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Phragmites communis


Phragmites communis
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Copyright: Gerard Calberac (Pitoncle) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 503 W: 0 N: 400] (2328)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-09-07
Categories: Flowers, Water Plants
Camera: Nikon D70s, Nikkor 18-70mm f3.5-4.5 G ED, SanDisk Ultra II, Hoya UV
Exposure: f/8, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-09-18 12:12
Viewed: 990
Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Phragmites communis ou roseau commun observé sur les bords de l’Etang des Marots dans la Forêt Domaniale de Châtillon.
"Le roseau commun… est une espèce de plante vivace de la famille des Poaceae, sous-famille des Arundinoideae.
Elle est présente en Asie, en Europe, en Amérique, en Afrique et en Australie.
Elle a une tendance à devenir envahissante.
Cette espèce a de longues tiges fines ornées d'un plumeau argenté et peut mesurer jusqu'à 3m de haut. En colonie, il constitue une roselière, végétation rencontrée généralement dans les zones humides, sur des sols gorgés d'eau et peu oxygénés. Les roseaux étaient utilisés localement, dans les toitures des maisons et pour fournir de la litière aux animaux. Ils constituent un abri de choix pour les passereaux et les petits mammifères." Wikipédia L’encyclopédie libre
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Hello Gerard, splendid close up shot of this plant with wonderful details and composition. Thanks for sharing.
Greetings,
Bahadır

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  • soccer Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 550 W: 0 N: 538] (1965)
  • [2008-09-18 23:03]

Gerard,

Well composed pic that shows good detail and sharpness. The lighting is very good and your POV also makes a wondeful pic.
TFS,
Sheriff

Bonjour Gerrard,

My first instinct, when looking at the thumbnail, was that it should be portrait style and not landscape. However, in full size, the photograph looks fine and is perfectly composed on a diagonal across the frame. Lovely details and good dof.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

Hi Gerard,
Very beautiful close up.Excellent POV and details.TFS.
Cheers,

hAyati

very nice and sharp pic, greetings Ori

Hello Gerard,

A very nice illustration of this cosmopolitan species, excellent sharpness and composition, shows the seed head very nicely.

As you mention in your note, it is quite common here in North America, and is now considered to be an invasive species. It is thought that perhaps there is an exotic strain that has been introduced here that is the invasive, as it was a well-behaved species here for a long time, and seems to have become invasive only recently.

Thanks,
John

Bonsoir Gérard.

Magnifique photographie de ce roseau commun. Très belle composition en diagonale, avec un sujet occupant bien l'espace. Très belle netteté et grande richese de détails.

Bravo pour cette prise de vue.

A bientôt pour d'autres photographies.

Philippe.

This is a very nice photo of an extremely invasive species, beautifully positioned across the frame in the sharpest detail.

This variety of Phragmites is an introduced species into Delaware Bay and its tidal tributaries where it crowds out native species. It was introduced to the Delaware area in about 1920 as a control to erosion with no thought to its effect on the native ecosystem. It is such a problem that the state of Delaware offers to share the cost of its control with private landowners.

Best regards,
Lois

This is one of my favorites - beautiful plant in motion.

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