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Sarothamnus scoparius


Sarothamnus scoparius
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Copyright: Milos Koudelka (mikou) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 840 W: 67 N: 1311] (5269)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-05-12
Categories: Flowers
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS, Mora Close-up 58mm +4
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/80 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-05-12 7:49
Viewed: 756
Points: 64
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Common Broom (Cytisus scoparius; syn. Sarothamnus scoparius)
Janovec metlatý
is a perennial, leguminous shrub native to western and central Europe from the Iberian Peninsula north to the British Isles and southern Scandinavia, and east to Poland and Romania, where it is found in sunny sites, usually on dry, sandy soils at low altitudes.
It typically grows to 1-3 m tall, rarely 4 m, with main stems up to 5 cm thick, rarely 10 cm. It has green shoots with small deciduous trifoliate leaves 5-15 mm long, and in spring and summer is covered in profuse golden yellow flowers 20-30 mm from top to bottom and 15-20 mm wide. Flowering occurs after 50-80 growing degree days. In late summer, its legumes (seed pods) mature black, 2-3 cm long, 8 mm broad and 2-3 mm thick; they burst open, often with an audible crack, spreading seed from the parent plant. It is the hardiest species of broom, tolerating temperatures down to about -25°C.
There are two subspecies:
Cytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius. Throughout the species' range.
Cytisus scoparius subsp. maritimus (Rouy) Heywood. Western Europe, on maritime cliffs. Differs in prostrate growth, not over 0.4 m tall, and downy young shoots.
In Britain and Ireland the standard name is Broom, but this name is also used generically for other related species (see broom), and the term Common Broom is sometimes used for clarification. In other English-speaking countries, the most prevalent common name is Scotch Broom, English Broom is also occasionally used (see Scotch and England).
Cultivation and naturalisation
It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant, with several cultivars selected for variation in flower colour, including 'Moonlight' with deep yellow flowers, 'Andreanus' and 'Firefly' with dark orange-red flowers, and growth habit, including 'Pendula' with pendulous branchlets.
It has been introduced into several other continents outside its native range, where it is regarded as a noxious invasive species in many places such as California and the Pacific Northwest in North America, and New Zealand. The prolific growth of this species after timber harvest inhibits reforestation by competing with seedling trees. Oregon estimates that it is responsible for $47 million in lost timber production each year in that state. Some attempts have been made to develop biological controls in affected areas, using three broom-feeding insects, the psyllid Arytainilla spartiophylla, the beetle Bruchidius villosus, and a moth Leucoptera spartifoliella.
(from Wikipedia encyclopedia)
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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1007 W: 64 N: 1266] (5195)
  • [2007-05-12 7:58]

Wow!!
What an impressive macro, so perfectly achieved in lighting and colors! Marvellous sharpness and DOF and really beautiful composition and presentation. I love it!
The note is fantastic too.
My compliments and TFS
Greetings
Maite

A lovely shot.

Beautiful colour saturation and nice clarity.

A very pretty flower.

Gary

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  • Hil Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 705 W: 13 N: 1405] (5027)
  • [2007-05-12 8:07]

Hi Milos

superb macro shot of the Broom, nice composition and a great POV of the single Bloom, very good detail with perfectly saturated yet lovely and bright colours, I had never noticed the touch of red inside these shrubs before.

TFs Hilary :o)

Hola Milos.
Una verdadera preciosidad la que nos muestras aquí.
Bellos colores retratados contra un fondo bastante agradable.
Saludos, JL.

beautiful pic, the frame is not contrasty enough. TFS Ori

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2007-05-12 10:10]

Hello Milos,
great close up, the POV looks wonderful. Very nice details you captured and the sharpness is wonderful.
Very nice composition, with lovely colors and wonderful presentation.
Sky

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3001 W: 162 N: 989] (2897)
  • [2007-05-12 10:41]

Hello Milos,
Fantastic close-up of a Common Broom flower! Very sharp details and lovely colours. I really like the POV and the composition is wonderful!
Many thanks, Ulla

Hello Milos!
Very nice and beauty composition! I like it a lot. Lovely colours, good sharpness and DoF! :)
TFS and all the best!
Radomir

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3591 W: 143 N: 5691] (18607)
  • [2007-05-12 12:49]

Hi Milos.
Precise artistic work, once more from you. Pictured subject are great: esthetically and artistically. Colour palette is simply amazing and pleasant at high range. Exactness of DOF and composition are impress the imagination. "Art" sharpness and details of the flower are terrific. Bravo and TFS. True masterpiece.
Alexei.

It amazes me the way you use your PowerShot with such finesse, Milos.
This is a wonderful macro of this extremely well shaped yellow flower.
The shot is beautifully composed.
Your note gives a very clear idea about this unique flower.
Thanks for sharing it.

Hello Milos
What a wonderful shot of this Common Broom,
Perfect sharpness and DOF,
Great compo and colors,Superb shot.

Good Luck,friend
Fartash

Hi Milos,
This is an outstanding presentation!
I like very much the mood of this picture, it has a delicate inner beauty.
The composition made is very good, with the inclined branch and the yellow flower.
DOF is very appropiate, I love the soft background got.
Congratulations and thanks for share it.
My best regards,
JM

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  • lgfoto Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 194 W: 13 N: 279] (1536)
  • [2007-05-12 16:25]

Nadherne svieze tony a prijemna kompozicia Milosi. Konecne ozivaju aj fotky s prichodom jari a hned je naco pozerat :-). Maj sa pekne.

Hi Milos,
Wonderful colours and sharpness
well done
regards

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2267 W: 10 N: 2646] (15625)
  • [2007-05-12 20:12]

Hola Milos,
un bello trabajo.
los colores perfectos,
excelentes tonos y genial bg.
saludos amigo

Hello Milos,
What a stunning composition! Tones of colors, texture and details and lightning are just exquisite :)! It looks like a painting. This is a little Master piece; congratulations!
Claudine

Bonjour,
Belle présentation de cette fleur qui semble attendre son insecte
Bonne journée.
clnaef

selam milos; excellent shot of this fantastic flover beatiful colours and POV good sharpness, details
TFS well done
regards
ridvan

Hola Milos,
Preciosa imagen de bella composición, con luz y colores magníficos. Saludos
José Ramón

hello milos!
this is so beautiful, great sharpness, colors and excellent DOF.
i like it.
tfs
zoran

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  • demeve Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 604 W: 11 N: 1631] (5995)
  • [2007-05-13 11:13]

Hello Millo, what a nice picture of this beautiful flower, the details and collors are amazing, you did a fantastic job..well done..

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  • OzBY Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 182 W: 2 N: 312] (1085)
  • [2007-05-13 11:50]

Hello Milos,

Great close up picture of this flower.
Great color, lighting and background

Oz

bonjour milos
avec ce BG qui rapelle la couleur de la fleur et qui est bien flou cette derniere est vraiment bien mise en valeur.
netteté tres bonne et l'exposition est parfaite.
laurent

Preciosa la composición. Me gusta porque de algo habitual has hecho una foto fantástica. ¡Enhorabuena!

Hi Milos,
Beautiful close up on this flower. Great color tone and soft background. Sharpness and exposure are perfect. Very well done and tfs.
JC

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  • sily Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 238 W: 6 N: 391] (1893)
  • [2007-05-14 6:57]

HI Milos!
Very good focused macro with excellent colors and BG!

Hello Milos very well composed shot with superb light the colour tones are nice details are sharp DOF is perfect tfs rgds necip.

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1730 W: 0 N: 3938] (15810)
  • [2007-05-14 9:16]

Hello Milos,
Again a very artistic shot from you. Magnificent soft light, beautiful color-combination to present this fine Broom-flower. Really beautiful.
Best regards
Anne

Hello Milos,
A delicate flower, well captured!
The fine red details in the petals are the spice here, and all over the colours are very well reproduced...
Pleasant composition with a strong diagonal!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Hi dear Milos ,
this is wonderful shot with lovely colours.
great focus and very nice BG.
well done
best wishes
Saeed

Hello Milos,
Beautiful photo, I love the tones of brown in the dof background, the bright yellow flower with such great details. the diagonal line..beautiful..amazing photo. TFS
Donna:o)




Thanks for your comments on my photo " Butterfly Fields Forever (32) " :o)

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1740 W: 95 N: 2273] (8411)
  • [2007-05-18 11:11]

Hi Milos,
Admirable photo where colors, composition, light and background work together rendering a really wonderful image.
TFS, José M.

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  • ddg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 855 W: 23 N: 942] (5111)
  • [2007-06-04 11:40]

Bonjour Milos, excellent macro of this flower, colors are gorgeous and I like your framing too. Congratulations, Didier.

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