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Blood Lily


Blood Lily
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Copyright: Janice Dunn (Janice) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3318 W: 149 N: 6113] (18646)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-03-27
Categories: Flowers
Camera: Canon EOS 300D, Canon EF-S 18-55
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/250 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-03-27 0:24
Viewed: 1119
Points: 26
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HAEMANTHUS COCCINEUS

This plant always surprises us late summer. It just seems to pop up from nowhere, but then we realise that 6-9 months earlier, there were 2 ugly tongue-like leaves growing in the same place that seemed to grow and grow, and then rot away and disappear.

The leaves are smooth and fleshy, and semi-erect. They die down from about October in the Southern Hemisphere and the bulb lies dormant during summer.

Now it is late summer and once again the flowers have appeared again.

This is the BLOOD LILY, APRIL FOOL or MARCH LILY, HAEMANTHUS COCCINEUS, with flowerheads like bright shaving brushes popping up from underground bulbs. They emerge between February and April, usually before the leaves appear. The stem is occasionally unmarked, but is most often more-or-less streaked or spotted. The flowerhead comprises 6-9 stiff, red spathe valves surrounding the 25-100 coral to scarlet flowers. The valves are mostly fleshy and may stand erect or sometimes be somewhat lax.

The flowers are soon followed by translucent, fleshy berries containing 1-3 dark wine-coloured seeds. The berries may be white to pale or deep pink in colour.

I plan to follow its cycle this year and keep you up-to-date on its progress.

Photo contrasted, sharpened and cropped

www.plantzafrica.com/planthij/haemancoc.htm
Luc, TAZ, mrower, marhowie, red45, liquidsunshine, Comandante, dew77 has marked this note useful
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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2005-03-27 1:05]

Nice macro for this beautiful flower. Good colors and details. Interesting note.
Well done.

Marvellous detail and an great angle too. What an interesting flower - you will have to follow up with a shot of the berries.

Janice, Great shot! Very good detail and color - just the right amount of contrast also. Like the blood red border..Very well composed with an excellent note - Well done!

Excelent presentation, Janice.
Well done on this capture and composition.
Happy Easter.

Mike

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1873 W: 304 N: 4300] (14729)
  • [2005-03-27 10:41]

Just flip your flower horizontaly, Janice, ank look for the visual impact. It is great like this too. I like this flower and the story you have posted with it.
Thanks and 'uppy' Easter to you!

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2703 W: 74 N: 8857] (30219)
  • [2005-03-27 10:59]

Amazing flower Janice! Looks like miniforest of yellow and red trees. I like composition and frame. Great work and TFS!

Nice flower, vivid colours and detail i like your presentation,

Well done Janice :-)

Pleasant shot Janice,
Nice details, sharpness and colours. I liek the suns reflection from the petals.
A well composed shot, Thanks for posting

Very nice flower macro!
Colors,DOF,sharpness are great!

Beautiful composition, great soft colours and good details.
Well done.
TFS.

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  • Toni Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 403 W: 2 N: 316] (2034)
  • [2005-03-28 9:33]

Lovely details, composition and colours.
Regards.
Toni

Wooow Janice!
What a wonderful flower. Just superb. I love red colours and your looks simply marvelously!

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2005-03-29 3:51]

An artistic shot of blood lily.
Colors,DOF and BG are great.
TFS...

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
  • [2005-05-07 0:22]

Janice, beautiful, very beautiful.

I do like this composition. Vivid shades of red and great bg.

Congratulations.

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