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Flowering Artichoke
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Flowering Artichoke

by Patricia Brundage

Gallery: FloraPosted October 27, 20062,068 views12 comments
This looks to me to be some kind of thistle, although I can't find it in the botanical book. Taken with Canon 20D, using 100-400 IS lens.

All comments welcome.

Comments

12 comments
Comment posted by Mike Moats on October 27, 2006 at 9:32 PM
Hey Pat, I can't help on the ID, but it is a very cool looking plant. Well done on the shot. :toast:
Registered on October 20, 2004, 892 Posts, 6324 Comments
Comment posted by Ganesh H Shankar on October 27, 2006 at 9:43 PM
Nice image of that wild flower - whatever this one is. Nature around us is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing. :wavey:
Registered on March 1, 2004, 324 Posts, 1867 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Whitney on October 27, 2006 at 10:08 PM
Patricia....great capture. :toast: I admire your skill with PS. You consistently produce excellent images. You get good images and then take them to a different level with your PS skills. I am sort of torn on the leaves LLC.....and think either a bit more DOF or shift the focus point so that at more of the blue petals at the top are sharper. All in all a very solid image of a very interesting subject and I have no clue what it is.

Bill
Registered on May 31, 2006, 135 Posts, 1232 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on October 27, 2006 at 10:43 PM
Patricia: This is indeed a unique flower. I have no clue on the ID but the shot is terrific.>=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Nathan Buck on October 27, 2006 at 10:54 PM
Very nice isolation Patricia. I like the soft light and the details in the bloom.

Nathan
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments
Comment posted by David Weber on October 27, 2006 at 11:58 PM
Lovely colors and a nicely composed photo. :smile:
Registered on February 7, 2005, 296 Posts, 2737 Comments
Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on October 28, 2006 at 6:35 AM
Nice shot, Patricia! Finally someone who can help with ID: this is a flowering Artichoke! What you can buy in cans or on your pizza etc. is the base of the young flower heads. :wavey:
Registered on March 16, 2006, 419 Posts, 2076 Comments
Comment posted by Larry Lynch on October 28, 2006 at 8:58 PM
Excellant image. Great detail work and color.
Registered on September 16, 2006, 773 Posts, 9940 Comments
Comment posted by David Schwaegler on October 29, 2006 at 11:10 AM
Wonderful. Very architectural. :toast:
Registered on December 4, 2003, 232 Posts, 1652 Comments
Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on October 30, 2006 at 7:40 PM
Patricia,

Really nice image. You couldn't ask for better clarity and natural looking colors. I do wish you would have moved that upper leaf out of the way for this shot.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 810 Posts, 3495 Comments
Comment posted by Doug Benner on November 6, 2006 at 8:02 AM
Beautiful. Congrats.
Registered on December 8, 2003, 482 Posts, 1868 Comments
Comment posted by Miro Susta on October 1, 2007 at 6:33 AM
Beautiful. Very well captured Patricia. IMO your flora photographs are from the best. :toast:
Registered on August 18, 2006, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments