Hello, all you night owls! Pat, I can't say enough... gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!!! Choose a favorite? I don't think I can! I like them all! I can definitely see the H. aulicum in your cross, and I love that red! H. aulicum must be the English Bulldog of the Hippi world, with very strong genes! As for the epiphytic growth... I've always loved seeing how you do that! I had thought of using a coco lined basket and an orchid medium to try growing a few of my bulbs. Maybe I'll give it a try this summer. All in all, I'm very impressed! Phenomenal photos, Pat! Thanks for sharing! My ex was Navy, and was very disappointed to find out that his partial colorblindness would keep him from being a Seal. He did two tours on the USS Truxton. Me, I've never been diving, though I've always found it interesting. It's probably safer if I just watch it on tv! :-)

Wear a color close to the complexion of the skin. That why the exposure isn't off. IF you have darker skin but wear a bright white shirt then contrast of the tones will place havoc on the metering and the exposure of the picture. For example, with darker skin you might have to pump out more power to properly expose the skin color, that pump of power might cause the white clothes to be over exposed. IF you have white skin, flash power is powered down to properly expose the skin, and if your wearing a dark fabric, then it becomes underexposed, a dark blob. Nothing too bright nothing too dark and you ll be fine, you are going to a pro so if make a tad bit easier for him it should turn out great...also stay away from sheen material...oh the pain of taking pictures of wedding dresses.

They all look great. I have to find windowsills, too. Mine are taking up valuable real estate in the sunroom :-) I still have more Jade/Aloe than window space, though.

I stand corrected. It is Forty Days and Forty Nights. I didn't take a picture of the label and it burned me. Gauchito Gil is indeed an unusual color and I like it a lot. It is a small (four inches) flower from Curt Hanson. It is in my guest bed from the club.