myxodex
Well-Known Member
It's been just a long time since I posted anything that I've had to figure out how to do it all over ! I been on the move so had to leave most of my paphs behind:sob:
Anyhow neos are such tolerant, convenient little orchids. My Seikai has decided to bloom for me this year. I bought this as a small one growth plant from Glen at a show in Portsmouth some years ago. I've discovered that I've been starving my neos ... something I read. However I've had to use distilled water since my move a year ago and I added a very small amount of plant food with every other watering. For many of my neos last years leaves are bigger than previous years. You can see this on the Seikai. I've also had to get my own camera which I'm still learning to use. You may notice something odd about these photos ... I have some issues with focussing ... so I've cheated here ... I came across this freeware program from another forum (combineZP). It's called "focus stacking" ... you take a bunch of photos of the same scene at different focal lengths and let the software sort it out for you. The results are a bit odd ... you get some smudging of smooth texture-poor areas and ghosting of foreground things close to the camera. I don't mind ... sort of comes out like cross between a photo and a painting. Firstly the buds ..
Flowers in dim light ...
Flowers in early morning sunlight ...
The flowers hadn't quite finished opening, the petals did go a bit more vertical after these shots.
Cheers,
Tim
Anyhow neos are such tolerant, convenient little orchids. My Seikai has decided to bloom for me this year. I bought this as a small one growth plant from Glen at a show in Portsmouth some years ago. I've discovered that I've been starving my neos ... something I read. However I've had to use distilled water since my move a year ago and I added a very small amount of plant food with every other watering. For many of my neos last years leaves are bigger than previous years. You can see this on the Seikai. I've also had to get my own camera which I'm still learning to use. You may notice something odd about these photos ... I have some issues with focussing ... so I've cheated here ... I came across this freeware program from another forum (combineZP). It's called "focus stacking" ... you take a bunch of photos of the same scene at different focal lengths and let the software sort it out for you. The results are a bit odd ... you get some smudging of smooth texture-poor areas and ghosting of foreground things close to the camera. I don't mind ... sort of comes out like cross between a photo and a painting. Firstly the buds ..
Flowers in dim light ...
Flowers in early morning sunlight ...
The flowers hadn't quite finished opening, the petals did go a bit more vertical after these shots.
Cheers,
Tim
You've impressed me with your tenacity in waiting this one out until it was finally ready to bloom, and I'm sure you feel it was worth the wait as well. This little guy is tough as nails and puts up with most anything, but getting him to bloom takes both a bit of luck and some skill. Job well done! :clap: Explain your comment about "starving my neos" if you would, please. 
