C_T Posted March 7, 2009 Has anyone setup a time-lapse system to record the cacti's growth... I'm thinking of setting something up. Would be great to watch! And have for future reference. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Genius Posted March 7, 2009 Hi CT! I never did. But i like the Idea! If you do it, try to also film the flowering & pupping periods! I´m sure this looks cool! I can also imagine that developing rot or diseases might look cool! bye Eg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lophophora Posted March 7, 2009 Has anyone setup a time-lapse system to record the cacti's growth... I've made a few time-lapse videos including one of a flowering Lophophora jourdaniana, a flowering Epithelantha micromeris v. greggii, and most recently one of a Lophophora diffusa unfolding its flower. I know it's not exactly recording the cacti's growth, but it's still fascinating to watch ;-) That being said, I'm currently in the process of shooting pictures of a L. diffusa swelling with its first drink of water in more than 4 months. If things go as planned the video should be ready in a few days. You also might want to visit Hydrocactus - the cactus video page; this site originally inspired me to start experimenting with cactus time-lapse videos. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C_T Posted March 8, 2009 Those links are awesome thanks lophophora. I can see alot of different uses, it shouldn't be costly if i use a cheap usb camera running off a pc which is on anyway. I'm not talking professional camera in a box, just cheap and nasty, but serves its purpose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ace Posted March 8, 2009 That is utterly amazing Lophophora! I wish the files were .avi so I could save them for future fascinations I hope you are able to make many more! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderIdeal Posted March 8, 2009 ace, this isn't the only method but get a firefox plug-in called 'download helper', it lets you grab the .flv's from sites like youtube (only once the video has loaded). if you don't have a player, k-lite codec pack on media player should enable viewing flv. nice vids lopho Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bit Posted March 9, 2009 I did one of my scop flowers about a year ago: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trucha Posted March 17, 2009 PeeWee's Playhouse had a great time lapse set of pachanoi (pachanot?) flowering. It was in the episode featuring Cowboy Cleetus (sp?) and his magic seeds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lophophora Posted May 10, 2009 Thought I would share another time-lapse video of a flaccid Lophophora diffusa swelling with water. I'm a bit disappointed with how much (or rather how little) the plant actually swells - I guess I'll have to have another go at it next year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woof woof woof Posted May 10, 2009 this lophophora blog guy has time lapses. but only of flowering. dont think he has a picture log of lophop growth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KanJe Posted May 10, 2009 (edited) I enjoyed you videos Lophophora and bit. I've always want to do a video of a T. serpentinus falling over and growing along the ground over 5 years or something, that would be cool. Edited May 10, 2009 by KanJe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
