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Anacamptis pyramidilis


Anacamptis pyramidilis
Photo Information
Copyright: philippe hornus (amanengone) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 124 W: 24 N: 208] (870)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-05-17
Categories: Flowers
Camera: Olympus E 30, ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 50 mm 1:2.0, Sandisk Ultra II 8GB
Exposure: f/8, 1/200 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): My Purple Obsession 3 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-05-23 15:24
Viewed: 464
Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
The plant:

Anacamptis pryramidalis , Richard - 1817

English : Pyramidal Orchid
German : Hundswurz, Kammstendel, Pyramiden-Orchis, Pyramiden-Spitzorchis, Pyramiden- Hundswurz
Soanish : Orquídea piramidal,
Italian : Giglione, Orchide piramidale, Orchidea pizzuta
Grec : Ανακαμπτίς η πυραμιδοειδής, Πυραμιδούλα, Σαλέπι
Arabish : اناكامبتيس بيراميداليس
French : Anacamptis en pyramide, Anacamptis pyramidal, Orchis pyramidal

Division : Magnoliophyta
Classe : Liliopsida
Sous-Classe : Liliidae
Order : Orchidales
Family : Orchidaceae
Tribe :
Genus : Anacamptis
Species : Anacamptis pyramidalis

Phylogenetic classification:

Perennials of the order Asparagales, belonging to the family Orchidaceae and the genus Ophrys. This is an advanced plant Angiosperm (euangiosperme) , monocotyledons, advanced liliidée.

Protection status:

Included in the national inventory of natural heritage - subject to regulation in France in general and protected in some departments. Frequently protected throughout Europe (for example, strictly protected in Czech Republic and Slovakia).

Origin and location:

North Africa, South-West Asia (Asia Minor, Iran), Southern Europe and Central Europe. Can occur up to relatively high latitudes (Germany).

Ecology:

Dry meadows, hills and mountains up to two thousand meters of altitude. Xerophilous plant, perfectly adapted to water limestone, like those of the garrigue.

General Description:

Small perennial, of ten to sixty centimeters, on average twenty five centimeters. The roots are tubers ovoid. The leaves are lanceolate and erect, located at the base of the plant, while smaller ones are barely visible along the stem, decreasing in size upwards and becoming bracteous towards base of inflorescence. The flowers are bright pink, with variations ranging from light pink to purple more or less dark, less frequently, the flowers can be white. Small, wide open, they have lateral sepals removed, a central sepal and petals forming a helmet. The labellum of six to nine millimeters, is equipped at the base of two outgrowths lamelliformes. It is deeply lobed, the median lobe was equal or slightly longer than the lateral.
Features:

Flour called tubers salep is very nutritious. It is used in diets for convalescents and children, and for trayaient gastrointestinal disorders.

Sources :

http://www.tela-botanica.org/
http://www.tela-botanica.org/nn46172
http://sophy.u-3mrs.fr/sophy.htm
http://sophy.u-3mrs.fr/photohtm/SI8600.HTM
http://inpn.mnhn.fr/isb/index.jsp
http://inpn.mnhn.fr/isb/servlet/ISBServlet?action=Espece&typeAction=10&pageReturn=ficheEspeceDescription.jsp&numero_taxon=131322
http://www.tolweb.org/tree/
http://tolweb.org/Rosales/21029
http://garrigue-gourmande.fr/
http://caliban.mpiz-koeln.mpg.de/~stueber/thome/band1/tafel_145.html
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anacamptis_pyramidalis

The camera:

Camera : Olympus E-520
Lens : Zuiko macro 50mm
Aperture : f/8,0
Speed : 1/200
Priority Aperture
Sunny weather, cloudy
Time : 15h06 TU
ISO – 200 equivalent

The shot:

Initial size : 4032 x 3024 px
Extenion : Raw ,orf
Résolution : 314ppp x 314ppp
Color scheme : sRGB
Final size : 800 x 600 jpg
Softaware : GIMP
Resizing, Gamma and saturation improvment, sharpenning of the picture.

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 620 W: 0 N: 561] (3236)
  • [2009-05-23 20:07]
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Bonjour Philippe !
Une superbe macro.
Bien présenté avec un excellent contraste, félicitations.
La description proposée est exceptionnelle.
Un beau jour,
Adrian

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3831 W: 190 N: 11410] (35161)
  • [2009-05-23 23:18]
  • [+]

Bonjour Philippe,
A superb capture of A. pyramidalis, one of my favourite species of orchid. The saturated colours against the neutral breen BG, sharpness and DOF are excellent in this frame-filling portrait of the flower.
Merci,
Amicalement,
Ivan

Hello Philippe,
excellent capture,sharp details, great colors and light.BG fits well,
have a nice day,
Nikos.

Hello Philippe,

A fine capture of this sharply focussed orchid, showing bright colour tones against a good bokeh.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

Hola philippe

Buena imagen y muy clara, tonos confortables.

Un saludo Antonio

Bonsoir Philippe,
Superbe specimen, parfaitement saisi, avec une netteté impeccable sur toute l'inflorescence et de belles couleurs. Amicalement,
Catherine

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  • jesst Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 375 W: 0 N: 172] (2411)
  • [2009-06-14 12:10]
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Beautiful flowers and wonderful photo

Bonjour Philippe,
Très belle macro dans un cadrage serré permettant d'pprécier la finesse des détails sous une excellente profondeur de champ.
A bientôt sur TN pour de nouvelles aventures.
Gérard

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