake'. What do you think?

[Pete Clarke]

Here is the other coloured clone of my Sifaka's.
Others are opening but I shall be away for a week. I hope they last ok with this warm weather anticipated.

Thomas, your cream Eiger dosn't look like mine, which has much browner lip markings & darker coloured bulbs. It is nice though.

[Maren]

Hi ThomasB,

looks like  P. Eiger 'Snowflake' to me.

[sottych]

Hello,
Here the flowering of Pleione , is Fomosana 'Clare' and 'Cairngorm'