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18-JUN-2005 GeraldH

Prickly *

Miss Willmott's Ghost
Eryngium giganteum

Canon EOS 10D
1/125s f/13.0 at 95.0mm iso200 hide exif
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Date/Time18-Jun-2005 09:42:17
MakeCanon
ModelEOS 10D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length95 mm
Exposure Time1/125 sec
Aperturef/13
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias-1.00
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modepartial (6)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programshutter priority (2)
Focus Distance

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ctfchallenge06-Aug-2005 18:44
Yvonne & Techo, please forget everything what I told you about this plant. Today, I visited our botanic garden and found out it is Eryngium giganteum; English names are Miss Willmott's Ghost or Giant Sea Holly.
Teasel and Giant Sea Holly are of the same botanic class (magnoliopsida) but belong to different orders--but does really anybody want to know these details?
Without your question I probably never would have known exactly what I have photographed ;-)
Nice topic btw.
Gerald
ctfchallenge06-Aug-2005 07:34
I love plants so I appreciate the info Thanks Yvonne
ctfchallenge05-Aug-2005 21:20
Thanks for the info :)
-Techo
ctfchallenge05-Aug-2005 13:46
Yvonne and Techo, thanks for your comments. This is some kind of teasel (Dipsacus in Latin). I have googled for more information as I am not very good in botany and was able to find out that the most common subspecies is Fuller's Teasel, which is growing in the wild in Europe, but it would not have these spiky collars. I have seen this kind nowhere else but in botanic gardens; unfortunately, I cannot remember what was written on the sign.
Gerald
ctfchallenge05-Aug-2005 06:01
I agree with Techo, this plant is very differant. Do you know what it is? The shot is very good, great composition. Yvonne
ctfchallenge05-Aug-2005 00:11
This is one amazing looking plant. You captured the greens very nicely and the DOF is perfect. Was this thing found growing in the wild?

-Techo :)