Pink and White

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• tuslaw (1026)
• [2008-05-04 19:11]

I'm not sure what kind of bloom this is Manyee, but you did a terrific job of capturing this wonderful image.
Very sharp and detailed with beautiful colours.
Ron

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• Ken52 (3863)
• [2008-05-04 20:02]

Exposure is perfect. You have exceptional color and nice detail. DOF is also excellent. This is one of the few cases where I like square crop with subject centered (a flower straight-on).
Don't know the ID, but hopefully someone more versed in flowers will identify for you.

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• eng55 (1035)
• [2008-05-05 0:00]

Hi Manyee,
Very nice flower close up.DOF,details and exposure are perfect.Thanks for posting!

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• jesst (1984)
• [2008-05-05 1:07]

Wonderful flower and good shot

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• Mana (15024)
• [2008-05-05 4:57]

Hi Manyee,
Wonderful shot of this beautiful flower and I like the way it is layered. Very impressive sharpness and lovely colours with perfect lighting and exposure levels. The pollens strewn on the petals looks fabulous. Excellent POV and composition. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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• matatur (2382)
• [2008-05-05 9:44]

A fine looking flower indeed, in beautiful pastel colours Manyee, the POV and focus are spot on my friend, thanks for sharing this beauty.
Mehmet

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• uleko (20242)
• [2008-05-05 11:17]

Hello Manyee,
Wonderful wild species of Aquilegia in beautiful colours. Excellent capture showing very sharp details. It is a popular garden flower here but not often seen in these beautiful colours.
Many thanks and best wishes, Ulla

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• PaulGana (528)
• [2008-05-05 11:26]

it is also the Colorado state flower, very nice shot

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• yasemin (311)
• [2008-05-05 12:08]
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• Juyona (12386)
• [2008-05-05 12:44]

Hola amigo,
bello trabajo y colores,
encuadre y excelente realización.
saludos Manyee

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• dB_grafix (2635)
• [2008-05-05 23:05]

Hi Manyee.
A very clear and well composed image. I am curious now to see one flipped so I can see if they look like doves drinking.Good notes.
TFS

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• loot (8505)
• [2008-05-06 0:26]
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Hi ManYee

When I was a young child I once saw flowers like these in my aunt's garden. She grew them from seed that she got from someone, but the person just told her that it is lovely flowers and didn't know what its name was. Even then (as a child) I was so impressed by its beauty and it took me years before I found out what the name of these gorgeous little flowers are 'Columbines'. The funny thing is that although I am an avid gardener I have never managed to get hold of any seeds of these plants to grow in my own garden. So for now I am pleased just to see it on your lovely posting.

You have captured the flower with nice sharp details and since it is a frontal facing shot one can clearly see the 5 entrance openings of the backward-projecting spurs. Actually these are part of the flowers that make it so interesting and it is quite an impressive sight to see it from the side as well. At the bottom, between the lower 2 pink petals, one can faintly see the tip of one of these spurs sticking out. The exposure was spot-on and you made excellent use of the ambient lighting conditions to render a soft overall display thus ensuring remarkable clear textures and contrasts on the white sepals. The colours are pleasing and very natural and it is interesting to note the pollen smudges on the white sepals which obviously indicate some pollinator activity prior to your shoot.

Well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

PS. As far as the ID is concerned I provide you with the following interesting bits of information I found after some research.

The similarly looking so-called Colorado Blue Columbine - Aquilegia caerulea was designated as the Colorado state flower in April, 1899. The only difference between this flower and the one on your photo is that the Colorado Blue Columbine has pale-blue petals where yours has pink petals.

Although there are many wild Columbine species that look quite different to your specimen there are only 5 natural varieties in the Aquilegia caerulea group. The differences in these varieties are mainly just the variation in colour combinations for example; pale-blue vs white, pink vs white, pale-yellow vs white, orange vs yellow, etc. Commonly the flowers are bicoloured, with the sepals a different shade to the petals. These varieties are:
- Aquilegia caerulea var. alpina
- Aquilegia caerulea var. caerulea
- Aquilegia caerulea var. daileyae
- Aquilegia caerulea var. ochroleuca
- Aquilegia caerulea var. pinetorum

It is a pity though that I couldn't figure out to which exact variety your specimen belongs, but is seems to be quite clear that your flower is one of the Aquilegia caerulea varieties.

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• gannu (8052)
• [2008-05-06 4:58]

Hello manyee, Amazing clarity of this shot. Superb composition and excellent sharpness. Ganesh

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• demeve (3704)
• [2008-05-06 11:38]

Hello Manyee,

Very nice flower, beautiful if all that pollen on it.
The picture is well composed and well framed, great
colors and sharpness.. Well done

Everton

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• azleader (895)
• [2008-05-06 13:25]

Good color content. color and quality. You've provided a good reference image for this species. Good note.

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• mbasil (2989)
• [2008-05-15 9:08]

As a former Colorado resident, I love columbine. This is a lovely soft shot, Manyee -- I lvoe the softness and all the details (such as the pollen). Well done.
Mike