Hi folks!
 

Hi from everybody!
after being a member for quite a while I've decided to 'de-lurk' as it were.

I've been growing for about 3 years now [anything and everything].

It started with one little Den. kingianum I found in the garden left behind by the previous owner [and grew in soil :shock: for a year or two] and now I have roughly about 130 different species and hybrids.

Last year I joined the local orchid club, which has been great.

I have a blog on an Australia orchid site- this is my latest entry:
Cochleanthes aromatica 'Magnifica' | Orchids Online

And I also upload a lot of orchid photos to my Photobucket account, especially 'macro' ones such as this:
CaromaticaMagnificaMACROVBIG3.jpg - Image - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting



It needs a little work as the site was down and I have missing photos to replace :(

This old entry:
Study greenhouse update. | Orchids Online
shows my main GH that I have been growing in since autumn last year [but it's outside now not inside!].

I also have a table outside with orchids, two fishtanks inside and another tiny plastic GH but I'm at that point- where I need more space :evil: .

Sound familar? ;)

Damian.

Oh boy! Have you found the right place!!! :banana:

Welcome to Orchidboard...glad to have you among the active members :clap: :clap: :clap:

I look forward to seeing you around the board :)
A bunch of us are usually in the chat room each night, starting around 8pm est...you're welcome to join us :cheer:

:welcome: Aboard it's great you have released the de-lurk button and join in on the fun here on the OB. Many of us nahhhhh...all of us need more space. Your :photo:s are great, lots of biggin's. :banana:

Taking photos.
 

Thanks guys!
Having a digital camera really helps in getting an ok photo.

Besides the macro function, it is so easy and convenient to be able to take around 60 photos at a time, download them to the computer, erase the card
and start all over again :banana:

It can be challenging with Pleurothallis and other small/tiny flowers just to get them in focus, but you get to see a whole lot of detail that can be hard if not impossible to see with the naked eye.

For example:

Image of P. matudiana flower. - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

Image of A macro photograph of Masdevallia pachyura bloom - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

Great photos, Damian :clap:
Thanks for sharing :clap:

Hello and welcome to the forum !

Thanks guys!

Actually that photo of the P. matudiana is the reduced version, good because it shows the flower in relation to the foilage but this is the full size- of the same photo which gives much more detail :)
Pleurothallis matudiana | Orchids Online

Tindomul, although I've browsed through the forums and in particular your threads and photos on your vivs I can't remember if you grow any of your pleuros in them?

I have most of mine mounted and they love it, I'm thinking of turning my 3ft long fishtank, that currently has Masd. Drac, Pleuros, Stellis etc in it, into a vertical viv- so I'm going to have to get around to grilling you some time over your very fantastic vivs :lol:

The Pleurothallidinae subfamily has some very small flowers but I love them! :drool:

I have a Pleurothallis hypnicola that hasn't gone out of flower since I got 6-12mnths ago. :cheer: