Thanks, Chadwell ji ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "C CHADWELL" <[email protected]> Date: 8 Nov 2016 7:22 am Subject: Identifying and Photographing Cotoneasters To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> Cc:
Dear Mr Garg, I am about to check PRIMULA entries/postings on eFI. May I make a suggestion to help improve the present poor situation with identification of Cotoneasters. Whilst we are all happy to attempt to make an identification from only I or 2 images, often not in close-up, why not encourage the serious and regular photographers by highlighting which parts of the more difficult genera should be photographed - the important (at times diagnostic) features can be missed unless you know what to look out for or take note of. *What I am suggesting you add to your site is in bold & italicised below.* Back in the days of slide and print film, it was only economic/practical to take 1 or 2 photos per plant. I take pretty good photos using a modest compact digital camera obtained second-hand by my sons from e-Bay. Nowadays such cameras are available in India and anyone able to take trips up into the mountains can afford such cameras. With today's memory cards and easily re-charged, small batteries, one can pretty much take as many images as one likes. With practice, respectable results can be achieved and once in a routine, taking 10-20 images quickly does not use up that much time. An expensive, complex camera is not required. Since we have an active specialist for this genus in the UK (albeit not using e-mail but I am able to act as intermediary) who I think will be willing to look at further images of this genus taken in India. I will be posting her a CD containing all available images from efI later today. But to be fair to Jeanette Fryer, the images taken in the future should be as good and informative as possible and not just one or two general photos which makes it much harder. She may provide some additional advice but in the mean-time, I think it would be helpful for you to insert an entry along the lines of: *ADVICE ON PHOTOGRAPHING COTONEASTERS* into the section covering this genus. The following is based upon the notes she provided for the Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland where she is one of the Panel of Referees and Specialists who are willing to either be sent pressed specimens and/or photos of plants belonging to particular genera growing in the UK by members of that society: *Pressed material is preferred but as this is impractical and would require formal permission from the authorities to collect and send from India, then it must be photos, however, kindly make the following notes including colour of petals, filaments & anthers and/or fruit, plus number of stamens, styles and/or nutlet number in fruit. Be sure to photograph a young non-flowering shoot to * *illustrate the shape of young leaves. Make sure you carry a x10 or x20 hand lens to help examine the flowers.* *For Cotoneasters and all other plants, it is recommended that AT LEAST 10-20 images are taken per plant/specimen from which* *the best 8-10 (or so) are selected to post. The photos should include habitat, habit of plant, close-ups of the flowers showing both petal and sepal detail plus foliage including upper and lower surface of the leaves. * *You can look at my recent posting for Cotoneaster humilis to get an idea of what to aim for. Anyone wishing further advice* *on plant photography is welcome to contact me.* *Chris Chadwell. November 2016* Best Wishes, Chris Chadwell 81 Parlaunt Road SLOUGH SL3 8BE UK www.shpa.org.uk -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
