Ann, the problem is that the florets only open at night so some form of artificial lighting is necessary. The flowers are hardly photogenic in daylight hours. I'll see what I can do.
Alan C On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 7:12 PM ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > Alan - great that your draecaenas are running wild!... looking forward > to seeing them in good light... mine held the blossoms for a fair amount > of time > so I hope yours do... The direct flash photos are nice to document the > event but not so good for revealing how lovely those flowers are.. > > Never did get any more blooms on them ... its been close to ten years > now :-( > > ann > > On 5/4/2022 12:50 PM, Alan C wrote: > > I have 4 species of Dracaenas in my garden. The plants grow well here > > & are quite drought resistant. They are common in the coastal forests > > of Natal & Mozambique. They have all flowered spasmodically over the > > years (at night) but this years all simultaneously, probably because > > of the high rainfall & warm conditions we have been experiencing. > > There are literally thousands of flowers. The evening air is heavy > > with scent, even 20m away. This evening I took a couple of flash > > shots. I waited around for ages for a Hawk Moth or two but no luck > > with that. Scroll R for a wider view > > > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/52050058811/ > > > > K5 & DA 18-55 WR > > > > Alan C > > > > -- > > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > -- > ann sanfedele photography > https://annsan.smugmug.com > https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts > https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
