I am heading to San Diego March 18th. Other than San Diego Zoo and Quail Botanical Gardens, anyone know of any other bamboo to see in that area. I may head up to Los Angeles as well. Thanks in advance for the tips.
Of course I will post lots of pics...
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RE: Heading to San Diego...
Just checked the weather forecast for San Diego, CA. Highs around 65F and lows around 52F. Will have to bring a jacket. 90's to 100F here. I guess no more shorts for a week.
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Here are the pics... enjoy: http://www.boonut.info/photoalbums/cali ... ndex0.html
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Boonut,boonut wrote:Here are the pics... enjoy: http://www.boonut.info/photoalbums/cali ... ndex0.html
I had heard that the left coast had trouble getting the B. v. 'Wamin' to form compressed nodes and your pictures definitely prove it.
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I initially thought they had a mistake in terms of identification, but later confirmed that is how they grow there. The one at Bamboo Headquarters was the same, although you could see some swollen nodes... just nothing like the ones here.
Other things in the photos... Dendrocalamus giganteus flowering. I saw a Dendrocalamus Latiflorus "mei nung" at Bamboo Headquarters that had no sign of the mozaic potex virus.
The D. giganteus flowering may have been the result of the heat/smoke from the recent fires or the cold temps in that area from this past winter.
Other things in the photos... Dendrocalamus giganteus flowering. I saw a Dendrocalamus Latiflorus "mei nung" at Bamboo Headquarters that had no sign of the mozaic potex virus.
The D. giganteus flowering may have been the result of the heat/smoke from the recent fires or the cold temps in that area from this past winter.
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Allen,
Great shots! You seem to have a great feel for composition, and technically they are really well shot as well. How did you get such great shots at the aquarium? I would have expected to see just shots of the flash reflecting off the glass. Maybe you had the lens up to the glass and shot a slow exposure pic using the available light coming down from the top?
Anyways, while I like all the shots, here is my favorite, it looks like it could be a cover to a book!
I really like how the waxy culm with the compressed internodes (terminology is probably incorrect?) has a slightly blueish-green color that just makes the coolest culm in the whole bunch pop right out at you!
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Great shots! You seem to have a great feel for composition, and technically they are really well shot as well. How did you get such great shots at the aquarium? I would have expected to see just shots of the flash reflecting off the glass. Maybe you had the lens up to the glass and shot a slow exposure pic using the available light coming down from the top?
Anyways, while I like all the shots, here is my favorite, it looks like it could be a cover to a book!
I really like how the waxy culm with the compressed internodes (terminology is probably incorrect?) has a slightly blueish-green color that just makes the coolest culm in the whole bunch pop right out at you!
---Sven
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RE: Heading to San Diego...
That was bambusa membranaceous. There were two culms that looked like that. The compressed internodes look like it went through a fairly dry time. Last year, they had the fires and then this winter the low temps got down well below freezing just 20 miles inland from there (17F).
As far as the aquarium pics, I just set the ISO a little higher and shoot at an angle so the flash doesn't bounce back. All were shot with my trusty Olympus 8080. None of those pics were "fixed"... I wanted to get them online as soon as possible. Always fun and challenging to shoot aquarium, terrarium, and general zoo pics and make them look semi natural.
I measured most of the big ones, so I would know exactly how large the culms get there. The D. Giganteus was on a hill side and I wondered how the keep it watered. The soils seem to be perfect for bamboo... so the only issue is humidity and watering.
As far as the aquarium pics, I just set the ISO a little higher and shoot at an angle so the flash doesn't bounce back. All were shot with my trusty Olympus 8080. None of those pics were "fixed"... I wanted to get them online as soon as possible. Always fun and challenging to shoot aquarium, terrarium, and general zoo pics and make them look semi natural.
I measured most of the big ones, so I would know exactly how large the culms get there. The D. Giganteus was on a hill side and I wondered how the keep it watered. The soils seem to be perfect for bamboo... so the only issue is humidity and watering.