Aeonium succulent(s) #2 by goodoleboy
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Captured 1/20/14, early in the AM, about a mile from my habitat.
No way was I going to pass up that backlighting.
Definitely worth a ZOOM.
Aeonium (tree houseleek) is a genus of about 35 species of succulent, subtropical plants of the family Crassulaceae. The name comes from the ancient Greek "aionos" (ageless). While most of them are native to the Canary Islands, some are found in Madeira, Morocco, and in East Africa (for example in the Semien Mountains of Ethiopia).
Source: Wikipedia free encyclopedia.
Again, many thanks to poet001 for identifying this species.
Arrivederci.
Comments (16)
Splendid work on this very lovely capture, Harry.
Brilliant pic, Harry!
wonderful looking
beautiful plant and captured, great lighting and green Color tones.
Gorgeous and what a nice job working with the light. Another great shot!!!
splendid capture with an awesome lighting !!!
fine shot!
Fantastic colors and light. Excellent and very beautiful shot.
Nice shot dad. They almost look like green pine cones.:-)
Wowie! That fantastic light shows all the little teeth around the leaf edges, and highlights that delicate point on the tip of each one. Stunning capture, Harry. Very well done indeed!
One of the many amazing & beautiful structures that nature has evolved - great capture...
Gorgeous plant my friend, excellent capture as always!
they are beautiful!! light is awesome!!
Glorious lighting brings this plant out perfectly Harry.. Excellent shot indeed! Rob
beautiful, I might have tried to shoot up at the plants a bit more and to avoid the bit of hardware or trim behind, but that can be hard on the knees, Nice work.
With my arthritic knees I'm lucky I got down that low. And I'm searching for old rusty Chevrolets I can post for you.
This one is even more dramatic than the previous Aeonium, as it's almost an ocean of petals, lights, and "starbursts". (The plants surrounding your main subjects, here, seem to flare out like starbursts---maybe in part from your pov and the natural distortions of a closeup shot.) I agree with comments above: This is just beautiful. Even the woody stem---of the biggest succulent of the bunch---is a fine contrast, its bony contours and light grays adding nice contrast to all those greens. It's not easy to get this spread-of-light in such a cramped space: In fact, it's downright hard. You mentioned your arthritic knees: You must have had some pain getting this shot. But it sure works for your viewers: The potpourri here is lush and all-gving. And, as Denise said, the light makes the tiny spindles and points of each leaf stand out beautifully. What a symphony of light and its effects: a real cornucopia. Beautiful work, from single to group-portrait (aeonium 1 and 2). This almost feels 'underwater' in its rippling light and forms. A beautiful series. (In your comment to Lynell, you spoke of shooting some old rusty Chevrolets: The thing is, in your gallery, it's perfectly natural to have light and shadow on succulents, one day, and decay-magic in an old car, the next. On paper, it sounds like 2 photographers at work; but in your case, it's all from you. Finding the dance wherever it can be found.)