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Polypodium musifolium
Posted by MadScientist (Düsseldorf, Germany) on 23 January 2008 in Plant & Nature.
This fern is usually called Crocodile Fern due to its reptile-looking foliage. I saved this one from a dark and very cold store where it was stuck in an awful vase. Now it's a vigorous grower and got quite large.
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Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
The detail is beautiful, MS. The texture looks like the parched ground of the desert, only green.
23 Jan 2008 7:07am
@Michael Skorulski: If you look at the leaves from above they really appear reptile skin-like. This is a very attractive fern.
Laurent from Lyon, France
superb! this green (that seems transparent on the left leaf), the details on the leafs, the composition and DOF.
Just superb!
23 Jan 2008 7:16am
@Laurent: Thank you very much! There was a lamp just behind the plant, thus the transparency effect :-)
10cré from Versailles, France
C'est superbe ! quelle douceur dans les couleurs :-)
23 Jan 2008 9:02am
@10cré: Mercy beaucoup, très aimable! :-)
Kelly from Ontario, United States
Very nice. I really like the texture and color of this one.
23 Jan 2008 9:32am
@Kelly: It became some sort of monster :-D
If you plan to grow your own make sure you'll have enough place!
Steven from Montreal, Canada
Nice backlit shot, the color and patterns are great!
23 Jan 2008 9:42am
@Steven: Thanks a lot, Steven! Indeed, it's very beautiful. What you can't see here is its attractive waxy leaf surface.
Ina from Krugersdorp, South Africa
Awesome capture, great color and shadows!
Interesting information, never seen one like this, thanks for sharing!
23 Jan 2008 2:40pm
@Ina: If you'll find a half-shady place in your garden / on your balcony you could grow your own, but better have enough room for it! It can get quite large :-D
Irina Sh from Moscow, Russian Federation
Oh, so beautiful! perfect pattern and colors and lighting!
23 Jan 2008 3:18pm
@Irina Sh: Thank you very much! I saved it from a deathly cold place, so I consider it a happy plant :-)
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
Great backlighting. It really brings out the detail.
23 Jan 2008 5:33pm
@Laurie: Thank you so much! Glad you like it!
danthro from Suburbia, United States
neat macro! great color and detail and light.
24 Jan 2008 12:01am
@danthro: Thank you :-)
JoeB from Brampton, Canada
Great colour the reptile look was the first impression.
24 Jan 2008 3:22am
@JoeB: I'll have to make a capture of its surface, the skin effect will be even stronger.
@Sharon: Thanks! :-)
@alexdpx: Thanks! Just another fern from my plant collection... :-)
Rabbit from Richmond, United States
LOVE the closeup. Makes me feel as if i'm wrapped in the leaves.
24 Jan 2008 6:25pm
@Rabbit: This is more approximate to the truth than you might think, since this one got really, really big! :-D
Michael from Wuppertal, Germany
EInfach wunderbar! Es ist immer wieder erstaunlich, was die Natur zu stande bringt!
24 Jan 2008 7:09pm
@Michael: Ja, das ist ein echter Spaßfarn: wächst wie verrückt, braucht wenig Pflege und sieht auch noch schön aus.
@Porcsin: Thank you so much! I'll be able to make some flower photographs, soon. Then it will get more colorful here ;-)
@Brites: I'll have to make a surface shot next time. You'll like it :-)
@ajoeh: According to your present sky images I already guessed that you would like the green tones of my ferns :-)
juant3 from Bremen, Germany
Like the great texture here... Wonderful way of capturing it by letting the light go through...
26 Jan 2008 10:02am
@juant3: Thank you! It was then located in my 'light shelf', so to take this shot was sort of obvious. :-)
@Zing: Thank you, much appreciated!
Daily Phototherapy from Sacramento, United States
Remarkable color and pattern and textures. Brilliant capture!
13 Jun 2008 4:14am
@Daily Phototherapy: ...and one of my largest ferns...
@dj.tigersprout: :-)
