Janaki ji, Gurcharan ji, and all friends, Whatever be our problems, the fact remains that more photographs are always better than just one OR two !!! My thoughts were put in a lighter vein highlighting the possible situations which leads all of us to default on what we want.
The request has been put several times by many of us. Me too joining in requesting each of us to capture as many photographs of a plant ... it is a sure help for ID. Regards. On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 11:39 AM, JANAKI TURAGA <janakitur...@gmail.com>wrote: > Dineshji, > thank you for pointing out the problems in plant photography. > i too face problems in capturing more images of a plant for identification > and one of the reasons often for me is lack of memory space in my camera, > and strong wind factor. > It is for these and other reasons-i am sure other members would list their > own problems, that I have asked for images that would help in identifying a > plant. > For me this would help in focusing on the important aspects related to > identification of the plant and in choosing what to photograph! > Kind Regards > Janaki Turaga > > On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 11:27 AM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> ... my own thoughts: >> >> ... this is a kind of Catch-22 situation for me !!! >> >> While would like more pictures for a good attempt at identifying the plant >> from all members (including me) ... there are more times that I have found >> capturing poor and precious shots in at least 2 major circumstances: >> >> 1) suddenly realizing that the drizzle is no more a drizzle ... and find >> rain drops in dangerous positions on my camera !! >> 2) there is no more time for any captures ... "a cruel decision often made >> by friends accompanying me" ... and then coincidentally Mother Nature starts >> throwing her charms !! >> >> Regards. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 10:56 AM, JANAKI TURAGA >> <janakitur...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> >>> Gurcharanji, >>> good post, would be more useful if it is demonstrated with >>> photos provided with each each view that is required for identification. >>> kind regards >>> Janaki Turaga >>> >>> On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 4:03 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> I have often been writing on the need for structures other than flower >>>> upper view for proper identification. Last few days we have seen this more >>>> often. Yesterday I saw a photograph sent by Ritesh ji, which I just passed >>>> off as some member of Caryophyllaceae, and was just about to write Arenaria >>>> sp. when I thought of checking it. I downloaded the picture to my desktop, >>>> magnified it using my phot editor and was surprised to find plant with >>>> alternate leaves which are somewhat circuluar with cut margins. It took me >>>> some more time to identify it as Saxifraga sibirica, and hope >>>> identification >>>> turns correct. A simple web photo does not show any of these. >>>> >>>> I again request that members who especially go out on photography >>>> trips should bring back at least three snaps: photograph of twig with >>>> inflorescence and insertion of leaves and their shape; a top view of flower >>>> to show petals, stamens and carpels; and a side view of flower to show >>>> bract >>>> (if any), calyx and other features. I think with these three photographs, >>>> identification would be a much simpler process. Any additional snaps are >>>> always a bonus. In many plants basal leaves and upper leaves are different, >>>> and always helpful in identification. So is fruit if available. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>>> Retired Associate Professor >>>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >
