Tangled Branches: Cultivated
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Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Fun with Scanners
I decided to try my hand at scanning flowers after seeing it here, here, and here.
Howmydoin?
Labels: epimediums, scanner, violas
12 Comments:
Great, Entangled! Nice plant selection, too.
Annie
Wow, that was quick. Great scan and choice of plants. I can't wait for the season to bring more plants and flowers to scan. I can see everyone scanning like the jigsaw cutting everyone did at the turn of the century. A new interesting hobby.
I loved seeing the epimediums! Your pictures are beautiful. What fun it will be all summer long!!
All: thanks for the compliments (not like I fished for them or anything *grin*). I'll definitely do it again. Scanning, that is.
Ki: Your post was the one that got me thinking I could actually do this. When I read Kathy's and Carol's posts, I thought I'd have to hunt for black cloth and flattish flowers, but your choice of plants and the fact that you just left the scanner cover open gave me inspiration and motivation.
Aww, shucks, glad to be of help Entangled. The Epimediums look gorgeous. What kind are they?
I notice that the fall off in light is pretty great the further away the plant/flower is from the glass in my scans. I wonder if extra lighting from the sides would help or maybe even cutting a hole in the bottom and adding an extra light. I will experiment with a flashlight or actually I have an old photoflood lamp I could experiment with. I'll let you know how it works.
I meant to ask... what kind of scanner are you using? I'm going to create a spread sheet of scanners people are using to create their images so we have a means to compare which ones (scanners) do the best job. Thanks.
Ki: I too wondered about some kind of supplemental lighting, although I actually like the shadowy look on your scans. I'm using an HP Laserjet 3030 All-in-One. It's badly in need of cleaning on the inside of the glass due to some drywall dust (long story), but I'm reluctant to take it apart. We mostly just use it for faxing and photocopying.
I was afraid somebody would ask me what those Epimediums are. They're the first ones I ever bought, and the labels are long gone. I looked through Darrell Probst's pictures though, and I think the yellow one might be E. x versicolor 'Neosulphureum'. The white one, I don't know. I'll look through my notes and see if anything jumps out at me.
I'm lovin' those epimediums! This will be my first year trying them...hope mine bloom as nice as yours!
Just wanted to say that the Mina vine needs a fair bit of sunshine I think. Mine have always done well in a west location with hot afternoon sun.
I am not sure what the white epimedium is ... I discovered shoots of mine coming up today.
Have a good weekend!
That is really cool! Nuf said.
Lisa: my epimediums didn't do much for the first couple of years in the heavy clay, dry shade etc. Hope yours increase and bloom faster.
Kate: thanks for the Mina tip. I'm far too optimistic when I estimate how much sun I have. I think I have some seeds left over - maybe I'll try them in a new spot this year.
Marc: a desk in the garden? Neat idea! I love your bug pictures - do you participate in bugguide.net?
You did great! I'm not brave enough to try this...I'll let you all perfect it...although I must say, the ones I've seen are all stunning.
Add me to the list of your epimedium admirers!
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