Dutch Rush.

Gallery: FloraPosted July 10, 201146 views13 comments

This is an interesting plant from one of my garden ponds. The end of a stem got eaten off and all these little sproutsw shot up.
Its called Dutch Rush (Equisetum hyemale)- one of the Horsetails.
The brittle stems were used for scouring pots and pans and polishing in days past.
D7000 Sigma 100-500mm
400 iso f11 @125th second. Cheers
JohnR

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13 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 10, 2011 at 3:59 PM

I've enjoyed Horsetails since I was a kid and we took them apart and tried to put the pieces back together. This is a beautiful image with the light bringing out the details in the stems against the black background.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on July 10, 2011 at 4:07 PM

Masrk
Yes indeed - we did that as well !! can you imagine kids doing it toaday ?

Cheers
John

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 10, 2011 at 4:22 PM

John: Another unusual subject from you. I especially like the lighting and comp. Well done.>=))>

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on July 10, 2011 at 5:24 PM

Really fine photography John. Superb lighting and a great bg for this subject. Another fine image of a fascinating subject.

pat

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on July 10, 2011 at 5:33 PM

Wonderful light and detail John. Great settings, capture and display.
Bob

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on July 10, 2011 at 8:23 PM

We have lots of horse tails here too but they are busy with the flies this time of the year.

I have never seen these. Cool image, looks a bit like a xylophone.

Peter

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on July 10, 2011 at 8:40 PM

Well John, I'll give you fabulous marks for the image. However, I must tell you these horsetails are invasive in my garden and I do everything possible to get rid of them. Not very successfully I might add. They are a curse. I wish they would stay across the pond

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 10, 2011 at 9:38 PM

John:
Nice image. Very interesting to see stems sprout upwards from the main curving branch.

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on July 10, 2011 at 9:59 PM

Nice capture John, and an excellent subject. I haven"t seen any equisetum for a long time. The comp and lighting are especially nice.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on July 10, 2011 at 10:23 PM

I agree with other comments. The lighting and the comp is very good.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 10, 2011 at 10:37 PM

Marvelous portrait of these! Super shot.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on July 11, 2011 at 8:58 PM

I was just planning to post a horsetail I shot this week. Great minds must truly work alike. (smile) Beautiful light on the stalks and the colors are stellar. Details are great as the textures are perfect. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on July 12, 2011 at 7:40 AM

Very nice & unusual subject John i like to composition

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