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Living Stone Succulent Flowers

Image by Bill Gracey
This plant is a type of succulent called Lithops from the Greek word meaning "stone". The plants are also called "pebble plants" or "living stones" because they look like stones when they’re not in flower. Where it’s positioned in our yard, the flower is only open for about two hours a day.

Strobist info: Simple soft lighting from one YN560-II in a 24 inch softbox, camera left at 9 o’clock about 4 inches from the subject. For fill light I hand held a large, silver reflector disk at camera right. The flash, in manual mode, was triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N.

Other plants, flowers, fruit or thingys that I’ve photographed using strobes can be seen in my Strobe Lit Plant set. In the description for that set, I list resources that I’ve used to learn how to light with off camera flash, and the equipment that I use. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/

If you like pictures of cactus and succulents, you might not hate my Cactus and Succulents set. That set can be seen here www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157633383093236/…

Royal Liver Building

Image by Bev Goodwin
I thought it must be time for another Liver Building shot…imposing and beautiful even on a grey day!

Sunlight Under a Live Oak Tree

Image by Old Shoe Woman
Explore #23

After arriving home from work and getting ready to eat supper, I looked out the window and saw beautiful colors shining from the setting sun. I hurried outside to capture it. The majority of the trees in south Georgia stay green all year round; therefore, I must find other colors from other sources.

Actually the tree trunk is a pine tree which stays green all year, and branches from a nearby live oak tree are showing in the foreground. Live oaks stay green all year too and are Georgia’s state tree.

This photo is straight from the camera–just my back yard. All I did in PhotoShop was add my name in the corner.