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Kadupul Mal


Kadupul Mal
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Copyright: Jagath Kandambi (jagathcham) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 169 W: 0 N: 104] (599)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-08-14
Categories: Flowers
Exposure: f/4, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Our world at night. [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-08-22 6:15
Viewed: 3140
Points: 14
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Kadupul Flower

This is a flower that blossoms in the night and fade away before dawn. I didn't have light to shot this one so I used flash to capture. I did not have much options for the composition of the shot. I haven't got enough information about the plant for the moment. I would post following little chapture from a site dedicated to "Sri Lankan Myths, Miracles & Mysteries"

The miracle begins to unfold around 10.30pm. The night air fills with a soft indefinable scent, and the five leaved calyx, white with a hint of purplish green in its veins, opens out gradually so gradually that you donŐt see it happening and then a thin, three-inch petal of scintillating white peeps out, unfolding its beauty in the still night air. Another and another follow suit and by midnight all the petals have opened out and the stamens hold out their sacs of pollen. For a few moments this rare blossom sways softly in the night wind, like a delicate white manel (lily) flower. The fragrance is now intense, but all too soon the petals begin to wilt and by dawn the entire flower has withered.

This epiphytic plant grows in the forks of large trees, where the decayed particles of bark and moisture collect to give it a rich protective foothold. The plant has leathery leaves, a little thicker than that of the vanda orchid, but not as thick as that of the cactus. The leaves are long with scalloped edges. The scallops point downwards. During the Sri Pada season, November to March, a little shoot appears at the point where two scallops meet; the shoot grows to a length of about five inches before it bears a bud, which hangs down on its slender stem.

Source : http://www.lankalibrary.com/myths.html
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Very nice picture, Jagath.
I like the contast here. The flower is well seen from the BG.
Good details and well composed.
Very well done.

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  • Eko Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 187 W: 10 N: 38] (121)
  • [2005-08-22 9:41]

Hello Jagath!
Very nice composition.I liked POV and lighting very much.Thanks for posting.

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  • radz Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 603 W: 11 N: 616] (3404)
  • [2005-08-22 13:39]

Beautiful composition.White flower come out very well.

A very nice capture. Excellent colours and very good sharp detail. Composition and DoF are great also. Very well done

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1575 W: 5 N: 2181] (12250)
  • [2005-08-31 8:15]

Belle prise artistique et original.

Félicitations et merci pour l'envoie !

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1873 W: 304 N: 4300] (14729)
  • [2005-10-12 22:32]

Personal assessment of the photo: excellent.
Power of evocation in me: very strong.
Strong visual impact.
Aptness of the photo for the site: excellent.
Personal assessment of the note: complete.
Thank you Jagath.

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1339 W: 0 N: 2575] (9083)
  • [2008-08-29 20:46]

Hello Jagath,
a stunning shot of the flower. Very sharp and great clarity. Well positioned. Nice dark background.
Well composed shot and excellent skills.

Regards,
Foozi

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