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Metrosideros
Keaau, HI
November 30, 2008
02:05 PM Post #5844430
| How do I add pictures to the Plant Files?
Thanks, Dave |
Metrosideros
Keaau, HI
November 30, 2008
02:19 PM Post #5844467
| I originally sent this picture, but it didn't go through. 
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ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)
November 30, 2008
02:25 PM Post #5844483
| In every PF entry, if you go to the bottom of the page you'll see a link to add a picture. Pics don't post to the PF entry immediately though, they go into a queue where admins can review them and they get released typically within a day or two. If you go to your home page you should probably see on your home page somewhere a list of pending images that you've submitted--once they disappear from that list then you'll see them in the PF entry. |
Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom
(Zone 9a)
November 30, 2008
02:26 PM Post #5844486
| If I remember rightly, pics have to be OK'd by an admin for suitability before they show up in plant files (I suppose to stop pranksters posting porn and so on). That can take anything from a few minutes to a few hours, depending on who is available and has time.
Resin
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scutler
Charleston, SC
(Zone 8b)
November 30, 2008
02:34 PM Post #5844510
| Assuming you know the name of the plant, search for that plant in plant files. If an entry doesn't already exist, you will need to add one. If an entry exists, go to that entry in the plant files, scroll down to the bottom of the page under "Your Actions" and choose "Upload and image of this plant".
After that it should be self explanatory. At the bottom of the next page will be a place where you can upload the photo. Note that even if your upload is successful, the will image will not appear in plant files immediately as it will need to be approved by admin. After a successful upload, you should be able to go to your member page and and check near the bottom under "contributions" for "You have x images pending" where x should be the number of photos you uploaded to plant files and which are pending admin approval. click on that link to see the images.
Happy to provide additional info if this is not adequate. |
Metrosideros
Keaau, HI
November 30, 2008
02:42 PM Post #5844538
| Thanks very much!
Mahalo, Dave
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htop
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
 December 03, 2008
02:20 AM Post #5853500
| When a photo is uploaded, it stays in the queue until one of us (Administrators and Uber Gardeners) are able to be sure that the identity of the plant is correct and it has been added to the correct plant entry, that there are no duplicates (same exact photo) by the same person, that the photo belongs to the DG member and does not belong to someone else (and used without permission and/or without proper credit to the owner), that the photo is reasonably in focus and the brightness is okay, that it is indeed of a plant not something else, etc. Sometimes it will take a while before a photo is posted to the PlantFiles entry because some research needs to be completed, the DG member needs to be asked a few questions and/or the Administrators and Uber Gardeners are having a discussion about the photo. |
Metrosideros
Keaau, HI
December 03, 2008
03:06 AM Post #5853554
| Thanks Htop!
I was thinking I should add botanical reference for the given species. I want to put several endangered plants on the PF while there are still a few pictures to take of rare Hawaiian rainforest species.
Here are the unusual flowers of Clermontia montis-loa from the Saddle between Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea.
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htop
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
December 03, 2008
03:27 AM Post #5853566
| Dave, I checked the images that are in the queue and yours is not there so it must not have uploaded correctly. Please try again to upload your photos. Here is a link to assist you with uploading a photo.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/895889/
I have added a lot of Hawaiian plants too. I was overcome with sadness after visiting Maui as I learned about the number of native Hawaiian plants that are endangered and the number that are now extinct. Please add all that you can.because your photos and information is of much value. When people see your photos and read about the plants, it helps to expand people's awareness of the rate at which our beautiful gifts are being removed from our planet. . |
ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)
December 03, 2008
10:52 AM Post #5854149
| If the file size on your pics is a little on the large side, I've found that sometimes I try to upload and it doesn't go through, but then if I try again it usually does, so that may be what happened with yours. You may need to downsize the pics slightly to get them to go through reliably. |
Calif_Sue
San Jose, CA
(Zone 9b)
December 03, 2008
11:47 AM Post #5854371
| Also, make sure you follow through the next step and click that submit button after uploading your image to the preview window. Forgetting to do that may be the reason there weren't any in your pending queue |
scutler
Charleston, SC
(Zone 8b)
December 03, 2008
12:06 PM Post #5854437
| Lastly, don't forget to check on your member page to see if the photos are shown as 'pending' and click on the member page 'pending' link to verify that the photos are 'in there'. I always check this to know for sure that my photos have been submitted and are in the admin queue awaiting approval. |
Metrosideros
Keaau, HI
December 03, 2008
09:30 PM Post #5856275
| Thanks for all the responses! I will start to add a variety of Hawaiian plants to the records, as I have time.
Here is Phytolacca sandwichensis, an endangered Pokeberry.
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Metrosideros
Keaau, HI
December 03, 2008
09:50 PM Post #5856365
| Here is Phyllostegia vestita. A rare Mint plant. 
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Metrosideros
Keaau, HI
December 03, 2008
10:05 PM Post #5856412
| Here is a truly great Plantain, Plantago hawaiiensis. In danger of becoming extinct because of feral animals. 
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Metrosideros
Keaau, HI
December 03, 2008
10:41 PM Post #5856520
| Here is Hibiscus kokio, an endangered plant with two varieties across the State. This is the type found in the wild on Maui and Hawai'i Islands. 
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htop
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
December 04, 2008
02:12 PM Post #5858452
| Dave, while on the Road to Hana in Maui, I saw one of these lovely Hibiscus kokio in bloom in a rain forest area that we had stopped in to explore. I took a photo of it; however, I must have had used the wrong settings on my camera because the photo did not come out. It was too dark. I was so disappointed when I later learned that this plant is an endangered species. By the way, traveling on the Road to Hana was an exciting adventure for me especially because I tend to be afraid of heights. I was fearful while traveling on this road that has many areas that are one way where cars meet you head on and one car needs to backup hugging the mountainside so the other car can pass. I tried to pretend there was no drop off straight down the mountainside when we had to do this.
I have an inner ear problem that causes me to have vertigo occasionally. I also have motion sickness when traveling on roads that are twisting and turning especially if I am sitting in the backseat of a car. My husband took the front passenger seat while we traveled this road, I sat in the backseat by a window and I became a bit ill. In an area that we could pull over and stop, I saw some beautiful and huge parrot beak plants that were blooming. We stopped and I took a photo. Below is how it came out. I have no idea how this occurred because I was holding the camera very steadily. It was so weird ... almost as though the camera recorded how I feel when I have vertigo with the world spinning and things flip upside down. I guess strange things happen in the rain forest!! :o) I started to enter this photo in the photo contest; however, I decided that only people who are plagued by vertigo would understand why it is so unusual.
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Metrosideros
Keaau, HI
December 04, 2008
03:20 PM Post #5858671
| Hey Htop, hard to plan on a picture like that. Some of those drops on the Hana road are literally straight down, and there is barely enough room for one car; some folks drive the road like maniacs!
The old Hasegawa General Store in Hana used to sell t-shirts that said "I survived the Hana Road"!
I owe my life to a Hawaiian mamane tree (Sophora chrysophylla). In the early 1980's I was driving up to Haleakala Crater, fell asleep behind the wheel, and went off the road. A mamane tree caught me and stopped my car from rolling down the mountain.
The road from Paia to Haleakala Crater goes from sea level to 10,000 feet in just 38 miles. Awesome, yet dangerous!
Next time you want to go to Hana, maybe try the back road that goes through Ulupalakua and Kaupo. There's not so many cliffs to look down, and there's some amazing dryland plants to see along the way!
Here is meu, Cibotium hawaiiense, a rare tree fern only found in old growth rainforest.
Aloha, Dave
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trackinsand
mid central, FL
(Zone 9a)
December 04, 2008
04:43 PM Post #5858911
| excellent pictures! both of them! or i should say all of them, but those last two are so unique. |
Calif_Sue
San Jose, CA
(Zone 9b)
December 04, 2008
05:41 PM Post #5859058
| Dave, if I ever make it to Hawaii again, will you give me a botanical tour? Who cares if my DH isn't interested! I'd be interested for the both of us! LOL
And htop, that picture almost made me hurl! I have a slight case of vertigo but looking at that shot, well...needless to say, I had to close it quick and go get some fresh air. :-) |
htop
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
December 04, 2008
06:33 PM Post #5859204
| Wow, Dave! I am so glad that that tree saved you! How frightening. I was visiting the Kula Botanical Garden when my relatives drove to the crater. I did see it when I took a helicopter ride over the area. I thought that I would be afraid and it would make me sick. I wasn't and It didn't. It was so much fun to see the crater and the landscape features from above with all of the beautiful waterfalls and dense vegetation. We were going to go back taking the back road through the desert side; however, we had to turn around because the recent earthquake had damaged the road. We actually went around the warning sign thinking that we might be able to pass through. Nope, the road was impassable. So, we had to travel back on the same frightening road we had just been on. This time it was in the dark! It was actually easier to tell when cars were coming toward us because we could see the headlights coming from a distance. So, we need a T-shirt that states "I survived the Hana Highway in the daytime and the nighttime."
I love the tree fern photo. It makes me feel that I am back in Maui. I really did not want to leave. The long flight there was very uncomfortable for my backside, I dreaded the flight home. Maybe someday we will have the money to purchase 1st class tickets.
Calif_Sue, sorry ... I hope that you feel better.
A photo of the road (after passing a one-way portion) where it is 2 lanes ... there was a place where we could pull over and stop here. As you can see, there is not much space for 2 cars to pass when there is only one lane.
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Calif_Sue
San Jose, CA
(Zone 9b)
December 04, 2008
06:39 PM Post #5859221
| Ahhh, that's better! LOL |
Metrosideros
Keaau, HI
December 04, 2008
06:48 PM Post #5859241
| You got it Sue. Touring the native forests is my favorite thing to do!
There are Natural Area Reserves and Native Plant Sanctuaries not well known to the general population, and there are a few public collections to see at the University (Palms & Cycads) and the Dept. of Land & Natural Resources Arboretum.
Here are the Hills of Omaokoili on the Saddle, where Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea meet. This is where Poli'ahu the snow goddess, and Pele the volcano goddess did battle.
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Metrosideros
Keaau, HI
December 04, 2008
07:01 PM Post #5859311
| Hey Htop, if you ever go again, that road which was closed from the earthquake is finally open again. It took over a year to get all the repairs done, including a bridge the was compromised. |
htop
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
December 05, 2008
12:16 PM Post #5861459
| Dave, thanks for the information. As I recall, we made it all the way to the bridge that was damaged. |
