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First sign of Spring


First sign of Spring
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Copyright: Rick Price (Adanac) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1111 W: 1 N: 4518] (15128)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-05-29
Categories: Flowers
Camera: Canon Eos 300D Digital Rebel, Canon 100-400/4.5-5.6L IS
Exposure: f/5.0, 30 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-01-14 4:16
Viewed: 538
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This photo was taken handheld and has been cropped.
These shooting stars and prairie crocus are sure signs that spring has sprung on the prairies in Alberta.
Dodecatheon
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order: Ericales

Family: Primulaceae

Genus: Dodecatheon


Species
Dodecatheon is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants with basal clumps of leaves, with nodding flowers. The stamens are thrust out with the sepals bent back. The flowers are pollinated by bees, which grab hold of the petals, and gather pollen by vibrating the flowers by buzzing their wings ('buzz pollination'). The vibration releases pollen from the anthers.

The genus is largely confined to North America, but also extending a short distance into northeastern Siberia. Common names include Shooting Star, American Cowslip, Mosquito Bills, and Sailor-caps.

There are 14 species:

Dodecatheon alpinum. California.
Dodecatheon clevelandii. California.
Dodecatheon conjugans. Wyoming to Oregon.
Dodecatheon cruciatum. Western US.
Dodecatheon cusickii. Western US.
Dodecatheon dentatum. Washington to Idaho.
Dodecatheon frigidum. Alaska, northeast Siberia.
Dodecatheon hendersonii. Western US.
Dodecatheon integrifolium. British Columbia.
Dodecatheon jeffreyi. California.
Dodecatheon meadia. Eastern US.
Dodecatheon poeticum. Washington, Oregon.
Dodecatheon pulchellum. Western US, northwest Mexico; naturalized in eastern US.
Dodecatheon redolens. Southwestern US.
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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2577 W: 170 N: 7864] (24859)
  • [2007-01-14 4:47]

Hello RIck,
Wow, that is my favourite flower! I have it in the garden and have masses of photographs of it. I'd love to see it in the wild! A bit overexposed but still a very nice shot, lovely colours and a nice composition.
TFS and regards, Ulla

very nice pic, though some parts are out of focus, TFS ori

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-01-14 20:18]

Hello Rick

A lovely shot of this flower.I have not seen that primula around here.The POV and DOF are very good.Well saturated colours.Nicely composed.A very interesting post.TFS

Rob

I'd have to agree with "Spring has sprung" when you see Shooting Stars!


Excellent colour, Rick. The focus on the flowers themselves could be better. Next time forget abt the basal leaves, they are secondary.

Keep up the good work! I'm glad to see you are brancing out from wings, legs, and fins! Eh.

J.

PS What happened to you? One Arctic blast and you halucinate abt a sprung SPRING eh! ;)

Hi Rick
What a perfect capture of this delicate Shooting Star. You've managed to get the entire plant including it's surrounding. The colour, lighting and composition are great.

Your notes are interesting, I didn't realize that there were so many species.
TFS Janice

Dear Rick ,
very nice color.
great detail and nice BG.
well composed.
thanks for sharing my friend
Saeed

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  • yllen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 248 W: 0 N: 16] (623)
  • [2007-01-17 21:33]

Hola Rick:
Hermosa toma de esta clase de violeta de los Alpes. Bellos colores en este cuadro que tiene la profundidad y la iluminacịn justa.
Nelly

Hi Rick,
Amazing flower and nice capture - I love the colors!
I was wondering why did you use such a long lens to take an image of a flower?
You could have closed apparture more to get a better DOF
TFS - Shir

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  • Mariol Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 165 W: 10 N: 1052] (4329)
  • [2007-04-23 23:37]

Hi Rick,
Good spring photo. colors and composition are very nice.
Thanks for sharing.
Regards, Mario.

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