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My 100th


My 100th
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Copyright: Silke Force (Silke) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 727 W: 98 N: 1694] (5406)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-08-18
Categories: Insects, Flowers
Camera: Nikon D70S, Sigma 18-200 mm (F3.5-6.3), Sigma UV 62 mm
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/320 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Milestones [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-09-12 2:39
Viewed: 640
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 56
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
My 100th Posting: Thistle & Bumble Bee
I hope you’ll bear with me for the whole of this note!

Doing the research for a TrekNature posting can be a lot of fun and sometimes leads to surprising discoveries.

Take this posting for example. I knew that the plant here is a Scotch thistle – A flowering plant which has naturalised in North America and become a major agricultural and wild land noxious weed problem in areas it has been introduced. It was brought over as an ornamental plant (probably primarily by Scottish immigrants for whom it was a national flower. It is known by many names: Onopordum acanthium, Cotton thistle, Scotch thistle, Scottish thistle, and Spear thistle.

Okay – that’s the standard information.

But, here’s the surprise: I did not know that the artichoke, one of my favourite vegetables, is related to the thistle. The English name of the plant is a corruption of the Arabic “Ardi shoki” which means “spikes that come from the ground.” That in itself should have clued me in, but what can I say?? Duh!!

Now, about the Bumble Bee:
Like the Honey bee, Bumblebees feed on nectar and gather pollen to feed their young.
Big deal – especially as in truth, I’d rather have posted a honey bee today.
“Why?” Do you ask ... ... ... ?

Because at sundown tonight, ladies and gentlemen, begins Rosh Hashanah, the “Head of the Year” (the Jewish New Year) for our Jewish members and neighbours. And Rosh Hashanah meals often include honey, to symbolize a "sweet year".

To all of you: L’Shana Tova Tekatev v’etachetem – May you be inscribed for a sweet and good year.

joey, marhowie, cataclysta, uleko, eqshannon, Argus, ramthakur, zeca, dkaved, jaycee, gracious, fartash, lise, nglen, jmirah, angybone, pierrefonds, EOSF1, nainnain, parthasarathi has marked this note useful
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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2001 W: 226 N: 6845] (24727)
  • [2007-09-12 2:56]

Hey Silke!
Congratulations on your 100th post.
A lovely capture with great details and colours.
Great note.
Well done,
Joe

Hello Silke.
And a very beautiful and fitting post it is too. Congrats on your 100th. Very lovely colours and composition. Great sharpness. Very pleasing. Well done.
Regards, Steve.

Hi Silke,
Congrats on your 100th.
Well composed, I like the color, detail, and POV here..
And thanx for the "sweetly" inspiring note..I feel "inscribed" ;)
Well done!
Howard

Hi Silke
Congratulations on your 100 post. Very nice imahe of bumble bee. Good sharpness and it looks nice with a thistle flower. However I decided to change the compo a little bit I hope you like it
Best wishes
Krzysztof

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2999 W: 162 N: 984] (2877)
  • [2007-09-12 3:50]

Hello Silke,
Congratulations on your 100th post!
So you've managed to find an insect as well! :-) This is a lovely capture of the Thistle with a beautiful Bumble Bee visitor. Details are very sharp and colours natural. Excellent plain background too. Howevever I would have deleted the blurred flower on the right to be able to focus more on the sharp details.
TYFS and regards, Ulla

What a wonderful choice for number 100. Fine colors. I am drawn by the thistle color and bee combination. You certainly are a well versatile and all around good person with a camera. Congratulations.
Bob

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3824 W: 190 N: 11393] (35107)
  • [2007-09-12 6:34]

Hello Silke,
Congratulations on your 100th posting!
You celebrate with a wonderful splash of color in this shot, the bumblebee looking superb on the thistle. Both are sharply portrayed against a fine bokeh.
Well done and TFS!
Ivan

Congratulations on your 100th post, Silke.
The image is so beautiful it suits the occasion very well.
I like the composition with the flower.
Wish you all the best for your next 100.
Ram

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  • zeca Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 373 W: 14 N: 538] (2881)
  • [2007-09-12 7:04]

A very nice picture to celebrate your 100th! Congratulations, Silke! The sharpen details are amazing from the flower to the bee. Well taken! Please keep posting your nice caughts!
Cheers!
Zeca

Hi Silke,
Congrats on your 100th its a lovely one. Shana Tova and Chag Sameach to you too.May you have a peaceful and prosperous New Year.
Regards,
David

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2007-09-12 8:19]

Hi Silke,

A wonderful post for your 100th. Congratulations! The bee nestled into the thistle is excellent. Wonderful colors and details. I'll be back to all your pictures that I have missed while I was away.

Jane

My friend Silke,
My heartiest congratulation on your 100th post and will see many more to come!
perfect sharpness, awesome colour and so much details on this captured also the amazing and wonderful notes that comes with it!
very well composed and well seen
greeting to you always
cheers
Tony

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2264 W: 10 N: 2633] (15577)
  • [2007-09-12 9:29]

Hola Silke,
muchas felicidadespor tus 100 fotos.
bella macro, gran trabajo,
nitidez y foco excelente,
saludos

Hello Dear Silke
Congratulation on 100th post,
Perfect details,DOF and composition,
Fantastic colors and POV,Superb shot.

Good Luck
Fartash

Hi Silke,
Beautiful sharp and colorful picture of this bumble bee! And your note is very interesting.
Congratulations on your 100th post!
Lise

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-09-12 19:42]

Hello Silke

Congratulations on #100.This photo is very well composed.The colours are well saturated and vivid,the black and yellow look great against the magenta of the thistle.The POV and DOF are excellent.The neutral OOF BG is wonderfully done.Nicely done.TFS

Rob

Hello Silke,
This is a fine celebratyion of #100..!
Bumblebees are difficult, at least the ones over here, since they are always on the move and it seems like they are vibrating the body hairs to irritate me, hehehe...
I like the details and composition, well done!
Greetings,
Pablo -

HI Silke,

Congrats on your 100th :-)

A beautiful photo with great color, POV, DOF and detail against a fine BG. Very well done.

TFS
Jim

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 4 N: 3262] (14691)
  • [2007-09-13 3:19]

Silke, First of all congrats on your 100th post. Welcome and many more to come. Excellent composition and great focus. The lighting is great.Ganesh

HAPPY #100!!!!!!!!!!!
ha ha

A great shot...perfect sunlight - great details, wonderfully composed, beautiful color (I love the purple/lavender).

Hi Silke,

Congratulation for your 100th post on TN, a nice image of the bumble bee and of the thistle, the photo has a good composition, sharpness and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre

Congratulations!!!

And what a beauty of summer picture. NIce coulours. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

Great shot
nice colours very well focused and
nice composition
exellent foto
best regards Toba

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2916 W: 34 N: 8651] (32250)
  • [2007-09-13 11:29]

Hi Silke. well done with the 100th.and a nice one at that. grat colour and fine detail . you can see the polen on its leggs. sharp focusing. with a nice pOV. well done TFS.
Nick..i look foward to the next 100 !!

Hi Silke, 200 on TL, 100 on TN, this is a great day for you!
Congratulations also for this splendid 100th post on TN, lovely bumble bee and beautiful flower with wonderful colors, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1381 W: 126 N: 5246] (23469)
  • [2007-09-13 15:07]

Congratulations Silke on your 100th !! Great shot and great note too. Very sharp, beautifuly composed and it has a very good exposure ! Well done and congrats again !

Mario

hello silke
encore une petite gourmande!!!
belle prise et super composition, cadrage parfait et couleurs jolies et nettes, bravo et merci a toi
edith

Congratulations for your century with this great sixer.

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