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26-MAY-2006 Peter Hollinger

Formica on Euphorbia

Sharon, Vermont

Euphorbia (spurge) has an interesting inflorescense
where whorls of male flowers are reduced to single stamens
(note the joint at the base of each flower) surrounding
a central tricarpellate female flower.

On the same plant:

Canon EOS 20D ,Sigma 150mm f/2.8 APO EX DG Macro HSM
1/250s f/8.0 at 150.0mm iso400 with Flash hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time26-May-2006 16:18:43
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedYes
Focal Length150 mm
Exposure Time1/250 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modeaverage (1)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programprogram (1)
Focus Distance

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Cindi Smith06-Jun-2006 23:31
This is fabulous! I have to vote. Beautiful colors, detail and DOF. VVVVV
Guest 06-Jun-2006 04:52
This is stunning! I'm amazed at the detail. And the info about the flowers is very interesting. GMV
Guest 06-Jun-2006 03:37
Excellent Peter. V!!
Char06-Jun-2006 02:22
A super excellent shot Peter! gmv