As pure as snow

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As pure as snow
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Copyright: Dean Staples (Dando) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 643 W: 32 N: 790] (3052)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-02
Categories: Flowers
Camera: Nikon D50, Sigma 70-300mm APO DG MACRO
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-02-28 8:07
Viewed: 478
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Wild Snowdrops

Position: cool, partial shade
Soil: moderately-fertile, moist but well-drained alkaline to neutral soil. Snowdrops dislike acid soils.
Rate of growth: average
Flowering period: an early flowering form, January into February
Flower colour:white with larger green markings
Other Features: flowers cut well for an early posy
Hardiness: fully hardy

Bulbous perennials providing the first brave flowers of the year. Snowdrops signify that spring is just waiting to unfold and gardeners should take heart. Their name comes from the Greek words 'gala', meaning milk, and 'anthos', meaning flower. Robust and tolerant of most soil types, wild snowdrops are commonly found on wooded upland and rocky outcrops throughout Europe and Western Asia, generally flowering from January to March.

Named after H.J. Elwes (1846-1922) an English sportsman and plant collector who collected the original plants in N.W. Turkey, G. elwesii is actually native to the extended area of Yugoslavia, Romania and the Ukraine south to Greece and western Turkey. Distinguished from other species by glaucous leaves neatly folded one inside the other. Flowers have two green spots on the inner petals which sometimes join to present a totally green inner face.
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HI Dean,great idea! I like a lot the snowdrops and your way to show them is very very impressive. My best compliments,Luciano.

Dean,
This is a beautiful shot of the flowers with wonderful name. very poetic. Great compostion, excellent clarity and sharpness. Well done. Very helpful note and info.
Way

Hello Dean
I really like your low pov here.
Youve exposed the shot very well with all the lovely whites of the Snowdrops that can easily over expose..Its a lovely scene.
Best Regards
Paul

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  • Ishi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 85 W: 0 N: 401] (1580)
  • [2008-02-28 12:36]

Hi Dean,

Very nice composition of this host of Snow drops!

Well done!

Ishi

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1864 W: 2 N: 4738] (18250)
  • [2008-02-28 13:18]

Hi dean. A very good compostion ofthe Sowdropes. I like the fousing on some and blured on the others. good colours and detail . a nice low POV/DOF. well TFS. good notes too.
Nick..

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  • Ena Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 360 W: 60 N: 569] (2319)
  • [2008-02-29 5:39]

Hi Dean,
Wonderful capture! Simply lovely!
TFS
Ena

Great shot. I particularly like the way they fill the frame.
Strange note, though, did you copy it off of a seed packet? :)

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  • jesst Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 353 W: 0 N: 160] (2012)
  • [2008-03-03 11:07]

beautiful photo. Wonderful flowers, good exposure and compositiom, tfs

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1265 W: 103 N: 4302] (19435)
  • [2008-03-04 4:38]

Hello Dean, it's a nice composition with very pure colors. The dof is very interresting and the details are sharp, well done, thanks!

Mario

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  • cako Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 327 W: 0 N: 280] (1615)
  • [2008-03-06 15:30]

Hi dean
very nice composition
this is a beutifull flowers
well done.

Hello Dean,
very lovely capture, beautiful colors and good light, nice composition and point of view.
Angela

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