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Danish Scurvygrass


Danish Scurvygrass
Photo Information
Copyright: howard shirley (gerbilratz) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 363 W: 0 N: 986] (3138)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-01
Categories: Flowers
Camera: Canon EOS 350D, Sigma 105mm F2.8 DG macro, Tiffen 58mm UV PROTECTOR USA
Exposure: f/18.0, 1/320 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-04-01 10:54
Viewed: 420
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Danish Scurvygrass "Cochleareia Danica" This is an updated image from a previous upload to a plant I was having difficulty identifying. I have been advised by some Botanists that this is a Danish Scurvygrass.

This is the earliest flowering Scurvygrass being an annual/bi-annual, short (20cm) and prostrate. The flowers are approx 4-5mm across. The stem like leaves are stalked and look like ivy leaves. The seed pods being egg shaped.

What is unusual about this scurvygrass that although it is a coastal plant, it has been found spreading rapidly along centre reservations of two track inland roads.

It appears because these plants have a high salt tolerance, they have been able to colonise areas restricted from other plant species and have become a "succession" plant. The winter practice of salting roads in Britain, has given them this other habitat away from the sea.

This image is intended more as a Botanical Information Image, and therefore, the intention was to capture the details of florets, stamens and fleshy leaf.

ISO 100
Shutter 1/320
f/18
Manual focus, tripod, mirror lock and remote shutter used, flash fill used but restricted to shutter 1/320 before the old flash gun died! Good light conditions but problems with traffic.
nglen, boreocypriensis, Gert-Paassen, Adanac, eqshannon, mariki, gracious, nkasot has marked this note useful
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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1991 W: 5 N: 5557] (20998)
  • [2008-04-01 11:23]

Hi Howard. I have seen what i think is the same flower on the road sides in this area i have seen it last year as well in early spring . I will have to park the car and have a look. I have wondered what would flower when it had been showered in road salt. This may be the anser.Now your picture. Clear and well focused with good detail showing us right inside the flower . with rich colours. well done TFS. Nick,..

Hello Howard,
As I saifd before you are definitely an macro expert my friend. Beautifull executed shot my friend. TFS.
Cheers,
Bayram

Hello Howard,

i never seen this flower, sharpness and dof are goed.
Exellent colors of this flower and a good dof and pov.

regards Gert

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1002 W: 6 N: 2700] (10017)
  • [2008-04-01 14:00]

Hi Howard.My best compliments for the pic first,and next for the name,isn't easy to know the exact name of this specie,there are a lot that seem sames! Great work,thanks for share,Luciano

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1048 W: 1 N: 4156] (13964)
  • [2008-04-01 19:39]

Hello Howard, The blooming of the white flowers captured splendidly in this excellent macro work. Great job Howard.
Rick

Now this one worked super Howard....You must have taken some extra time on it..Very well thought out!
Bob

Hello Howard,
Another fine and beautiful image of the Scurvygrass!
best DOF with sharpness, real colour and superb details in the shot, so outstanding a darker bg!
well done and many thanks for the sharing
cheers
Tony

Hello Howard,

Beautiful capture of this flower. Very good POV, DOF and focus. I like very much the texture of the leaves. Very good lighting and great colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

Howard,
An awesome shot!
Period!
Cheers!
Goldy

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1033 W: 26 N: 2998] (10820)
  • [2008-04-02 7:33]
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Hi Howard,
! Interesting to hear how it's found it's niche where others have failed too.
Anyway, lovely black BG from a good job on the exposure, some detail and an interesting post all round really. Those leaves really are thick!
Paul

Hello Howard interesting note there, good detail and fine contrast with the background, being mostly black. Good macro work tfs rgds Necip

Hi Howard,
Splendid and perfect macro shot of this beautiful flower with nice details, lighting and framing. TFS. Regards,
Nazım

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