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Geranium wallichianum


Geranium wallichianum
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Copyright: Nirmal Roberts (nirmalroberts) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 375 W: 77 N: 708] (2840)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-08-09
Categories: Flowers
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S6500fd, Fujinon f=6.2-66.7(28-300)mm 1:2.8-4.9, Marumi 58mm UV Haze
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/420 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-11-03 7:29
Viewed: 595
Points: 48
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Geranium wallichianum.
Plant: 30-120cm. Trailing or scrambling perennial with much branched stem.
Leaves: 3-5 lobed. Lobes further lobed and toothed, often fine-pointed. Stipules distinctive, large ovate, often coloured, united in pairs.
Flowers: 2.5-4cm across. Paired, rose to red-purple, with pale centre. Sepals britly-haired on veines, not glandular.
Distributed all over Afghanistan, Bhutan, and Himalaya in India. (2400-3600m).
The plant has astringent properties. A decoction of the root, mixed with the bark of Prunus cerasoides, is used in the treatment of peptic ulcers. It has been used as a cure for toothache and has been applied externally to the eyes. The juice of the plant is applied to fresh cuts to stem the bleeding. A paste of the plant is used as a poultice to relieve joint pains.
The root contains 30% tannin, it is used as a dye.
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  • dejo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 355 W: 51 N: 476] (2056)
  • [2007-11-03 7:59]

Hello Nirmal,
Very nice shot with beautiful colors an sharpness
great details
Regards, Dejan

Hi Nirmal.
Magnificent Capture!
Wonderful flower!
Excellent colors and sharpness.
Very good details and contrast.
Pleasant composition!
Best regards,
José Roberto

great, striking pic, TFS Ori

Hi Nirmal,
Lovely capture!
I like very much the close approach and clear details got on this beauty flowers.
Colours are so soft and the treatment of the image goes perfect with this kind of flowers.
Congratulations and thanks for share it.
My best regards,
JM

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  • lise Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 183 W: 51 N: 552] (2699)
  • [2007-11-03 10:28]

Hi Nirmal,
Beautiful flowers! The purple really stands out,amazing sharpness and colours.
Very well done
Lise

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  • bizsu Silver Star Critiquer [C: 39 W: 0 N: 4] (200)
  • [2007-11-03 10:58]

I love it. Wonderful colours, very good picture.
Congratulate, Zsú

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  • Ishi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 103 W: 0 N: 500] (1898)
  • [2007-11-03 13:19]
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Hi Nirmal,

Excellent detail and lovely colors.

I like your explanations, too!

What hapened to the anthers of the flower on the right hand side? (it seems most people are interested just in the photography, not so much in the subjects...).

Cheers!

Ishi

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1836 W: 94 N: 2338] (8400)
  • [2007-11-03 15:11]

Hi Nirmal,
Very beautiful colors, perfect focus and light and a really nice geranium.
TFS, José M.

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1714 W: 24 N: 4988] (16346)
  • [2007-11-03 20:04]

Hi Nirmal,
Just marking this wonderful post from you for now and will come back later with a proper critique. Sorry tied up with an urgent assignment.
Regards.
Sumon

Bonjour Nirmal, voila une très jolie photo riche en couleurs, la netteté est parfaite et la lumière excellente,
bravo pour cette belle composition,
amicalement,
Pat

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1174 W: 0 N: 1980] (8393)
  • [2007-11-04 2:22]

hello Nirmal,
Beautifully presentated this Geranium wallichianum with a lot of fine details. I like the fact that you left a little bit space for the leaves, so that we also can see them. I know this flower well, having a lot of them in front of my chalet.
Thanks and best regards
Anne

Hello Nirmal,
the Geranium, another beautiful blossom from the Himalaya that looks very familiar to me! Perfectly clear, with transparent blue and purple colours of unearthy beauty. Very well handled light. A beautiful image.
Thank you!
With best regards,
Peter

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  • gail Gold Star Critiquer [C: 78 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-11-04 10:03]
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Hi Nimral,
Beautiful colors! They look like twins except for the centers. Curious as to why the centers are different. Nice detail & presentation.
I am out of smiley faces for today. I will try to return later & add one.
Gail

Hello Nirmal,

Very nice flowers. They do not look like our geranium in Europe. Beautiful colours and good sharpness.
Cheers,
Mariki

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1003 W: 6 N: 2707] (10057)
  • [2007-11-04 11:22]

fantastic composition of colours,nice details and sharpness,thanks for share,Luciano

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2613 W: 133 N: 7504] (23403)
  • [2007-11-04 12:12]

Hello Nirmal,
This is great capture of the flowers of this Geranium species. Great sharpness and DOF, fine lighting and colours and it is interesting tio see the small caterpillar at the base of this image.
Well done and thanks,
Ivan

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  • tiklod Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 300 W: 74 N: 883] (3367)
  • [2007-11-04 16:52]

Hi Nirmal,
These two flowers likes twins! Great details on! Fantastic vivid colours. Nice POV and BG.
Regards,

Claude

hello
j'aime beaucoup aussi la couleurs de cette image, bien illuminée, bon focus, bravo et merci a toi
edith

awsum picture! This is one of the most beautiful photographs of flowers I have ever seen!

Absolutely striking colors and composition. Detail is excellent! Tom

Hi Nirmal,
Superb shot. Perfect
Cheers
Raimundo

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  • Ena Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 359 W: 61 N: 570] (2341)
  • [2008-01-02 10:38]

Hi Nirmal,
what a great capture!
Good sharpness and great colors!
Best wishes
Ena

Bonjour Nirmal,
C'est tout simplement splendide !!!
Le sujet est très bien mis en valeur dans cette opposition de couleurs ; très belle lumière faisant ressortir détails et couleurs.
A bientôt sur TN pour de nouvelles aventures.
Gérard

Bonjour Nirmal
Très bon rendu des couleurs sur cette fleur de géranium.
Merci du partage.
Antoine.

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