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Erica carnea


Erica carnea
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Copyright: Dejan Kulijer (dejo) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 375 W: 51 N: 519] (2238)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-04-15
Categories: Trees
Camera: Canon 400D Digital Rebel XTi, 18-55 Canon EFS
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/160 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Flower(pink)II [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-03-23 4:22
Viewed: 1721
Points: 70
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hello Friends, after a short break I'm back on TN :)

Erica carnea L. (=E. herbacea L.)- Winter heath, Winter Flowering Heather, or Spring heath is a species of heath native to mountainous areas of central and southern Europe in the eastern Alps, where it grows in coniferous woodlands or stony slopes.

It is a low-growing subshrub reaching 30(-50) cm tall, with evergreen needle-like leaves 5-9(-10) mm long, borne in whorls of 3-4. The flowers are produced in racemes in late winter to early spring, often starting to flower while the plant is still covered in snow; the individual flower is a slender bell-shape, 4-6 mm long, dark reddish-pink, rarely white.

The first published name for the species is Erica herbacea; however, the name E. carnea (published three pages later in the same book) is so widely used, and the earlier name so little used, that a formal proposal to conserve the name E. carnea over E. herbacea was accepted by the International Botanical Congress in 1999.

It is very widely grown as an ornamental plant for its winter flowering; over 100 cultivars have been selected for variation in flower and leaf colour. Unlike most species of Erica, it is tolerant of limestone as well as acidic soils, making it an easier plant to grow in many areas.


- Šilić, Č.: Atlas dendroflore Bosne i Hercegovine, 2005.
- www.wikipedia.org

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  • Ena Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 368 W: 61 N: 591] (2458)
  • [2008-03-23 4:25]

Ciao Dejane,
Napokon se vracas na TN!
Super slicica!
Prelijepa kombinacija boja i odlična kompozicija!
Pozdrav :-)
Ena

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2921 W: 34 N: 8658] (32266)
  • [2008-03-23 4:42]

Hi Dejan. A very nice close up ofthe Winter heather. good detail and rich colours.with a nice POV/DOF. well done TFS.
Nick..

Hi Dejan,
A nice capture of this beautiful flowers. Excellent sharp details and a fine composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

A beautiful macro! Excellent details and colors.Well done. Carme.

Hi my friend Dejan,
We missed you friend! Your capture is excellent as usual with superp clarity, nice sharpness, wonderful DOF and POV. TFS.
Have a nice Easter time! All the best...
Cheers,

Bayram

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3825 W: 190 N: 11396] (35111)
  • [2008-03-23 9:15]

Hello Dejan,
Nice to see you back in action on TN!
This is a superb macro of the flowers of Erica carnea taken almost a year ago. The composition, sharpness, POV, colours and details are all excellent.
Thanks for sharing this beauty,
Enjoy the rest of your Easter break,
Ivan

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3591 W: 143 N: 5691] (18607)
  • [2008-03-23 10:06]

Hi Dejan.
Very nice picture of so beautiful plant and flowers as well as an interesting note. I like wonderful combination of crisp sharp and blurred arts of the image, impressive ration of lights and shadows, excellent framing and composition of the image. Well done and best regards.
Alexei.

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2267 W: 10 N: 2646] (15625)
  • [2008-03-23 12:34]

Hola Dejan,
interesante y colorida flor...
buen pov. y compo.
la iluminación es muy agradable,
saludos

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1066 W: 0 N: 162] (870)
  • [2008-03-23 23:54]

Hello Dejan,
Perfect macro of this beutiful flower. TFS. Regards,
Mehmet

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 63 N: 4227] (13822)
  • [2008-03-24 0:35]

Hi Dejan,
I liked the colors, POV, details and the blurred flowers in the background. TFS
Greetings,
Selen

Hello Dejan,

just marking,
Mariki

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3001 W: 162 N: 989] (2897)
  • [2008-03-24 1:12]

Hello Dejan,
Excellent close-up of this beautiful Heather. I like your POV and details are very sharp. Lovely colours too in this very fine composition.
TFS and regards, Ulla

Hi Dejan, beautiful flowers with splendid colors, good details and excellent sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

Hello Dejan,

Very nice photo, interesting subject too. I like the composition a lot. Everything works in this photo. Wonderful!

Thanks,
John

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1381 W: 126 N: 5246] (23469)
  • [2008-03-24 9:54]

Hello Dejan, lovely composition with great details and a perfect exposure. Well done, thanks!

Mario

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  • rdfoto Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 372 W: 0 N: 719] (3295)
  • [2008-03-24 10:15]

Bonjour Dejan
Très belle prise, excellente netteté et couleurs, beau sujet et belle lumière.
Amicalement Robi

Hola Dejan, día ya sin visitar tu galeria. Bonita tu toma con unos bellos colores y un buen enfoque sobre todo en la parte superior derecha. Exceso de luz en algunos puntos, pero por lo demás una preciosa foto.
Un abrazo: Josep Ignasi Tejedor.

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1899 W: 36 N: 5579] (18518)
  • [2008-03-24 19:43]

Hi Dejan,
Nice to see you back after a while and this is a wonderful shot of these beautiful pink flowers. Very neat and sharp image with superb lighting and exposure levels. Excellent POV and composition. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

Hello Dejan. Beautiful violet flowers in unique petals. I like the cluster of this unique shapes in your composition. Regards. Jusni

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 5 N: 3457] (12761)
  • [2008-03-25 15:37]

Hola Dejan.
It is always very nice for me to see Your work. this is beautiful image, excellent natural colors of the flowers. Very well framed.
Saludos My friend
Luis52.

Hello Dejan,
Lovely captured of these winter heather!
good exposure and focus with good sharpness, vivid colour and details in the shot
welcome back my friend
cheers
Tony

Bonjour,
Jolies fleurs qui ressortent bien sur ce fond.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

I like your image but I like your philosophy best...I too study Native or Indigenous words as one of which you quote in your bio...impressive....you say exactly the way I feel and all those who know....let them have ears.
bob

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 1 N: 5208] (17609)
  • [2008-03-26 18:40]

Hello Dejan,
Welcome back and what a splendid image for your return. The colors and details are outstanding in this fine composition. Thank you for sharing this excellent piece of work.
Rick

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2008-03-27 5:28]

Hi Dejan,what a wonderfull macro,i know how are littles the erica's flowers and how isn't easy to take so perfect! My best compliemnts for the beautifull colours too,have a nice day,LUCIANO

Very good color, light, DOF, and detail Dejan.
A well composed image with a nicely blurred BG, great POV :)
Well done!
Howard

Hello Dejan, wonderful colours, sharp detail, nice pov and composition, good dof. They are very pretty flowers. tfs Rgds, Necip

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  • cako Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 545 W: 0 N: 735] (3213)
  • [2008-03-28 12:43]

Hi Dejan
this is a very nice flower
very nice color
well done.

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  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 1399 W: 3 N: 30] (506)
  • [2008-03-29 6:37]

hello Dejan
good capture of this beautiful flower
i like composition, POV, BG, DOF, light, colours, sharpness and informative note
TFS
regards
izler

Good quality macro of a beautiful, delicate flower.

Hello Dejan,
Nice to hear from you! Thanks for your last comment on my picture! This is such an excellent composition with very strong colors and judicious DOF; details are wonderful and your notes very interesting. TFS,
Claudine

Juicy colors of Erica flowers, I like the composition too. Congrats and thanks for sharing, Michal.

beautiful, I did not know this species, TFS Ori

Olá Dejane

Lindas flores...gosto dessas cores explosivas.
Um belo trabalho, ótima composição e lumonosidade. Parabéns.
GA
Vera

Hello Dejan,
a flowering plant that is almost omnipresent in Alpine regions, and always ready to enjoy us on sunny winter days: Erica carnea - you show it perfectly lighted in very good quality from close approach in a fascinating three dimensional, frame filling way. Thank you!
With best regards,
Peter

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