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Asteriscus maritima in ancient Carthage


Asteriscus maritima in ancient Carthage
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Copyright: Maciej Gaweski (maaciejka) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1127 W: 82 N: 4427] (27117)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-14
Categories: Flowers
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2010-12-05 5:45
Viewed: 4658
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This photo was taken during our trip to the ruins of ancient Carthege. This is an Asteriscus maritima. Many thanks to Ori Fragman Sapir (fragman) for ID! It's interesting that this plant can manage in such a hot environment.

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Ancient Carthage (from Phoenician: קַרְתְּ חַדַשְתְּ, Qart-ḥadašt) was a civilization centered around the Phoenician city-state of Carthage, located in North Africa on the Gulf of Tunis, outside what is now Tunis, Tunisia. Originally a dependency of Tyre, Carthage gained independence around 650 BC and established a hegemony over other Phoenician settlements throughout North Africa and what is now Spain which lasted until 146 BC. At the height of the city's prominence, its influence extended over most of the western Mediterranean.
Carthage was in a constant state of struggle with the Roman Republic, which led to a series of conflicts known as the Punic Wars. After the third and final Punic War, Carthage was destroyed and then occupied by Roman forces. Nearly all of the other Phoenician city-states and former Carthaginian dependencies fell into Roman hands from then on.
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To fragman: IDmaaciejka 1 12-05 21:25
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Pojęcia o drogim przyjacielem Id Maciej, ale mamy kilka podobnych obiektów, jeśli się nie mylę, na Przylądku Dobrej Nadziei rezerwat przyrody w Western Cape. Lovely proste zdjęcie z pięknym ciepłych kolorach. Dobra regulacja temperatury kolorów! Bravo!
Pozdrawiam,
George Veltchev

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3097 W: 109 N: 12399] (52850)
  • [2010-12-05 10:34]

Hallo Maciej.
Jak jestem w "cieplych" krajach to spotykam takie same przypadki i pytam tak jak Ty jak to jest mozliwe ze fauna i flora w takich warunkach nie tylko przezyje ale jak tu kwitnie jeszcze przepieknie.
Pozdrawiam Siggi

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 6595 W: 89 N: 15659] (65489)
  • [2010-12-05 11:45]

Hi Maciej,i remember these flowers in Carthage,but i don't remember the name...very nice pic,excellent sharpness and natural colors,beautiful composition in the old rocks too.Thanks for share,have a nice week,Luciano

Ahhh.. since i am fundamentaly a Zoologist, herpetologist, unfortunately i could not help you on the id of this rock-lover flowers Maciej and i do not think that i have seen them in the past. Hope our botanists like Ori or Volkan can see this fine post and could help on the id for all of us!
TFS and have a nice new week!
Cheers,

Bayram

Asteriscus maritima

Czesc Maciej!
Dobre zdjecie. Ladny kadr. Ladne swiatlo i kolory. Kontrast i ostrosc jak trzeba. Swietna notka.
Klaniam sie!

hello Maciek

a beautiful photo shot with a fine POV,
fine focus sharpness and details of the main subjects,
excellent contrast between the color tones, TFS

Asbed

Hi Maciej,
excellent macro shot of this flower
growing trough the rocks, fine POV.
Sami

Witaj, fajne, na moim monitorze wygląda na troszkę niedoświetlone, ale może mam źle ustawiony. Pozdrawiam,

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2791 W: 0 N: 6696] (25839)
  • [2010-12-24 1:12]

Hello Maciej,
this is a remarkable beauty. A cluster of flowers clinging to a piece of rock. such an exciting phenomena in nature.
Nice color contrast and beautiful view.

regards,
Foozi

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