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Bog Arum


Bog Arum
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Copyright: Gert Paassen (Gert-Paassen) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1213 W: 2 N: 4583] (13856)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-06
Categories: Flowers
Camera: Nikon D300
Exposure: f/16, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-07 22:00
Viewed: 762
Points: 36
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Dutch]
Today a beatiful flower that also on the Red list are in the Netherlands and protected by federal law, it is a plant with wet feet (palustus).

Latin name - Calla palustris

Calla (Bog Arum, Marsh Calla) is a genus of flowering plant in the family Araceae. It is native to cool temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, in central, eastern and northern Europe (France and Norway eastward), northern Asia and northern North America (Alaska, Canada, northeastern contiguous United States).

It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant growing in bogs and ponds. The leaves are rounded to heart-shaped, 6–12 cm long on a 10–20 cm petiole, and 4–12 cm broad. The greenish-yellow inflorescence is produced on a spadix about 4–6 cm long, enclosed in a white spathe. The fruit is a cluster of red berries, each berry containing several seeds.

The plant is very poisonous when fresh due to its high oxalic acid content, but the rhizome, like that of Caladium, Colocasia and Arum, is edible after drying, grinding, leaching and boiling.
The genus formerly also included a number of other species, which have now been transferred to the separate genus Zantedeschia. These plants, from tropical Africa, are however still often termed "calla lilies", but should not be confused with C. palustris.

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  • Great 
  • mamcg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 156 W: 14 N: 41] (2817)
  • [2008-06-07 22:12]

Today a beautiful flower that also on the Red list are in the Netherlands also protected by federal law, it is a plant with wet feet (palustus) good news and well shot.

Musa.

Hi Gert
A very funny shot. I like the moment with the hover fly on a top of the flower. Beautiful light and good composition. There are little noises in background but it is a minor thing here
TFS
Krzysztof

Hi Gert
A very lovely image. I love the stamen of this flower and the nice sharp insect is a bonus.
TFS
Cheers
Sue

Hello Gert,

The wonderful light was the first noticeable feature, to me; with its shadows, it shows up the contours of the petal beautifully.
Your cropping is perfection for composition!
Lovely details ... a fine shot!

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

Hi Gert, excellent capture of this beautiful and rare Marsh Calla lily including a fly on it -as a bonus. Great composition my friend. TFS. Cheers,

Bayram

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2398 W: 94 N: 5543] (17640)
  • [2008-06-08 3:25]

Hallo Gert,
Prachtige sfeerplaat in dit licht. Goede scherpte en erg mooie kleuren. Uitstekende compositie. Mooie contrasten tegen de donkere achtergrond.
Groet,
Peter

Hi Gert

I really like the light in this shot, it can be difficult to balance a white objects against shadows but this is perfectly exposed.

Vinny

Hello Gert,

Very nice composition with the marmalade fly on the top of the arum and a good framing. Excellent sharpness. Very good light and colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2008-06-08 8:09]

Hi Gert,

Another very beautiful flower on the red list with the fly as a bonus. The details are excellent of the two. Lovely yellow and green enhanced by the green leaf. I love the composition.

Jane

  • Great 
  • Ishi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 162 W: 0 N: 973] (3718)
  • [2008-06-08 8:28]

Hi Gert,

Excellent image of beautiful colors and play of light and shade (not to mention the bug).

Cheers!

Ishi

Hello Gert,
Many thanks for all those protected plants posting from Netherlands, very precious and really thank you for your effort to share with the world!
this is really nice with good displayed of light and shadows!
the image is real sharp with wonderful colour and details
good to include the bee in good details
take care and regards
Tony

mooie foto Gert,
de scherpte is fraai hier en de compositie is zeker goed te noemen, ja F16 zeg mij al genoeg, Ik weet niet met welke lens je hem hebt gemaakt, maar dit kan zeker dichterbij en dan krijg je weer een heel ander soort foto, maar zeer goed fotowerk hier. Ptettige avond.
groet Jaap

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2916 W: 34 N: 8651] (32250)
  • [2008-06-08 14:02]

Hi gert. A very good close up of the Plant with the bonus of the insect. Your use of the light has given warm colours and fine details. a nice POV/DOF. well done TFS.
Nick..

hello Gert

excellent image, with fine POV and DOF, in the image
i love the effect of some places is shadows and some other
places is highlights, the luminosity is beautiful,
excellent sharpness and details, TFS

Asbed

  • Great 
  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2999 W: 162 N: 984] (2877)
  • [2008-06-09 0:58]

Hello Gert,
Beautiful view of the Marsh alla with a nice little visitor. Beautiful light and colours and very fine sharp details. I ike the contrasting background too. Well done!
Many thanks, Ulla

  • Great 
  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-06-09 8:30]

Hello Gert

Superb clarity.The details on the arum are wonderful.
Excellent spot on focus and sharpness.
The lighting and colours are excellent.
TFS

Rob

  • Great 
  • NinaM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 801 W: 3 N: 2100] (6596)
  • [2008-06-09 9:21]

Beutiful picture, Gert, as I wrote earlier, your use of light is fantastic. It's almost done with the intervention of the cinema guy ;-) Lovely pov with the insect right on top of the flower, beautiful colours, exquisite sharpness... thanks again!

Francine

Hoi Gert,
Dit is wel een heel erg mooie foto. Het moment van de vlieg en het zonlicht maakt deze foto super mooi. Als ik dan echt pietluttig moet zijn, dan is het het doode takje in de achtegrond. Maar dan ben wel echt aan het zoeken.
Groeten,
Niek

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