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Fern frond opening


Fern frond opening
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Copyright: Janice Dunn (Janice) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-12-12
Categories: Trees
Camera: Canon EOS 300D, Tamron 28-300 XR
Exposure: f/11, 1/50 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Janice's FerNZ, New Zealand ferns [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-03-11 4:19
Viewed: 1752
Points: 54
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Fern frond opening

Fern "leaves" are referred to as fronds.

In the spring, fern fronds emerge from the trunk of the Tree Ferns in a special way.
They first begin to emerge and uncurl, and look like a snail's shell, and at this stage they are called croziers.

The process of croziers uncurling and expanding to form fronds is really fascinating to watch.
Usually it takes several weeks for the expansion of a crozier into a frond to be completed.

On tree ferns such as this one, the fronds are held at the top of the plant in a spreading manner.
They form by uncurling from the crown in the centre, which is at the top of the trunk.
The frond bases, where they join the top of the trunk, are called stipes.

The crown might be considered the most important part of the plant, since that is where all the leaf growth comes from. If it is destroyed, no more croziers will emerge from it, and the rest of the plant will eventually die.

New Zealand has around 164 different fern species many of which are endemic.
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Hello Janice ,
Marvelous and interesting composition. I like good details, nice colours, POV and framing very much.Congratulations...
Well done.
Ali Rıza

Hi Janice,
Very nice shot with excellent composition,
very sharp image, nice colours and details, great work on DOF.
TFS!

Hi Janice.
very appealing composition. Brilliant.
Reminds me of Karl Blossfeldt's magic black and white pictures taken in the 20's and 30's.
Thank you! Best regards,
Peter

A small French exercise?

La photo est bien cadrée et équilibrée.
J’ai l’impression de l’avoir déjà vue.
Il manque a mon avis un peu plus de netteté - voir WS

Marius

you catch excellent graphy in nature
you have keen eyes
congrats

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  • aido Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 1044 W: 156 N: 1218] (4046)
  • [2006-03-11 6:32]

Hi Janice,
An excellent shot and composition, almost an abstract pattern. Good detail and colour and good note. Great shot, interesting post.
Regards,
Adrian

Excellent composition and DOF. This picture stands out on the main gallery. Bravo Janice.

Nice depth and detail, enjoy the way it is unfolding, nice work.

Greg

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1391 W: 32 N: 1350] (3982)
  • [2006-03-11 9:12]

hello Janice,
A very nice and artistic composition.
Nice colours and textures,very good DOF.
Great work.

TFS

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  • ddg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 855 W: 23 N: 942] (5111)
  • [2006-03-11 9:47]

Bonjour Janice, very nice composition with good colors. A bit soft!! TFS Didier.

Very nice Janice, Composition is good and focusing is on the dot. Specially like your descriptive notes as well

Makes a nice composition, Janice. BTW, in some parts of Himachal Pradesh in the Himalayas, the fronds of certain species of ferns are considered a delicacy. I have eaten some!

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3066 W: 231 N: 6160] (21048)
  • [2006-03-11 12:56]

Beautiful, Janice.
Another picture I have always wanted to take. Still looking for the right frond.
Sharp details and great composition.
The colors and light are just right. TFS. : )

Janice, no doubt this is a great composition.

I like bg and pov too.

Lovely colors.

I tried a workshop.

I like the composition and POV in this really nice closeup of this unrolling spiraling fern, the colors are pleasing as well. :)

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  • thor68 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 792 W: 138 N: 1312] (5642)
  • [2006-03-11 17:49]

hi janice,
this is a cool shot! :-)
great composition.
it looks like something from an alien movie.
the "hairy" spirals seem to be moving,
opening up...i guess i have to keep an eye
on the ferns next time in the woods.
well seen & captured, thor.

Hi Janice,
ótima composição, o fundo está muito bonito, contrastando com o primeiro plano! Gostei muito! Parabéns pelo belíssimo trabalho!!

Francisco Sales

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2006-03-12 1:10]

Here I recognize Janice's style ;-) Beautiful and interesting macro ! Composition, colors, details and sharpness are very good ! Congratulations Janice and thanks for sharing.

Hi Janice,
a nice picrure of ferns, in a couple og months I will see someting like this. Very nice shape, good details and DOF.
A bit noisy in the BG, but still a very nice picture.
Very well done, my friend.

And now to the weahter report,;-) -7C and still snowing.
Too cold and too much snow. It was years ago since we have so much snow in March, the spring will be very short thsi year:-(

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-03-12 7:29]

Hello Janice!
Wonderful capture.Well seen and composed.POV,details,lighting
and framing are excellent.TFS...:-)

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  • RII Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 485 W: 0 N: 884] (2812)
  • [2006-03-12 15:07]

Hi Janice.
Wonderful composition, excellent photo,very nice details colors contrast, great capture.

Saludos desde MEXICO...RICARDO.

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2006-03-12 17:10]
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Hi Janice!

I looked at thumbnail and thought - arty macro of fern - I know who took this photo ;-) And I was right. Arty, very well composed, looks like snails colony on twig ;-) I love ferns as you know and this picture has got ferny spirit :-)

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  • loot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5451 W: 594 N: 3650] (10031)
  • [2006-03-13 21:55]
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Hello Janice
Very nice capture showing new life, new growth, and new boundaries explored.
I like the composition, the colours, and the BG. You also done very well with the exposure.
Good work and TFS.
Regards
Loot

Hello Janice!
An artistic capture.POV,framing,simple BG and composition are
perfect.Thanks for sharing.

Great close up Janice! Excellent composition and beautiful colors. The blurred BG makes your fern stand out very nicely. Thanks for sharing!

This fern remember me a violin head. Very nice shot.
Thank you for posting.
Maurizio

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  • pitai Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 203 W: 15 N: 155] (1197)
  • [2006-04-04 22:47]

wow janice! so simple and powerful. I love this shot. Excellent macro. Very good details. A perfect composition and very original. Thanks for sharing. Gabriel

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