Dicksonia Antarctica

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Dicksonia Antarctica
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Copyright: Corinne Fudge (Cori) Silver Note Writer [C: 7 W: 0 N: 19] (78)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-05-02
Categories: Flowers
Camera: Nikon D200, 105mm f/2.8G AF-S VR Micro Nikkor, Digital
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-05-09 16:08
Viewed: 505
Points: 13
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Fern, Dicksonia Antarctica, unfurling at near Loch Ewe, on the North West Coast of the Highlands. Dicksonia antarctica, known commonly as the Soft Tree Fern, Man Fern or Tasmanian Tree Fern is an evergreen tree fern native to parts of Australia, namely New South Wales, Tasmania, and Victoria.
The habitat of this fern is damp, sheltered woodland slopes and moist gullies, and they occasionally occur at high altitudes in cloud forests. Dicksonia antarctica is the most abundant tree fern in South Eastern Australia.
The plant can grow in acid, neutral and alkaline soils. It can grow in semi-shade. It strongly resents drought or dryness at the roots, but does best in moist soil.
Ferns have a popular image of growing in moist, shady woodland nooks, but the reality is far more complex. Ferns grow in a wide variety of habitats, ranging from remote mountain elevations to dry desert rock faces to bodies of water to open fields. Ferns in general may be thought of as largely being specialists in marginal habitats, often succeeding in places where various environmental delimiters limit the success of flowering plants. On the other hand, some ferns are among the world's most serious weed species, such as the bracken growing in the Highlands, or the mosquito fern (Azolla) growing in tropical lakes. There are four particular types of habitats that are often key places to find ferns: the afore-mentioned moist, shady forest cove; the sheltered rock face, especially when sheltered from the full sun; acid bogs and swamps; and tropical trees, where many species are epiphytes.
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  • GLEM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 515 W: 81 N: 670] (5248)
  • [2007-05-09 17:35]

bonjour Corinne,
je vois que vous commencez sur Tn et il y a une bonne recherche graphique dans vos images. Ici la netteté est bonne et le sujet bien trouvé. Essayer un BG plus coloré et opposé à la fleur, pour que cela le détache bien.

gl

Hola Corinne.
Buenos detalles y agradable esta tu imagen.
Bellos colores y buena nota.
Un saludo, JL.

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  • marjan Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 484 W: 10 N: 362] (2627)
  • [2007-05-10 15:41]

hi Corinne, wonderful shot , nice composition and POV .
Marjan

Corine

I am always fascinated by these before they unfurl. Top shot.

Jai

Hello Cori :) Nice to meet you!

This is a nice macro of a bud’s fern and this is not something that is easy to do (for me). You caught excellent details and chose beautiful DOF. I like the "curves" and texture in this picture! This is a nice presentation with interesting notes and lovely tones of colors,
Claudine

Hi Corine great close-up wonderfull colours and details,good DOF.

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3085 W: 231 N: 5879] (19530)
  • [2007-05-20 13:59]

Hi Corinne,
This is a beautiful shot of this "fiddlehead".
You can see every fuzzy "hair" on it, and the light is great.
Those curled up "leaflets" are so amazing.
Perfect DOF. I really admire the wonderful OOF BG that you were able to get.
Mine did not come out so nicely, so I had to cover it with black. : P
TFS. : )

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