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Muscari à toupets.


Muscari à toupets.
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Copyright: Peter Stoeckl (peter_stoeckl) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1629 W: 287 N: 3645] (10217)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-06-05
Categories: Flowers
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 4600
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-06-11 13:01
Viewed: 1331
Points: 21
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Muscari à toupets - Schopfhyazinthe.

Muscari comosum (L.) P. Miller

Schopfige Traubenhyazinthe
Tassel Grape Hyacinth
Muscari à toupets

Conspicuous perennial plant to be seen in late Spring near the vineyards around Vienna. Southern and Southern Central Europe, dry unfertilized grasslands, edges of forests. A rare plant in Central Europe, but locally abundant where it exists.

Stem with blossoms grows up to 70cm - sometimes even 100cm - in May and June.

The plant is strictly protected in Austria.

Interesting to note that bumble bees visiting these flowers are always staying with the less conspicuous small greenish blossoms towards the ground. These blossoms that are looking unripe are the fertile ones. The large violet blossoms on top are sterile – their only job seems to be to send a strong optical signal of attraction.

For another view of this flower, taken earlier this year in Spain by our TN friend José Rodriguez, please see: http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Europe/Spain/photo52118.htm

Classification:
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Liliidae –
Order Liliales –
Family Liliaceae – Lily family
Genus Muscari P. Miller – grape hyacinth
Species Muscari comosum (L.) P. Mill.

Location:
Eichkogel - a limestone hill covered with pannonian grassland, surrounded by vineyards, near the town of Moedling, South Eastern Lower Austria.

Camera: Nikon COOLPIX E4600, 2288 x 1712 pixels, sRGB, 6mm, macro activated, F/4.9, 1/125 sec., ISO-50, 05.06.2006, 10:51. No tripod, no flash.

Thank you for looking. Have a very good day.
jmp, eruyanik, dew77, hekcik, evanrizo, SkyF, jeanpaul, loot, firelord, RII, TheMystic has marked this note useful
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  • cali Silver Star Critiquer [C: 32 W: 0 N: 0] (316)
  • [2006-06-11 13:08]

en voilà une bien belle fleur. Une couleur très vive qui se détache bien du reste. Très joli, merci.

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1740 W: 95 N: 2273] (8411)
  • [2006-06-11 15:40]
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Hi Peter,
Now it's Austria turn! This Muscari looks fine; color, texture and sharpness are excelent and the broad DOF let see the landscape too without disturbs the main flower: two photos in one ! A lovely shot.
TFS, José M.

Very impressive glance to flower shot Peter! I like this different style! So cloose to flower and we can see the great landscape as a bg! If the sky was clear blue, it could be better. But still it's a great shot and new look to flower macros! Thank you and best regards!
Ersin

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-06-11 16:19]

Hello Peter,
Excellent close up.3D effect is amazing.I liked POV,colors,details,framing,lighting and composition a lot.
TFS...:-)

Hi Peter.
You have here a really wonderful image from this plant and an excellent notice.
Thanks for share.
The image is ...soo beautiful.
Evan

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2006-06-12 7:17]

Hallo Peter,
super hast du diese Blume vom Hintergrund freigestellt. Klasse Farben und eine tolle Schaerfe. Der Hintergrund gefaellt mir auch sehr gut, man sieht in elch einer Umgebung so eine Blume zu finden ist.
Super Aufnahme.
Gruss..Sky

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  • hekcik Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 331 W: 15 N: 305] (1825)
  • [2006-06-12 15:17]

Hi Peter,

Very nice shot.
Excellent colors, details and POV.
Well done, my friend.

TFS :-)
Norbert

Bonjour Peter
C'est un merveilleux macro et les couleurs de cette fleur est très jolie ,les détails et la composition sont supers.

Merci et au revoir....JP

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  • loot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5435 W: 593 N: 3649] (10027)
  • [2006-06-13 0:04]
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Hi Peter
What a lovely dainty little lily you have captured here. Those violet and blue colours are absolutely stunning. The notes, especially the portion about the bees and the green blossoms are very interesting information. Who would have thought that? Isn't nature just full of such intriguing jewels?
You have done great work with this composition and POV, showing the flower with ample space to see a hint of the surrounding environment. Great colours (as mentioned), fabulous details, complimenting BG, and excellent exposure.
Very well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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  • RII Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 485 W: 0 N: 884] (2812)
  • [2006-07-05 21:49]

Hi Peter.
Very nice composition, excellent tones colors
and sharpness,good contrast, I like the blue tones, good and complet note.

Thanks and I wait more photos , comments , tips and critiques.

Saludos.....RICARDO.

Hello Peter: Grape Hyacynth - I planted some in my yard, and they faithfully come back and spread year after year. This is a very nice macro, well composed against the backdrop. I love your butterflies also, as all your pictures are so exquisite!
Thanks for sharing
Otto

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