Posted by Brad Mangas on September 23, 2008 at 2:19 PM
Thought I would put a little play on the title of this.
With the help of you all I believe I have this id'd correctly. Thanks again for the input.
This was another I had on file from a few weeks back. I appreciate the interest and keeping me on my toes. Just a quick processing to get this here in keeping with my current posts.
Posted by Merle Cook on September 23, 2008 at 4:01 PM
Hey Brad, All of your "Grasses" shots have been great. The green tint on the wheat is complimented by the brown and green shading in the oof background. Obviously, your focus is spot on for all the shots.
Ya done good.
Posted by Don Kurz on September 23, 2008 at 4:27 PM
This is not "wheat" but Indian grass. Brad, your i.d. is correct.
By the way, Brad, those bristles at the end of the seed heads are called "awns." The neat thing about them is when the seed falls to the ground and starts to dry, it triggers a mechanism that causes the awn to start twisting with the goal of trying to screw the seed into the ground. You should see this happening with porcupine grass, so named because their long black awns look like porcupine quills. They have awns about 8 inches long and, boy, do they coil and flop around.
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on September 23, 2008 at 10:00 PM
Brad, this is a really nice series. Good work across the board. Consistently good backgrounds and fine detail and color too.
Posted by Rob Graham on September 23, 2008 at 10:09 PM
You're doing a fine job with the plants, Brad. Keep it up
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4 repliesWith the help of you all I believe I have this id'd correctly. Thanks again for the input.
This was another I had on file from a few weeks back. I appreciate the interest and keeping me on my toes. Just a quick processing to get this here in keeping with my current posts.
Ya done good.
By the way, Brad, those bristles at the end of the seed heads are called "awns." The neat thing about them is when the seed falls to the ground and starts to dry, it triggers a mechanism that causes the awn to start twisting with the goal of trying to screw the seed into the ground. You should see this happening with porcupine grass, so named because their long black awns look like porcupine quills. They have awns about 8 inches long and, boy, do they coil and flop around.