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Clustered Water Hyacinth


Clustered Water Hyacinth
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Copyright: Foozi Saad (foozi) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1347 W: 0 N: 2588] (9129)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-08-24
Categories: Flowers
Camera: Canon SX10 IS
Exposure: f/8, 1/320 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-10-29 3:49
Viewed: 186
Points: 30
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I stumbled into this species by accident. I wanted to check my car tyre during a journey. So I stopped by the roadside. After that I saw this water hyacinth about 2 meters in the middle of a crowded padi water canal.
This species is very new to me, and I havent seen it before and not eeven its existence. Im so glad to share this new species here.
I hope you like it, as its colour is so lovely. compared to a single flowering hycinth, this one is a bit smaller and its shape is more rounded.
The Water Hyacinth is a beautiful plant. It has glossy green leaves and lavender blue flowers. The submerged roots are long and hairy and chocolatey brown. They serve as an excellent hiding place and spawning location for many fish.

There are two types that I have seen could be found :
i. Long type - thrive in stagnant watwer
ii. Dwarf type- that thrive in the padi filed.

This one is of the long type.
( http://assamagribusiness.nic.in/WaterHyacinth.pdf)

From Wiki:
The species of water hyacinth comprise the genus Eichhornia. Water hyacinth is a free-floating perennial aquatic plant native to tropical South America. With broad, thick, glossy, ovate leaves, water hyacinth may rise above the surface of the water as much as 1 meter in height. The leaves are 10–20 cm across, and float above the water surface. They have long, spongy and bulbous stalks. The feathery, freely hanging roots are purple-black. An erect stalk supports a single spike of 8-15 conspicuously attractive flowers, mostly lavender to pink in colour with six petals. When not in bloom, water hyacinth may be mistaken for frog's-bit (Limnobium spongia).

One of the fastest growing plants known, water hyacinth reproduces primarily by way of runners or stolons, which eventually form daughter plants. It also produces large quantities of seeds, and these are viable up to thirty years. The common water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is a vigorous grower known to double its population in two weeks.
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Hello Foozi! Superb shot. Nice lightness and brightness, beautiful colours. Good exposure. Very good contrast and sharpness. Original image. Good note. Well done!

hello Foozi
beautiful bunch of flowers,composition and BG,fine output in colours!
TFS thanks for sharing
Nasos

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 627 W: 0 N: 574] (3284)
  • [2009-10-29 5:18]

Hi Foozi,

An interesting macro with some beautiful colors and a top BG.
Have a pleasanz day,
Adrian

hello Foozi
very good sharpness and good details
beautiful colours
very nice flower
greeting lou

Hi MF Foozi,

An outstanding macro capture of this violet beauty with great clarity and fine composition.
TFS and cheers,

Bayram

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  • cirano Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 657 W: 0 N: 228] (4956)
  • [2009-10-29 12:29]

Slav Foozî,
Very good capture of this beautiful flower with excellent colors and details.TFS.
Regards,
Dûrzan

Hello Foozi,
Excellent capture of this Water Hyacinth. TFS
Ferran

Ciao Foozi, lovely ed elegant composition with fantastic colors and splendid sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1392 W: 56 N: 4802] (16520)
  • [2009-10-29 13:40]

Hello Foozi
A beautiful capture and composition.
These flowers are very beautiful,and the colours are superb.Excellent focus and sharpness.The POV and DOF are very good.
Best regards Siggi

Hello Foozi,

Interesting to see a plant that is unknown to the locals hehehe!
Fine colours and details in the image, giving a good impression of the plant...
Informative note too!

Greetings,
Pablo -

Ciao Foozi. A refined compo with amazing light and colours. Perfect focus and interesting little grasshoper. Excellent POV/DOF.

Roberto

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  • jmirah Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 506 W: 5 N: 1135] (4665)
  • [2009-10-30 15:04]

Hi Foozi
Beautiful photo...Very colorful and detailed...TFS
Jim

Hello Foozi
a lovely capture of this delightfull flower, superb colors and lighting
wonderful details and composition
have a great WE
Jacqueline

Bonjour Foozi,
L'angle de prise de vue est excellent, la profondeur de champ fait bien ressortir les détails et la lumière fait bien resplendir les couleurs.
A bientôt sur TN pour de nouvelles aventures.
Gérard

amazing flower, TFS Ori

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