Pulsatilla grandis.

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• nglen (32330)
• [2007-03-11 13:57]

Hello Peter. What a very good picture. So sharp and in focus ,the colours are Great against the sky. Well done

Nick

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• pankajbajpai (16507)
• [2007-03-11 14:00]

hi peter,
beautiful shot of flower, sharp image with good details,
lovely colour tones,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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• Argus (35173)
• [2007-03-11 14:12]

Hello Peter,
Fine way to announce the arrival of spring!
This Pasque flower is sharp and the DOF good, even to allow a view of the horizon in the BG. How nice to see it against a blue sky!
TFS and best wishes, Ivan

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• ellis49 (30813)
• [2007-03-11 14:31]

HI Peter,
it's great to see a spring flower. The colours are lovely.
I like the low POV and the DOF the flower is well seen against the blue sky. The details is also very good, the hair around the flower is well seen.
Great work, my friednd.

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• wallhalla15 (13829)
• [2007-03-11 14:31]
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Hallo Peter,
unverkennbar - es wird Frühling. Dieses Jahr zeigte sich der Winter von der langweiligen, grauen Seite. Wir hatten nur stundenweise einen Hauch von Schnee. - Du bringst mit Deiner Kuhschelle wunderschöne Farben. Auch bei Euch war der Früling letztes Jahr 3 Wochen später. Die Aufnahmequalität ist für diese kleine, schicke Kompaktkamera sehr gut. Tadellose Schärfe, Belichtung und ein guter Bildaufbau. (Ausschnittvergrößerung!?) Insgesamt ein sehr schönes Foto. Danke Dir mein Freund.
LG aus dem Bürener Land
Heinz

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• oki (584)
• [2007-03-11 14:42]

Hi Peter,
kann mir richtig vorstellen, wie Du für die großartige Aufnahme und für das richtige Licht auf dem Boden herumgekrochen bist! Besonders das Licht und der Winkel, mit dem Du die Aufnahme gemacht hast, ist sehr schön,
bis demnächst,
Oki

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• delic (898)
• [2007-03-11 14:42]

Looks like a wideangle close-up. Great pov with a nice, blue background. Sharp and good colors despite the sun. Well done. Regards,
Hakan

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• Alex99 (18625)
• [2007-03-11 14:58]

Hi, dear Peter.
Next your fantastic of beautifulness and reproduction quality picture. The pictured flower is simply wonderful as well as the combined (green-grey and blue) BG. Lowest POV and DOF are perfect at highest range. The lighting, fluffy petals and stem, their reproduction is really outstanding. BRAVO, my friend. Once more piece of true art. My congratulations and TFS.
Alexei.

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• anel (15852)
• [2007-03-11 15:00]

Hallo Peter,
Welch eine Augenweide! Leuchtende Pusatilla mit feinen Farben vor einem blauen Himmel, der Inbegriff der Frühlingsvorstellung.Diese Blume ist eine meiner Lieblingsblumen und ich freue mich schon, wenn sie in ca einem Monat auf der Höhe zu sehen sein wird.
Noch herzlichen Dank für all dies Licht
Schönen Abend
Anne

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• martinmena (1388)
• [2007-03-11 15:19]

Hola Peter.
Magnifica flor, me gusta la composicion.
bella luz y bellos colores.
PD.Hoy ha hecho un dia muy bueno en Austria.El cielo de la foto esta azul.
Saludos.
Antonio.

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• Bufo (4241)
• [2007-03-11 15:25]

Hello Peter,
it's pulsatilla time, but there's nothing wrong about that. They're beautiful flowers and so is your picture. It might have been nice to show a little bit more of the surroundings. Moreoften they can be found on beautiful places.
Compliments, Jacob

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• JoseMiguel (5506)
• [2007-03-11 15:35]

Hi Peter,
This is really enjoyabe!
I like so much the beauty and kind light there and the way you handled it with the exposure.
The transparencies got in the petals are so good ones.
I really like yours almost square pictures, so larges, with no frames, all and pure high quality arrangment of pixels for the pleasure to look at.
My compliments and thanks for share it.
Best regards,
JM

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• horia (14908)
• [2007-03-11 16:17]

Hi Peter

Another beautiful macro work from you, my friend!
I'm sure you enjoyed going out on such a lovely day as today, especially if you found such charming things to photograph.
Nice to see you've found them again after last year, too :)
The sharpness and definition here is outstanding and the colors are just fantastic.
Also the DOF is superb - keeping absolutely everything important in full focus - and the low-angled POV works terrific!
A splendid presentation!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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• methos (1187)
• [2007-03-11 17:35]

Really good picture with beautiful details and great colors.
I love the fine hairs on the flower and the sharp manner in wich you captured them.
TFS !!!

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• jmp (8411)
• [2007-03-11 18:20]

Hi Peter,
Magnificent view of this wonderful flower. Perfect exposure, maximum details, beautiful light, ideal low pov… A very nice photo!
TFS and best regards,
José M.

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• Juyona (15659)
• [2007-03-11 19:55]

Hola Peter,
un pov precioso,
colores y encuadre maravilloso,
los detalles agradables y iluminación.
saludos amigo.

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• Janice (18648)
• [2007-03-11 20:59]

Wow Pter, this is gorgeous... Excellent sharpness and colours. BRAVO!
Janice

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• Adanac (17609)
• [2007-03-11 21:27]

Hello Peter,
We call these Prairie Crocus and very soon they will be showing thier pretty colors. Your capture here has vivid colors and superb details, thanks for shaing.
Rick

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• sgo (718)
• [2007-03-12 0:26]

Good morning Peter,
Wow, what a grandiose pulsatilla, pulsating bright with joy and delight, wavering light in the balmy breeze of early spring, gorgeous colours emitting warmth and hope, shining far and wide to quicken the hearts and minds of distant admirers! Thank you very much Peter for this "Big Cowbell" that announces this long awaited season with the welcome chiming from the faintly pounding pulse of its bell.
With best regards,
Goran

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• Jamesp (16524)
• [2007-03-12 3:26]

Hi Peter

We call this flower 'Danes Blood' as it is supposed to flower where viking battles took place - the other name is Pasque flower as it flowers around Easter Time (pasque - Passion).

Lovely shot with great sharpness and lovely colours.

James

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• shirgold (2700)
• [2007-03-12 4:44]

Hi Peter,
Great macro shot with a very nice low POV.
I like the DOF excellent details and good light.
TFS - Shir

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• red45 (30243)
• [2007-03-12 6:40]
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Hi Peter!

In Polish it is called zawilec. Beautifull, spring photo! Colours of petals looks perfect on BG made from blue sky. Very sunny and joyfull image.

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• Maite (5195)
• [2007-03-12 11:39]

Hello Peter
What a wonderful picture! An impressive beauty captured from a perfect point of view with excellent sharpness and stunning details. I like a lot colors and composition, and DOF is very good.
My compliments and thank you very much for sharing.
Best wishes
Maite

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• dew77 (13209)
• [2007-03-12 12:33]

Hello Peter,
Amazing close up.Exposure is spot on and details are crisp clear.I liked large DOF,colors,BG,3D effect and composition a lot.
TFS..:-)

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• uleko (2941)
• [2007-03-12 13:41]

Hello Peter,
How lovely to see this wonderful Pulsatilla already! Here we have to wait for a while. Excellent sharp details and natural colours. Very nice springlike composition with a background of beautiful blue sky!
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

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• marmottelolo (14691)
• [2007-03-12 14:51]

bonjour peter
difficile d'avoir un POV plus ideal.
luminosité,couleurs details et netteté extraordinaire.
laurent

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• Silke (5406)
• [2007-03-12 15:12]

Delightful macro and your PoV is absolutely perfect. That bit of blue sky simply elevates this far above the crowd.
TFS
silke

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• RAP (7405)
• [2007-03-13 8:45]

Intensa, bien enfocada, bien elegido el punto de vista, con el correcto aprovechamiento del F8 para obtener un foco integral que junto con la adecuada iluminación nos brindan marcados y delicados detalles de esta flor estimado amigo.
Mis mejores saludos... Ricardo

Intense, well focused, very well elected the point of view, with the correct use of F8 to obtain an integral focus together with the appropriate illumination it offer us marked and delicate details of this flower esteemed friend.
My best regards... Ricardo

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• pilonm (2919)
• [2007-03-14 7:56]

Hello Peter,

Excellent macro of this flower! I like the fact that you go down enough to include the great and nice blue sky in the picture!

Colors look very natural and the focus is right on!

I'm so happy too that spring is coming!!!

TFS,

Michel

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• TheMystic (507)
• [2007-03-17 2:00]
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Wondewrful light, beautiful colors and exceptional detail, as usual! Early spring, while its warm, has yet to arrive in my corner of the world. My mother told me of blooming trees in her yard in Vienna just now, so I am envious!
They grow around here in my yard too, but none are up yet!
Cheers
Otto

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• Shoot_Score (2370)
• [2007-03-17 17:14]
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From this source:

The floral emblem of Manitoba was officially adopted when an act respecting its adoption was given Royal Assent on March 16, 1906. Accordingly, "The flower known botanically as the anemone patens, and popularly called the 'crocus', shall be adopted as and deemed to be the floral emblem of the province." This early spring flower is known as the floral emblem of the province.

L’emblème floral de la province du Manitoba a été adopté officiellement lorsqu’une loi concernant son adoption a reçu la sanction royale le 16 mars 1906. On y mentionne que cette fleur est appelée anemone patens en botanique, mais qu’elle est connue sous le nom d’anémone pulsatille et qu’elle a été adoptée comme emblème floral de la province. La fleur, qui apparaît au début du printemps, représente l’emblème de la province.

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I know this one , or its NA cousin as Prairie Crocus, windflowers, or pasque-flowers < Oster-Blumen > ... sometimes even known as the gosling plant.
Voila a few more names for your list { or add as anemone patens (Pulsatilla ludoviciana) }

Some spectacular colours etc. And a real harbinger of Spring!

Tfs this beauty, Jay

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• SkyF (8127)
• [2007-03-19 7:49]

Hallo Peter,
bei dem Bild wird man richtig neidisch, bei uns liegt noch Schnee und bei euch blueht alles. Das ganze Bild ist , die Freistellung ist super gelungen und die Farben der Pflanze und des Hintergrundes harmonieren einfach klasse miteinander.
Ein schoener Fruehlinggruss.. danke.
Sky

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• TAZ (10926)
• [2007-03-20 3:07]
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Hello Peter,
I notice a new camera... Wonderful close-up for this nice hairy flower.
The "+++" : subject, sharpness, DOF, nice blurred BG, colors, light & exposure...
The "-" : nothing...
Congratulations my friend and TFS.

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• loot (10077)
• [2007-03-28 20:41]
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Hi Peter

Ha-ha-ha, another photographer grovelling in the dirt while plunging to an abnormal low in order to attain that ultimate POV. Ok, so it worked and the result shows that you can never descend or sink too low in the name of art (chuckle).

A wonderful capture of this gorgeous 'grand' anemone. I love the POV and the simplistic composition showing the meadow, the sky, and the augmented flower. Pure unadulterated beauty attracts absolutely and relentlessly arrests the attention in total surrender. The colours are great (my wife goes ballistic over purple – you should see my kitchen). It pleases the eyes and it warms the senses in anticipation of the imminent burst of splendour and growth as announced by the signs of the approaching season of spring. Intricate and well defined details and superb exposure management completes an alltogether splendid posting.

Very well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• Miss_Piggy (7411)
• [2008-01-19 13:58]
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Hallo Peter
Pleased to meet you. Going through the web pages on Trek Nature is a new adventure every time, and I can understand why it is so difficult to get away from the PC. There are just so many talented photographers on the site and they all have such spectacular portfolios. I have seen some of your beautiful photos before but never had the opportunity to give my own comments. In my search looking at all the beautiful photos I have missed before, I came across this breathtaking "Pulsatilla grandis" and it definitely deserves two smiley's. One smiley because I just love the colour purple and the second one because the details of this flower is so perfect and razor sharp with nothing out of place. I just love the fine hair and the soft colours of the flower. This was truly a tremendous delight to look at, and I really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing.
Kind regards
Anna

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• Ena (2458)
• [2008-01-20 2:57]

Hello Peter,
Excellent shot!
Perfect POV, DOF and the colors are amazing!
TFS
Ena

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• fragman (17707)
• [2008-11-13 0:40]

great low angle, and great sharpness-light, TFS Ori