Purple Pics

[ReservoirDog]

I know, I totally get it. Thats why I've thought it best to give you a break but I'm feelin blue and was really missing you. Now that I'm growing again and even though I'm 100% on the level I had all this anxiety and fear crop up. It was a regular feature in October back in my guerilla days, as I spent many weeks transporting up and down the coast with kilo after kilo loaded in the hold. I used to paint each side of my boat a different colour so shore watchers would not think it the same boat going back and forth. You have to imagine, this is a deep, mega mountainous environment with hundreds of fjord-like channels and very, very sparse human habitation, so you always remembered every boat that went by. Then I had to get it into buyer's hands and you know who paid best... ugh. Anyway, I got full-on PTSD symptoms after 8 seasons of it all, and didn't miss the excitement one bit at the end. Lots of close calls, chases, and madness. Anyway,, this year all the feelings came roaring back even though there's nothing to fear and I'm an indoor grower anyway so time of year doesn't matter anymore. But, after reading all the outdoor harvest blogs and threads, somehow just growing again was enough to make it all come back after two decades. Weird, huh? I'm glad yer alright. I was really worried based on nothing in particular and hadda talk to Rex to help me calm down. Glad yer well m8. real glad.

 

[ReservoirDog]

I wonder if I can run 2 heads off the existing heat pump?

yeah, fer sure you can. Gotcha on the comms issue. I'll think about that. Know whatcha mean, good opportunity for both of you. Canadians are taking up personal growing like mad and soon a dedicated grow room will add value to your property value in the same way an inground pool does. When a separate building this is of course ideal for all-concerned. If they're professionals they ought to respond to arguments like that. Your professional experience in the trades and as business owner, plus amazing thread building abilities and commitment to sponsors make you the ideal candidate.

BTW, if you want any help making a concise version of this year's grow thread I'd be happy to help, just let me know. Or if I can help you write any proposals or WHY, not that you wouldn't do a great job, but, if for whatever reason I can help, I'm happy to.

 

[ReservoirDog]

Well, just create a post on one of your threads, addressing them and your needs, and the potential for back-scratching. Then email their marketing guy and a normal manager, both I reckon, and have the email body simply be a link to the post you wrote directed at them. We could do a concise version of your last big grow, and then also show them the stats you collected all this time.

 

[just starting]

What a cola, WoW fantastic.
Excellent work Amigo.
What strain is it?
Hope everything is going well.
Thanks for dropping in and sharing with us.
I appreciate it.
Take care my friend.




Stay safe
Bill284

This is God gift. Have a great day and be safe.

 

[DoobieDuck]

Dove back into my archives for these, Doobies' Purt. Doobies' Purt = Esbes' Afghan x ErdPurt BX(Esbe Erdpurt (Erdbeer x Purpuera Ticinensis). Those 3 seed gave me one survivor, a boy. They're sorta purple on the edges,

 

[ReservoirDog]

@DoobieDuck , you've stared at trichomes through some nice glass a decent amount of time, it appears, so maybe you have an answer, once and for all, for a question I have.

When I see trichs through scopes and camera lenses head-on and even from somewhat oblique angles I always see a circle of light, a distinct ring that's much lighter than the rest of the trich. What I wonder is - is this the end of an inner 'tube' that feeds the thc into the 'bulb', or is it merely a result of camera lens refraction and/or reflective light as it hits camera sensor?

This image is not my own, is borrowed from a google search only to illustrate what I'm asking about. Please don't reuse image, I have no permissions for use.

 

[Stunger]

@DoobieDuck , you've stared at trichomes through some nice glass a decent amount of time, it appears, so maybe you have an answer, once and for all, for a question I have.

When I see trichs through scopes and camera lenses head-on and even from somewhat oblique angles I always see a circle of light, a distinct ring that's much lighter than the rest of the trich. What I wonder is - is this the end of an inner 'tube' that feeds the thc into the 'bulb', or is it merely a result of camera lens refraction and/or reflective light as it hits camera sensor?

This image is not my own, is borrowed from a google search only to illustrate what I'm asking about. Please don't reuse image, I have no permissions for use.

Sorry to butt in here RD, but I think what I am seeing is a reflection, the trichome heads are like little fish eye camera lenses and reflect back accordingly with any light source showing as bright. Some macro photography is done with a full or partial LED light ring that sits around the camera lens for a nice soft illumination but I think it tends to be reflected back as little LED rings on subjects like these.

 

[ReservoirDog]

That was my initial and constant interpretation but over time I've become less confident as I zeroed in on it by now hundreds or more times with different images. It may even be both. My photography education and limited professional experience agrees with you, it tells me this is simply how the light collects and it might even be resolvable by the human eye if one exceptional enough were applied. And yet..... other pics, not this one, now and then create some doubt. Perhaps I need a botanist to weigh in and remove all doubt. Thank you for responding @Stunger .

 

[ReservoirDog]

It could also be a visually captured delineation between the older material that's already oozed out and begun hardening, changing its density in response to the environment, while the new, fresh inner goo pushes against it, enlargening the entire structure from within and revealing a line between the two states of originally identical matter, now differentiated. I dunno.

 

[DoobieDuck]

ReservoirDog I'll have to agree a bit with Stunger but add a little. The light is a reflection of what lighting is used, but I rarely use ring light on my trich shots and some of them display the same thing. The bright spot in this image was definitely

the one single bulb! So refraction, but wow, in the middle of writing you RD have posted something I have to think about, good observation my friend, sorry I couldn't be more help, I was schooled, 4 years high school photography assistant...so much for that, cheers..DD
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[Chuckeye]

Sorry to butt in here RD, but I think what I am seeing is a reflection, the trichome heads are like little fish eye camera lenses and reflect back accordingly with any light source showing as bright. Some macro photography is done with a full or partial LED light ring that sits around the camera lens for a nice soft illumination but I think it tends to be reflected back as little LED rings on subjects like these.

I agree, those are specular highlights from the light source.

Something I've spent much time and money over the years trying to avoid

Cheers

 

[CaptainLucky]

I been smoking like crazy lately.
Bit of a novelty again.
Been a while since I smoked my own pot.
Fantastic.
Hope everything is going well my friend.
Take care.




Stay safe
Bill284

Neal Peart was the best drummer that ever played. R.I.P The Professor. CL

 

[Bill284]

I know, I totally get it. Thats why I've thought it best to give you a break but I'm feelin blue and was really missing you. Now that I'm growing again and even though I'm 100% on the level I had all this anxiety and fear crop up. It was a regular feature in October back in my guerilla days, as I spent many weeks transporting up and down the coast with kilo after kilo loaded in the hold. I used to paint each side of my boat a different colour so shore watchers would not think it the same boat going back and forth. You have to imagine, this is a deep, mega mountainous environment with hundreds of fjord-like channels and very, very sparse human habitation, so you always remembered every boat that went by. Then I had to get it into buyer's hands and you know who paid best... ugh. Anyway, I got full-on PTSD symptoms after 8 seasons of it all, and didn't miss the excitement one bit at the end. Lots of close calls, chases, and madness. Anyway,, this year all the feelings came roaring back even though there's nothing to fear and I'm an indoor grower anyway so time of year doesn't matter anymore. But, after reading all the outdoor harvest blogs and threads, somehow just growing again was enough to make it all come back after two decades. Weird, huh? I'm glad yer alright. I was really worried based on nothing in particular and hadda talk to Rex to help me calm down. Glad yer well m8. real glad.

As part of my plumbing service I winterized cottages.
After Thanksgiving I'd go in hook up a compressor and blow the water out.
Pump in some antifreeze and what ever was required for winter.
Over 50 I had to do, every fall.
If I didn't make it or there was an early frost everything would freeze.
So come fall every year my anxiety went through the roof.
After I got hurt and couldn't work it took about 5 years before that anxiety subsided.
But it still get the occasional flash back and the anxiety that comes with it.
Basically I kinda understand your seasonal anxiety.
The cool temps and fall colors can do it.
I've got to move the green-house now, help is on the way I've got to run.
Talk soon my friend.




Stay safe
Bill284

 

[Savvage61]

@DoobieDuck , you've stared at trichomes through some nice glass a decent amount of time, it appears, so maybe you have an answer, once and for all, for a question I have.

When I see trichs through scopes and camera lenses head-on and even from somewhat oblique angles I always see a circle of light, a distinct ring that's much lighter than the rest of the trich. What I wonder is - is this the end of an inner 'tube' that feeds the thc into the 'bulb', or is it merely a result of camera lens refraction and/or reflective light as it hits camera sensor?

This image is not my own, is borrowed from a google search only to illustrate what I'm asking about. Please don't reuse image, I have no permissions for use.

I am in no way a botanist Heck I cant even spell it (spell check for the win) if you look at the taller ones on top of the pic you can see a almost clear stem looks like a pillar this is how the trichomes are attached that's what keeps the trichomes on the leaf, they must be very fragile I assume when they break the trichomes fall off so yes they are real no camera trick
*But I used the word ASSUME at least one time and ya know where that leads lol But I have spent a lot of time looking at trichomes to see if I can harvest or discover the secrets of the universe (when im really high) they are like little mushrooms with the tube running nute or what ever between the two and I imagine the flow slows causing cloudy and drys up altogether for amber But this is just my best guess.
have a Great day my friend
Savvage61

 

[Bill284]

Dove back into my archives for these, Doobies' Purt. Doobies' Purt = Esbes' Afghan x ErdPurt BX(Esbe Erdpurt (Erdbeer x Purpuera Ticinensis). Those 3 seed gave me one survivor, a boy. They're sorta purple on the edges,

Incredible photography my friend, beautiful.
Fantastic colors too.
Thanks so much for sharing with us.
Great work.
Hope everything is going well.
Take care.




Stay safe
Bill284

 

[ReservoirDog]

Whoo! Nice one @DoobieDuck.

Specular highlights are clearly visible in that fascinating image, and I'd guess that your light source is somewhere between your 3 and 6 o'clock? I could be wrong, I am countless times every day. Even so, I'd venture an observation that the specular highlights from this main light source are distinct from the still visible circle we can see when a (give or take) head-on view of the trich is presented - especially when our perspective is also lined up with the 'tube' that feeds it.

So, with this evidence, it looks like the tube's walls possibly contribute to the phenomenon and, in the huge majority of other photos where the key light source is on the camera itself, that is, directly in-line with our perspective, perhaps this lighting happens to accentuate this even more clearly and also locates the specular highlight in the same location, over the tube's walls. Not a terribly important observation, or question, all things considered, but I thank the contributors for helping me to appreciate more clearly what I'm seeing.

Doob, the detailed, crystalline trichomes on the pistils are visually enchanting and you've made an excellent study there. Excellent. Well done.

I've done jewellery work, and, ugh, @Stunger... yes, indeed, specular highlights are migraine-inducing, sanity-troubling stuff.

 

[Old G]

As part of my plumbing service I winterized cottages.
After Thanksgiving I'd go in hook up a compressor and blow the water out.
Pump in some antifreeze and what ever was required for winter.
Over 50 I had to do, every fall.
If I didn't make it or there was an early frost everything would freeze.
So come fall every year my anxiety went through the roof.
After I got hurt and couldn't work it took about 5 years before that anxiety subsided.
But it still get the occasional flash back and the anxiety that comes with it.
Basically I kinda understand your seasonal anxiety.
The cool temps and fall colors can do it.
I've got to move the green-house now, help is on the way I've got to run.
Talk soon my friend.




Stay safe
Bill284

I had the worst anxiety disorder, dr prescribed me Xanax. What a mistake, within 3 months I was severely addicted, hey if one helped 2 made me feel better. I was running outta my script a week early. My head used to feel like it was gonna explode, it was a nightmare. Took me 3 months of my heart beating outta my chest to overcome my addiction. Another dr put me on ellavill, stuff changed my life, handles my anxiety and my pain from all the surgeries I’ve had.
All this is what led me to med weed which I discovered was garbage to now growing my own weed, which in reality is the best therapy I could ask for . Not only is it therapeutic but the weed we grow is 50xs better than dispensary crap.

 

[Bill284]

I had the worst anxiety disorder, dr prescribed me Xanax. What a mistake, within 3 months I was severely addicted, hey if one helped 2 made me feel better. I was running outta my script a week early. My head used to feel like it was gonna explode, it was a nightmare. Took me 3 months of my heart beating outta my chest to overcome my addiction. Another dr put me on ellavill, stuff changed my life, handles my anxiety and my pain from all the surgeries I’ve had.
All this is what led me to med weed which I discovered was garbage to now growing my own weed, which in reality is the best therapy I could ask for . Not only is it therapeutic but the weed we grow is 50xs better than dispensary crap.

Sorry about those issues my friend.
My doctor killed me with prescriptions, terrible stuff.
Stacey got me to try pot again.
I quit when I left high-school.
She saved my life.
Dam doctors don't give a dam.
RSO , CBD got me off doctors pills.
Thankfully, my life is so much better now.
I'm glad your pot is working for you.
Take care my friend.




Stay safe
Bill284

 

[DoobieDuck]

@Bill284, @oldg, @ReservoirDog, @Savvage61, @CaptainLucky, @Chuckeye, you guys have made me feel very welcome here. Very interesting topic, posts, and always nice to have my art recognised and especially discussed. My apologies for having the text come out bold in the one post. I know how that is done, but have no idea what I did, sure didn't intend to do that.
I'll have many more images to share here in the future as I'm ending a grow now and capturing over a thousand frames a day. Plus venturing into video of my diorama work, which all keep my mind busy, one of the best relief systems I've found for chronic pain...again thanks guys..DD

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[Bill284]

@Bill284, @oldg, @ReservoirDog, @Savvage61, @CaptainLucky, @Chuckeye, you guys have made me feel very welcome here. Very interesting topic, posts, and always nice to have my art recognised and especially discussed. My apologies for having the text come out bold in the one post. I know how that is done, but have no idea what I did, sure didn't intend to do that.
I'll have many more images to share here in the future as I'm ending a grow now and capturing over a thousand frames a day. Plus venturing into video of my diorama work, which all keep my mind busy, one of the best relief systems I've found for chronic pain...again thanks guys..

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Good morning my friend @DoobieDuck what a great name.
With pics like that I look forward to more shots of your beautiful ladies.
What's your preferred method of growing? Soil?
Gorilla Glue was my choice for pain relief but your method is interesting.
Now I use RSO.
Thanks for sharing that great pic.
Can't wait to see more.
Have a great day my friend.




Stay safe
Bill284