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Higanbana
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: David Pugh (Verti)
![Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 14 W: 0 N: 12]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/s-n-s.gif) (99) |
| Genre: Plants |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2004-09-13 |
| Categories: Flowers |
| Camera: Panasonic Lumix LC33 |
| Exposure: f/3.4, 1/60 seconds |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2004-09-14 5:24 |
| Viewed: 1633 |
| Points: 6 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
This is the red spider lily or cluster lily, Lycoris radiata, which is a common sight in Japan at this time of year. The Japanese name is higanbana, or the equinox flower. Higan is a Buddhist term for the week around the equinox, which is soon.
The flower is of the amaryllis family and its bulbs are poisonous. I found this specimen near the ruins of an old castle. You can see them in clumps in all sorts of places. |
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Very intresting image david I think I would of guessed it was related to the amaryllis the family resemblance is strong.The petals are very nice it would of been a better image if you had all the stamens shown, especially as they swoop so nicely.
- japie
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1814 W: 100 N: 1904]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif)
(5187) - [2004-09-14 15:34]
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Beautiful capture. It must be a sight to see lots of them together. The lighting and DOF is great and I like the composition
This is a beautiful flower indeed. I like it very much. The background and the cropping steal some beaty though.
