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Tricia | all galleries >> Photo a Day >> 2009 Picture Every So Often > Pink stemmed wildflower
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20-SEP-2009 Tricia

Pink stemmed wildflower

Northville, Michigan

This bright reddish-pink plant caught my eye the other day when I took
Teddy out for his walk, so went back today to get some photos of it with
the beautiful blue sky behind (and a helicopter as a bonus!).
I do not know what it is, it is approx 6 feet tall - I did get one photo
of Teddy with it for scale, but he is blown out and not looking so good so
I did not post that one.
I used a polariser to bring out the colours in the plant and the sky.

Canon EOS 40D ,Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
1/250s f/4.0 at 24.0mm iso200 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time20-Sep-2009 11:22:28
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 40D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length24 mm
Exposure Time1/250 sec
Aperturef/4
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Chris Spracklen22-Sep-2009 08:07
Lovely clarity and colours, Tricia. (V)
Nicki Thurgar21-Sep-2009 18:27
The brilliant colours contrast so well!
Jay Levin21-Sep-2009 17:30
Very lovely image with all of the beautiful colors, Tricia.
Tricia21-Sep-2009 15:20
Thanks for the ID Randy, I had the name Chokeberry stuck in my head, but the plant is not that, so after your response I see I was not far off - just the first letter or two!
Randy Adams21-Sep-2009 12:57
Tricia...that's actually a Pokeweed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokeweed. Love the contrast with the sky!
Char21-Sep-2009 05:04
Hi Tricia,
I believe that's called "Kiss me over the Garden Gate. " My cousin has some in her yard and that's what she said it was. I was just looking at a picture of hers I took today so I remembered otherwise I wouldn't have. This is a beautiful shot of it.