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Mistletoe-Loranthus


Mistletoe-Loranthus
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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: 2007-01-10
Categories: Trees
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/100 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2007-01-10 17:22
Viewed: 1300
Points: 60
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hi everyone.
This mistletoe today I catch sight of on high old oak. It was for the first time what I have seen him here. I taken several shots,even if it was much high up above land for my camera. But I much wish show you here on TN.
Upon this picture are yellow fruits mistletoe,his leaves already fell on land.
Perhaps you never mind, that the my today's post has a little Christmas theme.I know as though jubilee Christmas already are over and nor weather isn't just winter. But as a interest is that a maybe acceptable here :-)
Best regards Milos.
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Several information from Wikipedia encyclopedia:
Viscum album is a species of mistletoe, the species originally so-named, and also known as European Mistletoe or Common Mistletoe to distinguish it from other related species. It is native to Europe, and western and southern Asia.It is a hemi-parasitic shrub, which grows on the stems of other trees. It has stems 30-100 cm long with dichotomous branching. The leaves are in opposite pairs, strap-shaped, entire, leathery textured, 2-8 cm long and 0.8-2.5 cm broad, yellowish-green in colour. The flowers are inconspicuous, yellowish-green, 2-3 mm diameter. The fruit is a white or yellow berry containing several seeds embedded in the very sticky, glutinous fruit pulp.Up to four subspecies are commonly accepted (Flora Europaea, Flora of China, Bean 1980, Blamey & Grey-Wilson 1989), and two others sometimes so. They differ in fruit colour, leaf shape and size, and most obviously in the host trees utilised.
Mythology and symbolism
It has always attracted interest and has been surrounded by a number of myths and legends. In some countries it plays a part in Christmas festivities. It also features in the popular Asterix comic books, where mistletoe collected from oaks was considered to have special qualities.



Behindhand supplemented after thorough peruse different sources from web:
Exist two sorts mistletoe: mistletoe in the strict sense of the word (Viscum album) and loranthus (Loranthus europaeus).
Viscum album is evergreen,but Loranthus europaeus is deciduous.On picture then isn't Viscum album,but Loranthus europaeus.
I to all very here smooth over behind inaccurate determination ID.
When the I will learn more information about Loranthus europaeus I complete is here.
Juyona, blakitan, valy67, horia, saeedabbasi, jeanpaul, marmottelolo, XOTAELE, ramthakur, Alex99, Silvio2006, JORAPAVI, jcoowanitwong, SkyF, NellyD, gallezeric, Viera has marked this note useful
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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2262 W: 10 N: 2630] (15565)
  • [2007-01-10 17:58]

Excelente Milos, Bella compo y agradable ilumunación, buenos colores y magnífica presentación... saludos TFS

Hi Milos,
Very massive berries, well captured.
Very informative note of this interesting plant.
Nice shot.

Ben Lakitan

Hello Milos !
These berries are sonbbeautiful ! There are excellent details on your picture and I like your composition very much. The colors are vivid and cheerful, and I alsolike those parts ofblue sky in the BG. Very well done !
Valérie.

Hello Milos,
An awesome repetition effect!
I like the yellow berries with a pattern of contrasty branches...
Good lines and fine details, well framed!
Greetings,
Pablo -

:-) OK-

Bonjour,
Voici une belle réserve pour les oiseaux.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2172 W: 218 N: 4383] (14902)
  • [2007-01-11 4:37]
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Yes...a little Christmas reminder :)
A wonderful post, Milos!
I never noticed that the mistletoe fruits were yellow. I remember seening some a while ago, but they were white...who knows :)
Anyway, your post is not only very beautiful but also very original! I raelly like it :)
The details are very nice and sharp, despite the big distance between you and them, the colors are charming and well saturated and the exposure is impeccable.
Terrific work!

Bravo and TFS
horia

Hi Milos ,
excellent colors and nice sharpness.
it is lovely.
well exposed
thanks for sharing
regards
Saeed

Salut Milos
Très belle image!
J'adore le ton éclatant des petits fruits.
Belle composition.
Scène typique de chez nous.
Merci et au revoir...JP

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  • jojo Gold Star Critiquer [C: 168 W: 0 N: 8] (176)
  • [2007-01-11 11:11]

Splendide composition Milos
beaux détails
bon appétit aux oiseaux
jojo

bonjour milos
je me suis fait avoir,j'ai cru que cela etait du mimosa.cela n'enleve rien a la reussite de ce cliché.je suis etonné par la couleur jaune de ce gui,ici en france il est blanc.
laurent

What a beautiful composition you have extracted out of the cluster of this delicate looking yellow fruit, Milos!
Thanks for sharing it and take care.
Ram

Qué frutos más bonitos...!. Bellos colores y una composición muy agradable Milos.
Perfecto encuadre y una nitidez portentosa.
Saludos.
JL.

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3585 W: 143 N: 5669] (18533)
  • [2007-01-11 15:11]

Hi Milos.
I like your sunny shot very much. Nice combination of delicate light-blue and bright yellow color tones. I really have not seen this plant any when. I also like your POV, excellent sharpness and details of the mistletoe. Thank you very much and best wishes. Very nice pleasant work..
Alexei.

Ciao Milos, lovely composition, very nice, beutiful light and colors, well done, ciao Silvio

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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1007 W: 64 N: 1266] (5195)
  • [2007-01-11 15:47]
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Excellent shot and really beautiful! I almost have a mind to taste these atractive fruits! But, are they eatable?
Thank you for showing us this beautiful plant and the interesting information. I hope the next time you will show mistletoe with leaves too.
Best wishes
Maite

Hola Milos,
Excelente composición de gran belleza y preciosas luz con gran nitidez. Saludos

Hi Milos a good composition with nice colours I like the sky as contrast in the BG nice job technically rgds Necip.

Hi Milos,
Beautiful yellow berries. Perfect sharpness, exposure, and color saturation. Perfect composition of this crisp clear picture. Very well done and TFS.
JC

Hi Milos,
It's lovely photo you've taken!!
Beautiful yellow color is outstanding. Excellent details and DOF, nice POV and sharpness is also great.
Well done, Milos.
TFS and Regards,
Kevin

Belle photo , chez nous, cela ressemble un peu a du mimosa ,ces petites boules jaunes apportent le bonheur il parrait. Bonne et heureuse année a vous et votre famille et amis. Amitiés Thomas

Hola Milos.
Buena composicion,de esos frutos.buena luz y nitidez.Un saludo.
martinmena

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  • edal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 376 W: 50 N: 412] (1849)
  • [2007-01-12 14:15]

Hi Milos!
An Interesting plant wiith interesting berries - I've never seen such around my place... Focus is sharp and colors are vivid - good work!
Anton

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1723 W: 0 N: 3915] (15730)
  • [2007-01-12 14:38]

Hello Milos,
Amazing colour of this mistletoe (I never have seen them like this). Beautiful colour-combination with the blue of the sky.Interesting also your note.
Best regards
Anne

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 5 N: 3457] (12761)
  • [2007-01-12 20:13]

Hola Milos.- Que hermosos colores nos presentas aqui en esta postal. Saludos Luis52.

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2007-01-13 8:23]

Hello Milos,
I would not have recognized the berries without your wonderful note. Very well captured, they look quite big from this perspective.
Nice composition with wondefful sharp details.
TFS..Sky

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1740 W: 95 N: 2273] (8411)
  • [2007-01-13 8:27]

Hi Milos,
Great colors, light and dof. You have got an excellent 3D effect!
TFS, José M.

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  • NellyD Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 237 W: 0 N: 445] (1783)
  • [2007-01-13 10:52]

Hi Milos,

I like your capture of these berries. The yellow looks very beautiful.
And I like your composition, excellent details and light. And a very interesting note too.
Well done!
TFS

Greetings, Nel

hello Milos

on our premises when one embraces oneself under the GUI that carries happiness beautiful photo beautiful colors and good cheer composition

eric

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  • Viera Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 82 W: 0 N: 72] (488)
  • [2007-01-14 3:04]

Ahoj, Miloš,
pekná optimistická fotka,výborné svetlo,farby a kompozícia.Takýto pohľad poteší oko v týchto zimných mesiacoch.
Veľmi pekné.Pekný deň,
Viera

Hello Milos,
This is strange; I never noticed such these "fruits" on oak before! This is a very nice picture with excellent details and beautiful exposure. I like this DOF too that let us appreciate their natural surrounding. Well seen!
Claudine

this is great, I thought the fruits are always white, TFS Ori

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