Louie XIII OG in Dual Monster Plant System (3rd Scrog)

I know this is kind of boring, but you know how I am with this daily update thing. I want you to feel like you're right here with me, watching the grow at every stage.

So at day 5 big Louie is really at the cusp of exploding. She's bounced back nicely from her droop, and the new growth is starting to size up rapidly. I should really photograph these in the morning as they're fully erect after many hours in the 'sun.' I'll snap a pic tomorrow morning to illustrate my point.

Little Louie a bit slower to react, but she's right there. I don't see any of the dreaded ph burn spots yet, and none of the severe yellowing of older growth. So far so good.

So I guess this should really be my best performance after all these grows, huh? Hope I don't fuck up.

Grow before last it was PM. Last grow it was a mismatched pair. This is the one, kids.

I made a promise at another forum that I wouldn't make any errors this time. Oh, the pressure. What have I done?

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I was shooting the previous photos with the flash on. Duh. Overkill. 1000w of MH does not need any assistance. Note how these look less washed out than the photos before them. Flash off. I won't do it again.

Looking nice Jin very healthy how far your screen gonna be from your light?

curly604 said:

Looking nice Jin very healthy how far your screen gonna be from your light?

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Thanks. As far as I can get it. It really depends on how the plants behave during stretch. We'll start moving into cooler weeks of weather as we approach flowering. That should help me with heat management.

Check out how pretty and perfect they were when I first got 'em.

And after the shock of being planted in the system from hell. I didn't really notice it until comparing with first planting pix. Check out how it's in shock, but the intense light forces it to grow. The overwhelming light is contributing greatly to shocking the tiny clone, but the poor thing can't help but grow under it. I'm pretty hard on new clones.

And the fact that the intensity of the light is forcing its new growth to size up without enough roots is forcing the little cutting to feed on its old leaf. I think of it as precise, early 'survival translocation.' And OG's always, and I mean always purple up at the stems from first planting (for me). Don't ask me why. I think it has something to do with shifting back to full veg mode. They come in greener, they purple up while establishing roots, and slowly lose it as they explode into adult vegetative growth. Fuck I'm a nerd.

sub'd good luck

planesofpaper said:

sub'd good luck

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Thanks, Stranger.

Big Louie. Five days flat.

Man, that just puts a smile on my face no matter how many times I see it.

she's got her first pube

You're inspiring me, I have been getting ready to start my next run, just looking for the perfect clones. Of course in my mind I want to run God's Gift and some Herojuana OG but acquiring those cuts is the problem. I will prolly go with Purple Kush which is at my usual spot and maybe a Tahoe or Louie.

I really want to check out PO but they have been having so many problems in the last several months and their selection is really limited. Plus their clones always look really small, which is prolly cuz they sell out so fast. I would rather pick up a vigorous 6-8 incher than a little 3 inch baby. But if it comes to great genetics you gotta go for the quality not size of baby.

flowamasta said:

she's got her first pube

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Well put. If there's grass on the field, play ball.

AlohaKid said:

You're inspiring me, I have been getting ready to start my next run, just looking for the perfect clones. Of course in my mind I want to run God's Gift and some Herojuana OG but acquiring those cuts is the problem. I will prolly go with Purple Kush which is at my usual spot and maybe a Tahoe or Louie.

I really want to check out PO but they have been having so many problems in the last several months and their selection is really limited. Plus their clones always look really small, which is prolly cuz they sell out so fast. I would rather pick up a vigorous 6-8 incher than a little 3 inch baby. But if it comes to great genetics you gotta go for the quality not size of baby.

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That's so true. You might be surprised by the fact that I actually prefer smaller clones. I say this because when they go through the stress of establshing their roots in my hydroton-filled netpot, it's actually better if there is less plant matter above ground to support. But sure, having a big ol' honking clone with big white roots has its advantages, too. Lol.

Yeah, I would kill for some legit Herojuana clones. God's Gift is great too, but my shop's GG isn't the best I would say.

I've begun communicating with quite possibly the most beautiful woman in the world.

Melissa is one of those rare models that shines both in high fashion and nude glamour photography.

Here's a random iPhone shot of her with some other model in a bar. That's Melissa on the right in case you're blind.

And hey, Melissa is much, much more than some cutie from LA (She actually resides in Florida unfortunately). She's traveled the world and worked with the best and biggest in the business. A real jet-set-fashion-glamour-super-babe.

That's right. That's Melissa, the featured model in the great Arny Freytag's how-to book. Arny who? If you've ever jerked off to a Playboy in your life, you know his work.

I've never read this book as I get all my photography information from Bazooka Joe wrappers.... I've decided to make my own book with Melissa. She's finishing her tour of Prague and Iceland in mid-Oct, so we're talking about shooting late October or early November. This is gonna be my crowning achievement as a photographer... and quite possibly as a man.

Okay, so in terms of model type selection, I've been thinking about shooting a more runway/fashion type model who also does sexy nudes. Jackpot.



This is why I would never shoot Melissa with another model. It only works if they're equally hot. And where would I find that?

Melissa, as you can see, has a real runway body.



I'd be a fool to limit myself to one genre. I really love shooting straight girly softcore and nude figurative portraiture, but I've been thinking hard about moving my shooting experience more into the realm of fashion/design/beauty. Huge areas of commercial opportunities will open up for me with a strong fashion/beauty portfolio. In photographer's terms, It's kind of like the difference between stripping and being a dancer in a Broadway show.





I usually don't get this excited about a model, but it's time to move up.

Fake conversation:
Jin: "Hello, Mr. Freytag. I'm Jin"

Arny Freytag: "Who?"

Real conversation:
Jin: This will be my crowning achievement, Melissa. I plan to compile the work there into a large format photo book. I've been searching for the model to do this for some time and finally found you. You're the only model for this.
Melissa: Aww. I'll be happy to shoot this with you.

We will talk soon, k?

Best wishes



Melissa

So 20 year old Leanna Decker from small town West Virginia was recently crowned Playboy's 2012 Cyber Girl of the Year. Impressive. As you know, I only shoot natural boobs... and good redheads are next to impossible to find... but GREAT REDHEADS? When you find one, you do everything you can to shoot her. And that's what I've been working on for the past few days... getting Leanna Decker to shoot with me.

Do you have any idea how fucking hard it is to get an active Playboy model to shoot nude with you? How about the current Cyber Girl of the Year? Next to impossible. But I love a challenge.

Leanna actually did write me back, which is a compliment and an accomplishment in and of itself.

Nothing has been set yet, but we're talking.

When it comes to things I like, I always want the best.

And it doesn't get any better than this, does it?

I think so too. Working extra hard to get this one in front of my lens. Might be something of a process, but I'm hoping to shoot her near or at the same time as Melissa (above).

Some things are worth waiting for. Gosh, I should blog about this, huh?

no it doesn't get any better than that! indeed. deeeeeeeelicious.

edit: oh yeah little louie's are looking great

flowamasta said:

no it doesn't get any better than that! indeed. deeeeeeeelicious.

edit: oh yeah little louie's are looking great

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Yeah, man. Leanna gets me hot and bothered BIG TIME. I do it all for you, FM.

Oh! Chrissy Marie is coming over this weekend to shoot again. I guess I'll just have to settle for that while I work on Leanna.

Who's better than Playboy? That's right. That photo of Leanna is nice, don't get me wrong. But notice how Chrissy's eyes just jump out and grab you a lot more in my photo? Whoop! Whoop! Poice!

Okay, so back to the model photography in a moment. Here's a brief intermission to check on the plants.

Big Louie is doing her thing downstairs.

Upstairs.

Little girl hangin' in there.

Reach for it, baby! Reach for it!

So I've been getting an overwhelming reaction at the Model Mayhem community since posting the work I did with Chrissy and Carly. Wow. Thanks, Mark III. Thanks, Paul C. Buff. These photographers worship me. And I get an almost 100 percent response rate from even the high-end models. Good, good... my plan is working. Oh, BTW, it doesn't hurt that the model who is now the official Model Mayhem logo is plastered naked all over my portfolio. (Thanks, Mosh.)

Anyway, despite what the title of this post suggests, this never happens to me. A photographer who also shot Carly wants me to critique his work. Here are his credentials:

EDUCATION INCLUDES:
* Art Center College of Design, Photography/Art
* El Camino College, Computer Info Systems, Art/Architecture studies
* BS, U of U, Advertising/Journalism
* UCLA, Communication Arts/Media & Advanced Language Arts studies
* MA, CSUDH, Individiualized Emphasis in Visual Arts/Multicultural Ed Tech, 2006
* BA, CSUDH, Studio Art & Art History (double major), Fall, 2012.
* University of Stockholm, Sweden, Integrated Swedish/Norwegian/Danish/Dutch Languages & Film studies

So what could I say? His photos were, shall we say, not-so-good. (If he's a pot-head and reading this I'm dead). So I had to spend like almost twenty minutes of my precious RIU time writing as fluffy a critique as possible. Ugh.

Check it out. You know why her face (mouth region) looks like that?

Because she wears braces! How fuckin' hot is that? Playboy Cyber Girl of the Year 2012 is a 'brace-face!' That's the classic "hiding the braces pucker" in the above photo! I once dated a girl with braces. Kissing was a nightmare. Ugh. And getting your cock sucked by that shit? Oh, be veeeeery careful, baby. And that shit constantly dried out her lips. But I would suck on Leanna's dry lips without hesitation, of course. She's gonna look different when she gets them out. I'm still trying to decide if I'd want her with or without braces in my photos. Probably without so she could smile... probably look better too. Better than this? Can you imagine?

Okay, now that I pointed it out, can you see that she's wearing braces? It always does that to chicks' faces... making them look slightly like adorable little monkeys. Ha ha! Leanna wears braces, Leanna wears braces!

i dunno all i can see is the mesmerizing way those luscious breasts are sitting under that little top

2easy said:

i dunno all i can see is the mesmerizing way those luscious breasts are sitting under that little top

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She's a mesmerizer!