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Wood anemone


Wood anemone
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Copyright: Gert Paassen (Gert-Paassen) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1210 W: 2 N: 4568] (13816)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-03-16
Categories: Flowers
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-03-16 23:07
Viewed: 770
Points: 16
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latin name - Anemone nemorosa

These yielded I post only this flower in different composities and with several acerbity depth. Want show how you with 1 subject nevertheless each time gets another photograph.
This picture taken in cloudy and rainy weather.
The flower hang down.

Anemone nemorosa is an early-spring flowering plant in the Genus Anemone in the family Ranunculaceae. Common names include wood anemone, windflower, European thimbleweed and smell fox. They are perennial herbaceous plants, growing in early spring from 5 to 15 cm tall. Plants start blooming soon after the foliage emerges from the ground, with the leaves parted into three segments and the flowers produced in the middle of the foliage on short stems above the foliage with one flower per stem. The plants grow from underground stems called rhizomes. The plants die back down to the root-like rhizomes by mid summer (summer dormant). The rhizomes spread just below the soil surface, forming long spreading clumps that grow quickly, contributing to its rapid spread in woodland conditions, where they often carpet large areas.

The flower is 2 cm diameter, with six or seven petal-like segments (actually tepals) with many stamens. In the wild the flowers are usually white, but may be pinkish, lilac or blue, and often have a darker tint to the back of the 'petals'. The flowers lack both fragrance and nectar and it has been suggested by some authors that they are primarily self-pollinated, but it has also been demonstrated that they are pollinated by bees and other insects that visit the flowers to collect pollen (Shirreffs 1985).

The plant has poisonous chemicals that are toxic to animals including humans, but it has also been used as a medicine. All parts of the plant contain protoanemonin, which can cause severe skin and gastrointestinal irritation.

Yellow wood anemone, Anemone ranunculoides, also known as the buttercup anemone, is a similar plant with slightly smaller flowers of rich yellow colouring.
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Nice photo with this pure white Anemone nemorosa and the dark BG,simply but pretty :)
TFS

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  • jhm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 649 W: 0 N: 178] (628)
  • [2008-03-17 1:05]
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Hallo Gert,

Bos anemonen en zeker de witte komen niet zo veel voor in onze bossen.
Nu zal ik iets zeggen wat ik soms probeer te doen, veel lager te liggen en een klein stukje van de binnenkant mee te nemen, op stafief met een F/18 op 125 en eventueel met flits, dit geeft soms ook niet altid een mooi resultaat.
Niettegenstaande ik dit hier een mooi foto vind, misschien een wit kader rondom zou meer licht brengen.

Tot wederhoren,
John.

Hi Gert,
This is really surprise for me:-) A flower instead of a mushroom friend. However it is very lovely and fantastic close-up shot my friend. All criteria are excellent as usual. Your POV is wonderful here. TFS.
Cheers,
Bayram

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  • crs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 523 W: 0 N: 920] (3543)
  • [2008-03-17 2:09]

Hi Gert,

Very nice and delicate photo you made! I like the soft light you used to obtain delicate details on the flower. Also the clear details of the flower on the blurry background looks great.

Thank you for sharing,
Cristian

Hello Geert
Now only marking...i will come later withe coments
TFS
OANA

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 23 N: 3656] (13083)
  • [2008-03-17 4:40]

Hello Gert,
simple yet effective shot of this delicate little flower. Very good DOF and excellent exposure on the white petals, well done my friend.
Paul

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2008-03-17 8:50]

Hi Gert,

I love this picture not only for the beautiful flower but for the wonderful simple composition. The white against the background is lovely. Nice details of the soft petals. A beauty!

Jane

hello Geret,
You have handled this image perfectly, your control over the white image is excellent.Very simple and very pretty. TFS

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