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Ranunculus ficaria L.


Ranunculus ficaria L.
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Copyright: Ferran J Lloret (ferranjlloret) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 499 W: 57 N: 1348] (4742)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-03-08
Categories: Flowers
Camera: Canon EOS 40 D, Canon EF 100 mm F2.8 Macro USM
Exposure: f/8, 1/100 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Plants of Europe [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-10-11 22:12
Viewed: 177
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Lesser celandine, (Ranunculus ficaria, syn. Ficaria grandiflora Robert Ficaria verna Huds.) is a low-growing, hairless perennial plant, with fleshy dark green, heart-shaped leaves. The plant is found throughout Europe and west Asia and is now introduced in North America. It prefers bare, damp ground and in the UK it is often a persistent garden weed.The flowers are yellow, turning white as they age.
Ranunculus ficaria exists in both diploid (2n=16) and tetraploid (2n=32) forms which are very similar in appearance. However, the tetraploid type prefer more shady locations and frequently develops bulbils at the base of the stalk. These two variants are sometimes referred to as distinct sub-species,R. ficaria ficaria and R. ficaria bulbifer respectively.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, celandine comes from the Latin chelidonia, meaning swallow: it was said that the flowers bloomed when the swallows returned and faded when they left. The name Ranunculus is Late Latin for "little frog," from rana "frog" and a diminutive ending. This probably refers to many species being found near water, like frogs.

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This photo is taken near Llança, Alt Empordà, Catalonia

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3813 W: 190 N: 11346] (34981)
  • [2009-10-11 22:37]

Hello Ferran,
A perfect simple capture of a Celandine flower taken with excellent sharpness, light management and contrast against the OOF Bg of its leaves in a superb composition.
Thanks and have a good week,
Ivan

very nice and simple, its not easy to get this bright yellow right, greetings ori

hello Ferran
very beautiful subject composition and opposition of colours,fine macro output!
TFS
Nasos

Hello Ferran
a beautiful composition with excellent point of view and perfect DOF. Colorful Ranunculus is optimally in focusing with a great balanced light giving great contrast.
Livio

Ferran
Wonderful capture this Ranunculus ficaria, great colors, lovely details.
Horia

Hi Ferran,

An amazingly beautiful and impeccable close-up capture of this beautiful Ranunculus (in Turk. Düğün Çiçeği, i.e. Wedding flower) from top POV with fine composition.
TFS and have a nice week MF!
Cheers,

Bayram

Hola Ferran,
bellissima macro di questo ranuncolo non facile da fotografare con colori bilanciati, ci sei riuscito molto bene con un ottimo contrasto, molto buona anche la definizione in una composizione armoniosa con una bella luce.
Grazie e complimenti
Saludos cordiales
Maurizio

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1373 W: 56 N: 4716] (16222)
  • [2009-10-12 3:24]

Hello Ferran,
Superb macro shot of this beautiful flower with excellent DOF, POV and framing. Great comp.
Best regards Siggi

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  • cirano Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 654 W: 0 N: 228] (4916)
  • [2009-10-12 15:11]

Very good capture of this beautiful flower with nice colors and perfect sharpness.TFS.
Dûrzan

Bonjour Ferran
magnifique photo de cette Ficaire, très joli point de vue; j'adore l'effet du soleil qui rend les pétales brillantes et les vivifiantes couleurs, beau contraste de la fleur avec l'arrière-plan vert, superbes détails
doublement merci , d'abord pour avoir posté cette image et pour l'ID parce que j'ai aussi des photos de cette fleur mais je ne connaissais pas son nom
passe une bonne nuit
Jacqueline

Hola Ferran.

Gracias por la foto de Ranunculus ficaria.

Muy bello macro de esta flor lugares húmedos. Muy buena nitidez de toda la photo. Buena profundidad de campo, adecuada para la photo. Los colores son realistas.

Con su permiso, una crítica: los pétalos de la flor me le parecen un poco sobreexpuesta y perder la delicadeza de sus detalles, pero sé que para fotografiar esta flor en repetidas ocasiones lo difícil que es: el brillo de los colores de los pétalos es especialmente difícil.

Hasta luego.

Atentamente

Philippe.

Bonjour Ferran,
Je trouve la lumière un peu trop violente pour une fine appréciation des détails mais il n'est reste pas moins une excellente publication valorisant relativement bien le sujet.
A bientôt sur TN pour de nouvelles aventures.
Gérard

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