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water lily


water lily
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Copyright: Adrian Jacob Lok (adrik) Silver Note Writer [C: 0 W: 0 N: 25] (180)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-06-17
Categories: Flowers, Water Plants
Camera: Nikon D80 with MB_D80, AF-S NIKKOR 18-135mm 1:3.5-5.6G ED
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-07-04 3:02
Viewed: 360
Points: 4
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Water Lily
Nymphaea sp.

Water Lily flowers are wonderfully showy and fragrant, lasting only a few days. Some open during the day and close at night, others the opposite. Most are pollinated by beetles.

The Fragrant Water Lily (Nymphae odorata) has a unique pollination strategy. On the first day that the flower blooms, its pollen is not yet released, and instead, a fluid fills the centre of the flower, covering the female parts.

Should an insect visit the flower, the design of the petals causes it to fall into the fluid. If the insect is covered in pollen, the pollen dissolves in the fluid and fertilises the flower. The next day, no fluid is produced, and pollen is released instead. The insect that falls into the fluid usually emerges unharmed, although a few unlucky ones may be trapped and drown.
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Excellent capture, sharp details, nice colors and light and great BG,
TFS and regards,
Nikos.

Bonjour Adrian,
Le cadrage serré et l'angle de prise de vue valorisent bien le sujet mais un éclairage qui me semble un peu trop fort empêche d'apprécier la finesse des détails et la délicatesse des couleurs.
A bientôt sur TN pour de nouvelles aventures.
Gérard

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