Photon-packing generalist photographer with a penchant for weird and surreal forms of light.
I’ve photographed hundreds of glowing
flowers since 2014 after seeing Oleksandr Holovachov’s work with
ultraviolet-induced visible fluorescence (UVIVF) photography.
Each time I do a set of UVIVF photos, it
starts with going out under the cover of darkness to snatch
unsuspecting flowers growing around the neighborhood. I rarely know what
to expect from a flower before I get it back to shoot. Some I think
will dazzle end up flopping, and others I am surprised by their colors
or light. Every one is a surprise!
In the same way a tee-shirt blue glows
under a black light, most organic material glows at least a little with
UV stimulation and in all kinds of colors. To make the most of it, I
make sure I’m working in the darkest environment I can and use a 365nm
light so the camera can’t see the UV light.
Any time the flowers are hit by
sunlight, they’re letting off their own glow in response and it’s simply
overwhelmed by the sunlight we can see. These photos capture something
we always see, but never can observe. More info: cpburrows.com|| H/T Bored Panda
@kihaku-gato that’s a good idea! thatd be much more fun to do tbh.. especially in watercolor! that’s give such a variety of things to paint since I can’t stop with the flowers lol!
but I feel ya.. it happens. I wonder if it’s the “structure” of daily pieces (or weekly or whatever you set your plans on) or somethin?
Flowers are fun so I can’t blame you for wanting to continue on with painting flowers lol..
The structure is part of my art-block for sure, some of it is also just getting myself to even draw anything period; Part of that being skill-frustration and the other part of it just being the sluggish struggle to accomplish anything presentable.
Fortunately though
I’m starting to find/seek out other creative vents to compensate.
This big red guy can close it out. They did actually all have labels (thanks, Connecticut Dahlia Society!), but I was running low on battery when we arrived and decided not to take pics 😦
You sure it’s not Jovibarba? They’re very similar but Jovibarba has this… unique subtle shape that Sempervivium has a harder time mimicking.
I’m not sure at all, it definitely could be! I snagged a few pups, so when they get a bit bigger I’ll take some pics (I’m still pretty inexperienced making succulent IDs).
You could tell if they bloomed as the flower is different, otherwise they’re not easy to tell apart and have the same care requirements anyway. I’ve know Semps to look super different depending on the conditions they’re grown in.
^ plantanarchy’s got a point there. They’re honestly very visually similar to each other and fortunately have very similar care requirements. Taking the ID of them being Semperviviums is still pretty wise as they are far more common than Jovibarbas anyways.
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