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Impala lily OOB


Impala lily OOB
Photo Information
Copyright: Wia Kotze (viawia) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 504 W: 32 N: 861] (3889)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-03-10
Categories: Nature, Artwork, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Exposure: f/3.2, 1/60 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Succulents & wild flowers - Namakwaland, Out of Border (OOB) Images [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-03-17 13:11
Viewed: 580
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Back to the succulents as promised. I was asked by a friend living close by to take photos in her garden and to my surprise saw that it was an Impala lily that she wanted a pic of. Since it is a succulent it also fits in nicely with my theme for succulents.

The photo itself was taken late afternoon and flash was used. It is a difficult plant to get a very sharp photo of since the inside is rather "woolly" and soft. However it is great for making out of border images :-)

Hope you will like this bright one too.
Thanks for visiting

Here is more from the Internet about this beautiful poisonous plant!

Adenium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, containing a single species, Adenium obesum, also known as Sabi Star, Kudu (or impala lily) or Desert-rose. It is native to tropical and subtropical eastern and southern Africa and Arabia.
It is an evergreen succulent shrub in tropical climates and semi-deciduous to deciduous in colder climates, is also dependant on the particular species.

Growing to 1-3 m in height, with pachycaul stems and a stout, swollen basal caudex. The leaves are spirally arranged, clustered toward the tips of the shoots, simple entire, leathery in texture, 5-15 cm long and 1-8 cm broad. The flowers are tubular, 2-5 cm long, with the outer portion 4-6 cm diameter with five petals, resembling those of other related genera such as Plumeria and Nerium. The flowers tend to red and pink, often with a whitish blush outward of the throat

Adenium is a popular houseplant in temperate regions. It requires a sunny location and a minimum indoor temperature in winter of 10 °C. It thrives on a xeric watering regime as required by cacti. Adenium is typically propagated by seed or stem cuttings. The numerous hybrids are propagated mainly by grafting onto seedling rootstock. While plants grown from seed are more likely to have the swollen caudex at a young age, with time many cutting-grown plants cannot be distinguished from seedlings.

The plant exudes a highly toxic sap which is used by some peoples, such as the Akie in Tanzania, to coat arrow-tips for hunting.
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  • juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2639 W: 1 N: 1262] (15433)
  • [2008-03-17 14:25]

Hola Wia,
bello trabajo y magnífica composición, espléndidos detalles y color,
saludos

hello Wia,

Beautiful fresh flowers, composed in a lovely combination of three and imaginatively presented! The colours are well-saturated and I like how you have shown the shine on the leaves.

kind regards,
Bev :-)

Hallo Wia.
Really beautiful presented flower picture.
The dark middle background gives it good dept.
Pragtig stukkie werk, Wia.
Groeten van Jan

Hello Wia!
Nice flowers and beautiful framing!
Nice colours!
Lovely composition!
Best regards!
Lili

...I return... :)

Excellent artwork Wia. The flowers have been well positioned withing the frame and have good colour and detail which your framing has further enhanced. TFS,
David

Many thanks for your comment on ‘In the Forest’

Dis verskriklik mooi...een van ons mooiste wilde blomme wat al so huishoudelike naam geraak het....het jy al die spierwitte gesien?

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  • ayse51 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1683 W: 124 N: 1437] (20268)
  • [2008-03-18 13:26]

hi Wia,
beautiful coloured flowers.Very nice compo and framing.TFS.Necla.

Hallo Wia,
sehr schöne Blume mit tollen Farben. Der Rahmen gefällt mir nicht. Ich finde er ist zu "bunt" und lenkt zu sehr von dem Motiv ab. Es ist meine Persönliche Meinung:). Manchmal ist "Einfach"...schöner.

Gruß,
Chris

Hi Wia,
Very nice colors, good sharpness and detail in this lovely presentation.
TFS
Regards,
Lurdes

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  • BenF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 299 W: 0 N: 341] (3049)
  • [2008-03-19 13:28]

Hi Wia,
This is beautiful. Nice and sharp with good composition and nice colors.
I love your framework.
Well done,
Groete,
BEn

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  • dareco Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1717 W: 16 N: 840] (15143)
  • [2008-03-20 0:53]

The color is brilliant, and I especially like how the leaves look in this one. All of these plant pictures are getting me excited about spring and planting flowers, etc. Another very nice picture. TFS

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