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Nikon D60 TOP TEN IN THE CHALLENGE Multi-colored Rose
SECOND PLACE in the challenge PERFECT YELLOW FLOWER
Nikon D60 /
Filey, North Yorkshire, UK
Nikon D60, SC – Pink / Lens: Nikkor 18-200mm / f/7.1 1/125 ISO200 FOURTH PLACE in the challenge Selective Color Roses TOP TEN IN THE CHALLENGE Selective Coloring must have Pink
Took this shot on a recent trip to Japan, and was fortunate enough to have a little rain and cloud cover as this helps to bring out the full color of the Lotus and adds to the soft delicate feel of this flower.
One thing I like about shooting Lotus flowers is that they are an interesting and attractive subject in all stages of their life. I think this shot shows that.
Again as stated earlier when you can catch a Lotus in full shade or on a cloudy day it helps to bring out the full colors and avoids some of the blown highlights that can occur on a bright day. This flower is sheltered by its large green Lotus leaf which also helps to give the shot a since of place.
Very windy day at the Lotus Pond in Tokyo and captured this when the wind settled down. Usually Lotus Flowers open like a cup with the petals folding outward to reveal the flowers unusual center. This flower however took on this shape as the wind blew it.
Crab spider. / Olbrich Botanical Gardens / Madison, WI
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A glorious budding Dahlia from The National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin, Dublin. Photography from Ireland. / Camera: Canon IXUS 800 IS Complementary Images: (from gallery) /
A burst of Dahlia colour from the Dahlia garden at The National Botanic Gardens, Dublin. Photography from Ireland. / Camera: Canon IXUS 800 IS
Rudbeckia hirta / Photographed at the beautiful UAF (University of Alaska) Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station near Fairbanks Alaska North Star Borough in the Tanana River Valley. / This is a beautiful botanical garden and nearby you may view the Reindeer as well. “The early mission of the Fairbanks Experiment Farm was to demonstrate that agriculture could be successful in the Far North. The emphasis was on potatoes as well as grains and hay for animal feed. From the beginning, the farmers planted flowers around the residence and the home gardens quickly expanded to mini trial gardens. The first flower planting consisted of a giant circle of direct seeded Pansies, but soon the gardens expanded in variety and style. Tourists visited the grounds of the experiment farm even in it’s beginnings in 1906. Garden varieties included Nasturtiums, Poppies, Calendulas, Pansies, Violas, sweet scented stocks, and just about every kind of flower you see planted today. Pansies and Violas remain a favourite of local gardeners today, and 100 years later we are still testing new cultivars. Thanks especially to Kieft Seeds, Venhuizen, Holland we have 54 varieties of Pansies and Violas in the test gardens” excerpt from www.uaf.edu/coop-ext Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / My images do not belong to the public domain. Reproduction is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Shooting Date/Time 01 August 2007 21:18:46 / Shooting Mode Macro / Tv Shutter Speed 1/125 Av Aperture 5.6 ISO 400 / Lens EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Photographed at the beautiful UAF (University of Alaska) Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station near Fairbanks Alaska North Star Borough in the Tanana River Valley. / This is a beautiful botanical garden and nearby you may view the Reindeer as well. Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) are annual plants native to the Americas, that possess a large inflorescence (flowering head). What is usually called the flower is actually a head (formally composite flower) of numerous florets (small flowers) crowded together. The outer florets are the sterile ray florets and can be yellow, maroon, orange, or other colours. The florets inside the circular head are called disc florets, which mature into what are traditionally called “sunflower seeds,” but are actually the fruit (an achene) of the plant. The inedible husk is the wall of the fruit and the true seed lies within the kernel. The florets within the sunflower’s cluster are arranged in a spiral pattern. Typically each floret is oriented toward the next by approximately the golden angle, 137.5°, producing a pattern of interconnecting spirals where the number of left spirals and the number of right spirals are successive Fibonacci numbers. Typically, there are 34 spirals in one direction and 55 in the other; on a very large sunflower there could be 89 in one direction and 144 in the other. This pattern produces the most efficient packing of seeds within the flower head. The sunflower is native to the Americas. The evidence thus far is that it was first domesticated in Mexico, by at least 2600 BC Read more fascinating facts on Sunflowers here “The early mission of the Fairbanks Experiment Farm was to demonstrate that agriculture could be successful in the Far North. The emphasis was on potatoes as well as grains and hay for animal feed. From the beginning, the farmers planted flowers around the residence and the home gardens quickly expanded to mini trial gardens. The first flower planting consisted of a giant circle of direct seeded Pansies, but soon the gardens expanded in variety and style. Tourists visited the grounds of the experiment farm even in it’s beginnings in 1906. Garden varieties included Nasturtiums, Poppies, Calendulas, Pansies, Violas, sweet scented stocks, and just about every kind of flower you see planted today. Pansies and Violas remain a favourite of local gardeners today, and 100 years later we are still testing new cultivars. Thanks especially to Kieft Seeds, Venhuizen, Holland we have 54 varieties of Pansies and Violas in the test gardens” excerpt from www.uaf.edu/coop-ext Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / My images do not belong to the public domain. Reproduction is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Shooting Date/Time 01 August 2007
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