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Deptford Pink


Deptford Pink
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Copyright: Lori Cannon (LCannon) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 379 W: 145 N: 799] (3093)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-08-01
Categories: Flowers
Camera: Kodak Easyshare LS753
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-08-02 10:27
Viewed: 963
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
On the hike my daughter Malia and I took, she spotted this pink flower growing beside the trail. She's getting very good at pointing out flowers and fungi for me to photograph. This one was quite difficult, I took probably 10 photos before finally getting one in focus. It is a very small flower, less than 1/4 inch across.

Information from this website:

The Deptford pink "Dianthus armeria"
is an upright plant, not unlike its garden relative Sweet-William in appearance. The flowers are stalkless and a rosy-red colour, about one centimetre in diameter. The leaf rosette at the base of the plant is green, a feature that distinguishes it from some other members of the pink family, which have grey-green leaves. The plant was given its English name by the 17th century herbalist Thomas Johnson in a celebrated case of mistaken identity. In fact, what Johnson found and described in 1633 was probably maiden pink Dianthus deltoides. As the first name given to a plant is generally the one botanists stick to, the East End of London is 'famous' for a species that has not grown there in historical times, and possibly not at all.
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  • halki Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 249 W: 8 N: 105] (469)
  • [2005-08-02 10:30]

Hello Lori!
Wonderful flower close up.Vivid colors,blurred BG,3D effect,DoF you managed,POV and composition are excellent.Thanks for posting.

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  • japie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1814 W: 100 N: 1904] (5187)
  • [2005-08-02 16:05]

You captured this one well Lori. The sharpness and color is excellent. I also liked your note.

Very well done and thanks for posting

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  • mishe Gold Star Critiquer [C: 105 W: 0 N: 3] (922)
  • [2005-08-03 5:57]

Hi Lori!
Very beautiful photo.
Very pleasing to the eye.TFS.
Best wishes,
Mishe.

Very nice shot of this tiny flower Lori. Your daughter did a fine job in spotting it. Colors, composition, and background are all just right. TFS!

Hello Loni,

this are not the specie Dianthus armeria but an other Dianthus.

Gert

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