| Photo Information |
Copyright: Andrew Orme (orme)
![Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 49 W: 0 N: 57]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/s-n-g.gif) (186) |
| Genre: Plants |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2005-05-18 |
| Categories: Rain Forest |
| Camera: Olympus C-7000 / C-70 Zoom |
| Exposure: f/2.8, 1/60 seconds |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2005-05-18 11:21 |
| Viewed: 3394 |
| Points: 0 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
This photo was taken in Hong Kong Park today.
Tech: Cropped around fern and then had to crop to be under 200KB. Resized and sharpened. Brightness -3. Contrast +6. Added black border.
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These large epiphytic ferns are common in rain forests of the old world.
A "nest" of leathery leaves forms on top of the stout rhizome beneath which is a large spony mass of roots and root hairs.
Falling leaves of trees and other debris are caught in the "nest" and rot to form humus while large quantities of rain water are absorbed by the sponge of roots. In this way the fern receives its nourishment. |
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