Aeonium Arboreum Var. Atropurpureum "Schwartzkopf"

Last week during a visit to a friends' summer house I came across a very interesting and impressive specimen of the succulent plants family with shiny burgundy colored leaves.

Camera: Canon PowerShot D10
ISO: 80, Exposure: 1/60 sec, Aperture: 9.0,
Focal Length: 8.3mm,
Flash: Yes

After some search and a little help from a botanist friend, I identified it as Aeonium Arboreum "Schwartzkopf" possibly the Atropurpureum variation.

Unfortunately the only camera I had available was a Canon Powershot D10 which I used in manual "macro" mode with and without the little on camera flash.

Camera: Canon PowerShot D10
ISO: 125, Exposure: 1/60 sec, Aperture: 9.0,
Focal Length: 8.3mm,
Flash: Yes

Camera: Canon PowerShot D10
ISO: 80, Exposure: 1/60 sec, Aperture: 9.0,
Focal Length: 8.3mm,
Flash: Yes

Camera: Canon PowerShot D10
ISO: 80, Exposure: 1/60 sec, Aperture: 9.0,
Focal Length: 8.3mm,
Flash: Yes

Camera: Canon PowerShot D10
ISO: 400, Exposure: 1/15 sec, Aperture: 3.2,
Focal Length: 8.3mm,
Flash: No

Camera: Canon PowerShot D10
ISO: 400, Exposure: 1/15sec, Aperture: 3.2,
Focal Length: 8.3mm,
Flash: No

All Photos were post processed in Canon's DPP (Digital Photo Professional).
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All Photos: © 2014 S.C.Vlachos

Reference Article:
Canon PowerShot D10 Waterproof-Shockproof Camera Reference

Relevant Readings:
Aeonium arboreum, (syn. Sempervivum arboreum), the tree aeonium, tree houseleek, or Irish rose, is a succulent, subtropical subshrub of the genus Aeonium. It is native to the hillsides of the Canary Islands. Wikipedia