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Common Dog Violet


Common Dog Violet
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Copyright: Gert Paassen (Gert-Paassen) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1219 W: 2 N: 4611] (13938)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-05-05
Categories: Flowers
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/15 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-08-28 23:04
Viewed: 262
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Dutch]
Latin name - Viola riviniana

Today an little flower from my first holiday this year to the Veluwe.
I hope you like it.
Thanks for the critique.

Gert

Common Dog-violet is a species of the genus Viola. It is also called wood violet or dog violet. It is a perennial herb of woodland rides, grassland and shady hedge banks. It is found in all soils except acid or very wet.

It is a perennial, which flowers from April to June.

Its leaves are heart shaped with rounded teeth and are usually hairless. It has 2 slender bracts, 6 sepals spear shaped lobed at the base, 5 overlapping petals with a backward pointing spur. Once the flower has been fertilised, the spur will split into 3 to reveal the egg shaped seeds - see Viola description.

Toothed stipules can be found at the base of the plant.

The name 'Dog' - probably suggests that this plant was thought to be inferior to the scented violet (viola odorata), which was particularly favoured during the Victorian Era.

It is the foodplant of the Pearl bordered fritillary, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary and High Brown Fritillary butterfly.
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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1388 W: 56 N: 4794] (16480)
  • [2009-08-28 23:56]

Hello Gert,
elegant flower with superb colors, perfect focus, fine details and superb sharpness, Beautiful composition with lovely blurry BG, very well done,
Best regards Siegfried
Have a good week end.

perfect violet portrait ! TFS Ori

Wowww... what a great symetry of this beautiful flower's shot bro Gert! The droplets on petals render it an aesthetical one.
TFS and have a nice Saturday!
Cheers,

bayram

Hello Gert,
a splendid picture of Viola riviniana, excellent POV and composition, superb sharpness and fine detail of the droplets, marvellous soft colours.
TFS
Best regardss
Maurizio

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2009-08-29 4:14]

Hi Gert,this is a nice souvenir of springtime,excellent close up and the drops make a difference.Beautiful colors and sharpness.Thanks for share,have a nice weekend,Luciano

Gert,
Superb that Viola.
Lovely colors, great sharp.
Good job, my friend.
Horia

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1343 W: 0 N: 2586] (9119)
  • [2009-08-29 8:48]

Hi Gert,
a very charming shot of this orchid. Very tender and the droplets of water is very beautiful and very effective in giving a strength to your composition.

regards,
Foozi

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1073 W: 0 N: 162] (870)
  • [2009-08-29 8:51]

Hello Gert, Perfect close up shot of this beautiful flower. Details and composition are great.
TFS and G's,
Mehmet

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2926 W: 34 N: 8678] (32330)
  • [2009-08-29 9:00]

Hi Gert. So simple yet so beautiful. I love the delicate colours which you have captured so well. Along with fine detail in the water droplets. Looks good against the plain Bg.
Well done TFs
Nick..

Bonjour Gert,
Le cadrage serré de cette très belle macro permet d'apprécier la finesse des détails et la délicatesse des couleurs.
A bientôt sur TN pour de nouvelles aventures.
Gérard

Hello Gert
i LOVE violets, they are so nice and delicate flowers, this year, i saw a lot of them everywhere and i was very happy of them
you have captured this one with very nice details and wonderful colors
the frontal POV is great too
Have a nice sunday
Jacqueline

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2009-08-29 17:26]

Hi Gert,

This Violet is so pretty. I love the colors and the shape. The details are superfine and the water droplets are a bonus. The background is beautiful with wonderful colors. An excellent vertical composition.

Jane

hello Gert

beautiful flower petals with the water droplets on it,
fine focus excellent sharpness and details on it
with beautiful luminosity of the image, TFS

Asbed

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