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One Sleep Till Christmas


One Sleep Till Christmas
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Copyright: Pam Russell (coasties) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3817 W: 505 N: 8098] (27718)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-11-11
Categories: Trees
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF 100-400mm L IS USM, Digital RAW 200, Hoya UV 77mm
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-12-23 21:56
Viewed: 1930
Points: 58
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
To each and everyone of you where ever you may be, warm wishes for the festive season. Take care and keep safe on your many journeys during this holiday time. Merry Christmas / Meri Kirihimete from my family to yours.

What Is A Fern Frond

A frond is the leaf- like structure of a fern or alga. The term is colloquially applied to the leaves of palms, cycads, and plants with pinnately compound leaves. A significant difference is that, unlike the leaves of the latter, fern fronds bear the reproductive structures (spore-bearing structures) of the sporophyte plant. Because many ferns grow fronds that are held more vertical than horizontal, the "upper" and "lower" surfaces of a frond are more correctly referred to as the adaxial and abaxial surfaces, respectively.

A fern frond consists of a stipe, the stem supporting the blade, and the blade consists of both a laminar (flattened) photosynthetic tissue and a rachis—that portion of the stem to which the laminar tissue is attached. The blades of fern fronds may vary from being simple (undivided) to being highly dissected, even "lace-like". If the leaf tissue is undissected, or the dissections do not reach to the rachis, the frond may be described as lobed or pinnatifid. Otherwise, the blade is compound and each large division of the laminar tissue arising from the rachis is called a pinna (pl., pinnae). The main vein or mid-rib of a pinna is known as a costa (pl., costae). Pinnae may be arranged along the rachis either directly opposite one another or alternating up the stem. The arrangement may change from the base of a blade to the tip, as in the example of Blechnum shown below (from base to tip: pinnae opposite to alternate, and pinnatisect to pinnatifid).

IMAGE INFORMATION

Camera: Canon 20D
Time of day: 6:30 a.m.
Date: 11th November 2006
Weather conditions: Clear
Lens: Canon 100-400mm L IS USM
Filter: Hoya 77mm UV
Shutter Speed: 1/60
F-Stop: F/5.6
Focal Length: 180mm
Support: Hand Held
ISO: 200
Original file type: Digital Raw
fiyo, glazzaro, dew77, Adanac, vanderschelden, manyee, red45, s_a_s_h_a, SelenE, marhowie, jeanpaul, clint, Signal-Womb, Alex99 has marked this note useful
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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2006-12-23 22:59]

Hello Pam

A very interesting and informative post.Every spring when the ferns begin to grow in the woods people head out to cut the "fiddleheads" so called because of their resemblance to the musical instrument.Only the tender ones are cooked and eaten.Quite delicious actually.A very well focused shot ,with excellent sharpness and detail.Super green colours,and wonderful texture.Well composed and framed.Merry Christmas from Canada.TFS

Rob

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 987 W: 5 N: 2762] (10618)
  • [2006-12-24 2:10]

Hello Pam,
Lovely detail and colours,nice composition.
Nice work,very well done.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year :)

You have an excellent holiday and a great New Year!

Greg

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-12-24 3:58]

Hello Pam,
Wonderful post.Exposure is spot on,details are crisp clear.Well caught and composed.Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
TFS...:-)

Nice find and well taken the detail is good and DOF is perfect well done TFS rgds Necip.

Hi Pam,
Very nice details of this fern folded young leaf. Very neat blurry BG. Nice colors.
Happy New Year 2007 and Have a Great Holidays.

Ben Lakitan

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 1 N: 5208] (17609)
  • [2006-12-24 7:06]

Hello Pam,
Very nice macro with great detail, thanks for sharing.
Merry Christmas to You and Yours this holiday season.
Thanks Rick

Pam hi,
All my wishes to you and loved ones...
It is a good sharp picture.
Moreover technically very well done...
Besides overall okay!
TFS
Annick

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3067 W: 231 N: 6166] (21070)
  • [2006-12-24 19:06]

A stunning shot with incredible details in a glossy finish.
Beautiful light and colors.
I love the curled-up "pose" of the fern, and the very apt and cute title you chose for it.
Just lovely.
Merry Christmas to you, my friend, from California.
ManYee

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2006-12-25 5:34]

Merry Christmas Pam!

Looks like you captured beloved Janice's subject :-) Great photo, I love ferns as always did. I like details composition. But most important is message - something small will be big and beautifull next few weeks. New life is born!

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1490 W: 72 N: 1427] (4744)
  • [2006-12-25 5:57]

This is a great shot Pam! Wonderful DOF, great sharpness and perfect composition. Our x-mas day is half way now (it's midday here now), but x-mas eve (yesterday) is even more special imo. :)

Regards,
Pieter

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  • wuta Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 856 W: 2 N: 617] (2142)
  • [2006-12-25 6:01]

Hello Pam , A Very good shot good details pov sharpnes colours bg and framing , A Wish you a Merry Cristmas And Good 2007 , Greetings Teunie .

Hi Pam,
This is a very interesting and informative post.
Very nice details of this fern folded young leaf.

Merry Christmas to you
Alex

Hola Pam,
Original composición de gran belleza, extraordinaria de luz y nitidez. Feliz navidad y un cordial saludo

Hi Pam,
I always love shots of this big ferns, so beautiful, thanks.
I wish you wonderful Christmas-days and a Happy New Year
Sabine - wishnugaruda

Bonjour Pam.
Trés belle image.
Un macro muy bueno y muy nitida la foto.
felices fiesta.
Merry christmas

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 63 N: 4227] (13822)
  • [2006-12-25 17:30]

Hi Pam,
Really interesting plant in a strange form. Good composition and framing.
Merry Christmas :o)
Selen

Hi Pam,

You took another of your fantastic pictures here. It has quite an arty feel to it. Everything is perfect. Very well done.

To you and all your loved ones, a happy and peaceful Christmas and a prosperous new year.

Jan-Hendrik

Hello Pam and Merry Christmas to you also.
Excellent shot and note as usual :)
Looking forward to 07 and all that it has in store for us!
Howard

Bonjour Pam
C'est une excellente prise de vue ! Grande composition et belles couleurs, bon contraste entre rose/bleu. Merci pour le partage .
bravo et au revoir...JP

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1515 W: 18 N: 3165] (11638)
  • [2006-12-26 14:18]

Hi Pam

I love the shapes these ferns forms. You have captured the lovely shapes and colours very well. Nice sharp shot, excellent DOF and great POV

TFS

Karan

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  • clint Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 39 W: 0 N: 237] (1371)
  • [2006-12-26 14:54]

what an interesting plant,ive never seen anything like it, i like the way you have caught the curls, makes for a realy natural abstract shot.
clint

Great capture Pam and may I take the opportunity to wish you a Happy new year a head. well done..

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3586 W: 143 N: 5690] (18601)
  • [2006-12-28 11:16]

Hi Pam.
Thank you for your heart words and perfect picture.
Happy New Year to you and your family.

Outstanding in its beauty picture. Amazing model, crisp sharpness and excellent details. Play of lights, shadows and paints at BG is wonderful. POV and DOF are superb too. Great work. BRAVO and TFS.
Alexei.

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  • hibou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 216 W: 1 N: 329] (1617)
  • [2007-01-03 19:54]

Hello Pam,

An other impressive picture from you. Details, colors, compo are just perfect. TFS
Donald

bonjour pam
j'aime beaucoup ce cliché pour les betit enroulement qui vont tous donner une parties de la palme,la netteté est bonne sur toute la plante.le BG est superbe.
laurent

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  • Valf Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 66 W: 0 N: 120] (522)
  • [2007-01-07 12:41]

Hi Palm,
Nice picture of this fern, very sharp and good composition. In French, we cal that a "Tête de violon", or for a direct translation "Violon head". In New Brunswick (Canada), they eat some species.
Regards, Francois

Beautiful shot Pam, the greens are amazing with excellent details. :)

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  • Aramok Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 886 W: 101 N: 1425] (4931)
  • [2007-01-22 15:15]

I have tried so many times to come up with something like this and fail each time becuase of some little problem like DOF becuase the fern has just twisted part way through growing... how do you manage it?

Your DOF and sharpness are amazing and teh detail and colouring exceptional... You are going to have to give away some clues!

TFS
Emma

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