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Flowering Nettle


Flowering Nettle
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Copyright: Janice Dunn (Janice) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-06-07
Categories: Flowers
Camera: Canon EOS 300D, Tamron 28-300 XR
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/160 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-06-16 3:38
Viewed: 868
Points: 28
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Painted Nettles / Coleus blumei

This is a Coleus plant in flower growing in the hothouse at the Auckland Domain’s Winter Garden. Coleus is also known as Painted Nettles / Coleus blumei. Although the new name for the coleus group is Solenostemon scutellarioides, most still consider them as Coleus.

Coleus plants are durable and easy to grow, but even the slightest frost will cause them to die. They are best known for their bright colours, and variety of foliage forms. Although these plants are members of the nettle family, they are a mint. They do not have the stinging properties of the nettle. Coleus are colourful foliage plants that come in a wide range of colours including yellow, white, pink, red, chartreuse, or green with contrasting colour patterns. They are recognised by having an opposite leaf arrangement on square stems.

A Coleus will make a nice houseplant as long as it receives sufficient light and food. Flower buds must be pinched off as soon as they develop to prevent the plant from producing seeds. Once a Coleus is allowed to go to seed, it has completed it's life objective, and it will usually die. This flower head needs to be pinched off now! I tried growing them a few years back, but they all went too leggy as I was too slow at pinching the ends off. Coleus are very durable, so you can cut your plant back severely if needed (almost back to the soil level).

Now that I have posted this, I feel I have sharpened it too much - sorry, too late now!

Model - Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL
DateTime - 2005:06:07 13:03:14
Photo cropped, brightened and sharpened.
dew77, Comandante, sAner, TAZ, marhowie, red45, carper, liquidsunshine has marked this note useful
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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2005-06-16 3:55]

Hello Janice!
Great capture.Harmonious colors,lighting,details,BG,framing and composition are excellent.TFS...:-)

Hello Janice!
Very nice photo.Lighting,colors,and details are perfect.I liked this work very much.
Thanks for sharing.

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1490 W: 72 N: 1427] (4744)
  • [2005-06-16 6:17]

Beautiful composition Janice! The colors are superb and very warm. Great POV and sharp details. Well done & TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

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  • Graal Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 755 W: 31 N: 20] (5032)
  • [2005-06-16 10:38]

Hi Janice!
It's very nice and delicacy plant. Good sharpness and colours. Interesting note. Well done.
Regards,
Aleksander

hello:)

Wonderful shot with perfect details,lighting amd composition.I liked this work very much.
Thanks for sharing!

Malgosia

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2005-06-16 12:28]

Ach, I like nettles very much! They're worst children enemy [same as thistles] but also they're beautifull and smell great, especially after rain. Nice colours of leaves and composition! TFS Janice!

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2009 W: 122 N: 2581] (8424)
  • [2005-06-16 14:03]

I like the shot Janice,
The light is realy fantastic in this shot, the composition is well made and I like the pov and the fantastic dof, great job, good framing too,
gr. jaap

Nice capture Janice,
Good sharp details, nicely composed, good exposure and POV.
I don't think it's over sharpened, the image looks great to me.
Thanks for posting

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
  • [2005-06-16 17:29]

Janice, this is beautiful. Beautiful and delicate.

Excellent blurred bg and great mood.

Very nice shot Janice!
Maybe a bit noisy, but the light and composition are perfect. I love the colours of this shot.
WELL DONE!

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2005-06-17 3:30]

Belle composition photographique pour cette fleur. les couleurs dans le feuillage sont belles.
Nice composition ! Thanks for sharing.

Nice shot Janice, I like the light and colors seen here in your painted nettles. Well done!
P.S. Yes, a bit over-sharp..

Hi Jancie. Very good shot. Great POV and very good details. Excellent colours.

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1339 W: 0 N: 2585] (9117)
  • [2008-12-11 19:45]

Hi Janice,
a beautiful and well captured nettle. white is not so easy to be presented nicely. The colours of the background is so pretty that the white emerged well.
Excellent calrity and sharpness makes this phot a very pleasant and attractive one.

Regards,
Foozi

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