Anita's Photoblog
Horse Nettle 2
Posted by Anita (West Nottingham, United States) on 14 September 2008 in Plant & Nature.
Grows in our meadow, native to the USA, poisonous. See http://anitabower.aminus3.com/image/2008-07-11.html for macro of this flower.
To my faithful photo blog friends: For the next few weeks I will be posting every other day instead of every day. I have some projects that need attention. You can be notified of my posts by signing up to the rss feed (below), or, if you are an am3 blogger, by using Blog Watch. THANK YOU so much for looking at my photos. It means so much to me.
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A few words about the EXIF data, beginning in April when I began using Nikon D300 and the Sigma 105mm macro: My new camera and macro lens record the relative or effective f stop, not the one seen on the lens. For an explanation of this, go to the next to the last question at this site.
jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand
Beautiful Anita fabulous photo its amazing that anything this pretty could be poisonous
14 Sep 2008 7:07am
Cia from Kvänum, Sweden
Wonderful image! The flower is beautiful with the waterdrops on!
14 Sep 2008 7:09am
António Pires from Lisbon, Portugal
It's not a wonderful flower but it's a very good portrait of her.
14 Sep 2008 7:53am
@Nina: Thank you for commenting and for visiting! :-)
Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal
Beautiful flower! I find also a good time to make pictures of flowers after a little rain.
14 Sep 2008 10:07am
@Ana Lúcia: Thank you!
Betty from New Jersey, United States
Amazing detail and just beautiful, Anita! Well done.
14 Sep 2008 11:07am
Sue from United States
If I remember correctly, this is a very tiny wildflower. That makes the detail you have captured even more remarkable.
14 Sep 2008 12:34pm
Kerri from Blacksburg, United States
Beautiful Anita!! LOVE how you captured the dew on it!!
14 Sep 2008 12:40pm
Chris from South Jersey, United States
beautiful shot - the water droplets really make the shot for me - well done....
14 Sep 2008 1:04pm
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
Great capture with the glistening droplets....
14 Sep 2008 1:51pm
MJ from Delaware, United States
beautiful white soft... and the dew....and the macro shows off that yellow.... just perfect
14 Sep 2008 10:37pm
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
Fantastic detail, wonderful macro shot.
14 Sep 2008 11:44pm
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
Beautiful! I love the water droplets.
I know how hard it is to post every day. I do no more than every other day myself now and sometimes less than that if I get too busy. I have been trying to post ahead. What I have done is cued up about a months worth of posts for Sept. into Oct. because I knew that it would be a very busy time for me. It has worked out well because I set aside a few hours and sorted through the photos putting them in order and then posted them for the dates I wanted. It helped that they were a series I did as part of a project that I was doing so I don't know if I will be able to keep it up like that for all that long.
15 Sep 2008 1:02am
@Laurie: Thanks for the understanding re. posting every other day. I have mixed feelings about it, but, want to maintain some serenity in my life. :-)
GJC from Kyoto, Japan
I love this shot. Such grace and elegance, and the little bit of dew is such a wonderful touch. I'm sorry you won't be posting every day :( But I sure understand. It's not easy to keep up. Thanks, though, for sharing.
15 Sep 2008 12:10pm
John Maslowski from Dallas, PA, United States
Lovely composition Anita. Really like the white flower and contrasting tones. Beautiful as usual.
16 Sep 2008 1:24am
David Ross from Bryn Mawr, PA, United States
In addition to the elements others have praised, I admire the sharp edge you've captured on the petals -- and this is indeed a tiny flower! Magnificent how magnification opens up new worlds.
17 Sep 2008 12:45pm
Arash from Dubai, United Arab Emirates
just wow! great work Anita! I really like details here.
22 Sep 2008 8:16am
Konica Minolta MAXXUM 5D
1/20 second
F/14.0
ISO 100
150 mm (35mm equiv.)