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lythrum-salicaria
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Copyright: Robert Brown (Robbrown) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1303 W: 96 N: 2158] (6054)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-09-07
Categories: Flowers
Camera: SONY DSC F-707, Carl Zeiss 9.7-48.5, Digital ISO 100
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2004-09-10 16:46
Viewed: 2235
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is Lythrum salicaria more commonly known as Purple Loosestrife, to be found across Europe and the temperate part of Asia.I am sure somebody posted one from Iran if I rember right, but i didnt recognise it till I saw this the other day.Purple loosestrife is a plant of damp places such as river banks , ditches and marshes.This particular specimen is in an area of waste ground between some lakes fromed by the removal of gravel for the building industry, on the side of the River Trent. They have been abandoned and some have been allowed to return to the wild , though they are used for recreational fishing as well. other have been made into the national watersports centre which I've spent many happy hours getting wet. I was in an area of rainwater run off from the dirt track so was a slightly damper than the surrounding well drained gravel. It was the only one visable, but it being passed the end of its normal flowering season of June to August. This particular one is also at the tall end of the growth range of 60 - 120cm (2 - 4ft) tall, the flowers are individually 2cm (0.75cm) across. It is a herbaceous perennial( which meams it dies down each winter and regrows in the spring).
this is not the original images I had of this, I went on sunday and got some very good images, but when I got then home and down loaded them they vanished into the ether never to be seen again, so Tuesday was sunny against all expectations so went back and got these for you to look at.
Settings of camera left to right.
F4.5 @ 1/800sec in Macro mode 600mm distance
F4.5 @ 1/800sec normal at 11.9mm zoom
F4.5 @ 1/800sec in macro mode 100mm distance
Adjustment. all had very simular treatment.
saturation+8 lightness -2
brightness -2 contrast +4
crop images to reqired sizes
put centre image onto long canvas , and copy and paste the 2 outer images and flattern the 3 layers.extend canvas to get right profile for Long picture.
use save to web at 190.7K and post to site.
Jax, extramundi, AndyB, carper, milloup, PDP, Callie, gerhardt has marked this note useful
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  • Jax Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 91 W: 0 N: 153] (490)
  • [2004-09-10 19:20]

Nice to see some plant life Rob, a good series of images giving details of everything you need to identify the plant.

I love to see this beautiful plants with this good note, and nice to see PS commands for layering. Thanks Robert.

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1586 W: 32 N: 1350] (3980)
  • [2004-09-11 1:06]

A great series of shots.
Very well presented and with lovely colours.
Excellent and very informative note too.

It's a butterfly plant Robert And I like your serie. Recently I made some photo from this plant with white butterflies in it. Really nice job,

Very good serie Robert.
Good colours , good details and a good note.
Well done.

All three are good captures, but I like the close-up on the right best. Great details and very good DOF on that capture showing loads of details. Good colours and light. Very good series for learning more about this plant ;-))

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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2004-09-11 8:09]

Interesante presentacion triple Robert.
No tanto por la calidad en sí, sino por la idea de mostrar en 3 opciones distintas de distancia el mismo espécimen.
Personlamente no me agrada la utilizacion de las áreas negras laterales (sé que son necesarias para lograr la relacion de la version LP).
Bien hecho.

Interesting triple presentation Robert.
Not as much by the quality in himself, but by the idea to show in 3 options different from distance the same specimen.
Personally it does not please the use to me of the lateral black areas (I know that they are necessary to obtain the relation of version LP).
Well done.

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2951 W: 366 N: 3779] (11763)
  • [2004-09-11 8:20]

A lovely threesome but I think the huge sections of black at either end detract from the images. Good note.

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  • Callie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1243 W: 106 N: 2606] (7501)
  • [2004-09-11 10:44]

3 in 1 works very well here, Robert. Interesting note too. A single flower, with a bee is now required to round it off! Lol.

Robert I think your note is an example to all of us. You have adressed all the facts that could be of importance. The photos is nicely done. Great to ID with. I think that if space is the problem (to large post) one should use the green from the site as BG rather than black. I did a WS to show you the difference.

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