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Whirling Butterfly


Whirling Butterfly
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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/6.3, 1/1250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-06-19 4:32
Viewed: 1013
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is another unnamed plant growing at Auckland’s Domain, and as I had taken a few photos of it, I wanted to know what it was called. I was just about cross-eyed looking through my entire flower book collection for the name of this flower. I thought it was such a dainty and exquisite flower and I really would prefer to name what I post, so I persevered and persevered AND finally I found it!! AND I’m 100% sure it is a Gaura.

Gaura lindheimeri
Family: Onagraceae (evening primrose family)
Common Names: whirling butterflies, white gaura, butterfly gaura.

White gaura is an herbaceous perennial that grows in a loose, bushy clump 2-4 ft (0.6-1.2 m) tall with a spread of 2-3 ft (0.6-0.9 m). The stems are slender and wiry, and covered with tiny hairs. The leaves are spoon shaped, 1-3 in (2.5-7.6 cm) long, with toothed margins. The flowers are produced above the foliage on erect spikes, 8-24 in (20.3-61 cm) long, which continue to elongate throughout the extended blooming period of late spring until first frost.

The individual flowers are about an inch across and have four reflexed petals. They are white when they open at dawn, fading to rose-pink by the end of the day. Only a few flowers are open at any one time, and each drops off after blooming, leaving a clean, neat stalk. White Gaura is also available in several shades of pink as well.

www.floridata.com/ref/G/gaur_lin.cfm
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This is a beautiful picture!
Perfect composition,fantastic colour.GREAT SHOT!
TFS!

A beautiful capture and well done on the composition.

Mike

Lovely shot Janice,
Nice composition, good clear detail and good colour.
Thanks for posting

hello:) what beauty and calm photo:) I love it so much:) compo is so beauty and tender:) great job:)

saludos

Malgosia

Hi Janice!
Very pretty photo! I love compositions like that!
Looks very arty and very soft!
This is really great photo!

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2005-06-19 16:22]

Looks like butterfly turned into the flower. Beautifull composition and POV Janice! Fragile and very arty.

This is another fine capture of yours, Janice. The darker background bokeh does wonders to bring natural focus on the flower. So lovely!

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2005-06-20 2:12]

Hello Janice!
Very nice capture.Lighting,DOF,framing and composition are wonderul.TFS...:-)

Hello Janice!
Wonderful flower macro.I liked DOF,framing and composition very much.Thanks for sharing.

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