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Critique By:
Colin Porter (K:834)
11/9/2006 5:08:33 PM
Hello Ani I shall Get some more Pictures of this as it Journeys through its life
Thank you for your comment
Hugs Colin
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Critique By:
Aniko Heart (K:26503)
11/9/2006 2:26:58 PM
Ah!! An iris Dear Colin!
Now why didn't I know that??? :)
Another lovely image. I am enjoying watching it's "journey" through life :)
Warm Wishes and Hugs~
Ani :)
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Critique By:
Colin Porter (K:834)
11/8/2006 11:37:41 AM
Thank you Ani for your Comment
I have posted yet another image of this flower a few days on !!
Hugs Colin :)
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Critique By:
Colin Porter (K:834)
11/8/2006 11:34:57 AM
Thank You for your kind comments Soul 21
Regards Colin
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Critique By:
Colin Porter (K:834)
11/8/2006 11:33:39 AM
Thank You for your kind comments
Regards Colin
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Critique By:
Aniko Heart (K:26503)
11/8/2006 5:55:18 AM
I like this shot Colin, but do prefer the previous white lady as far as compostion and details go. Still, this is a good image!
Hugs~
Ani :)
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Critique By:
soul 21 (K:27572)
11/7/2006 8:57:37 PM
ottima macro
bellissimi colori
gennaro
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Critique By:
Colin Porter (K:834)
11/7/2006 8:54:09 PM
Hello Aniko I am learning my flower species, this one is a good old Azalea!!! LOL
Hugs Colin
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Critique By:
Colin Porter (K:834)
11/7/2006 8:47:59 PM
Hello Aniko
I have an ID on this flower it is a Arctic White Flag Iris.
Hugs Colin
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Critique By:
Colin Porter (K:834)
11/5/2006 12:21:31 PM
I will do that in my next downloading session
Good suggestion Ani Thanks
Warm hugs Colin
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Critique By:
Colin Porter (K:834)
11/5/2006 12:18:13 PM
Much thanks for your kind comment Luisa
regards
Colin
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Critique By:
Luisa Azzolini (K:1555)
11/4/2006 5:59:28 PM
Nice macro!
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Critique By:
Aniko Heart (K:26503)
11/4/2006 5:03:33 PM
I think you have a better chance at ID with the larger posted image Colin... :)
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Critique By:
Aniko Heart (K:26503)
11/4/2006 5:01:36 PM
You ought to hang onto that friend, Colin... sounds .like she knows what she's talking about.... :)
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Critique By:
Aniko Heart (K:26503)
11/4/2006 4:59:16 PM
Another great shot Colin...
Are you converted to Kodak digital cameras yet???  Virtually no colour corrections to make etc etc... but how long did it take for you to believe me??? :)
Nice shot... for a pink flower... hehehe... I am just being cheeky cos I can!!!
Love and Hugs~
Ani :)
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Critique By:
Colin Porter (K:834)
11/4/2006 4:19:17 PM
Hello Dave thanks for the comments
I will let you in on a secret I dont actually carry a mister with me and the droplets were actually naturally formed LOL
regards Colin
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Critique By:
Dave Arnold (K:55680)
11/4/2006 4:06:50 PM
Excellent close-up, Colin. I always like water drops on flowers, which makes no sense since I don't ever think to carry a mister with me. But hey.
You've got good clarity here...
Berst wishes,
Dave
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Critique By:
Colin Porter (K:834)
11/4/2006 3:55:05 PM
Thank you Aniko for your Kind Comments I have attached a view of the same flower from above it may help with the ID
hugs Colin
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Critique By:
Aniko Heart (K:26503)
11/4/2006 3:45:05 PM
Perhaps a species of a native orchid? Just a guess... lol...
(I'm loving your Kodak camera!)
WOW Colin! Magnificent details in your "white lady". Nice clean, sharp macro image. Delicate, yet strong! Another good one, mate!
Hugs~
Ani :)
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Critique By:
Colin Porter (K:834)
11/4/2006 3:40:07 PM
Thank you Aniko for your Comments they are appreciated. Funny thing is a friend suggested I try out a kodak digital camera so I went bought one to add to the camera collection and this is one of the first few shots I had been experimenting with using this camera
warm hugs Colin :)
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Critique By:
Aniko Heart (K:26503)
11/4/2006 3:34:12 PM
Gorgeous!!!
So vibrant!!! Fabullus subject! Perfect composition, depth of field and the droplets of water add such a freshness to this wonderful image.
Really love this, Colin. Great stuff!!!
(I see you're using a Kodak dig camera... good thinking 99... lol...)
Warm Hugs~
Ani :)
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Critique By:
Colin Porter (K:834)
10/29/2006 3:53:31 AM
I hope this information answers your question Dave LOL!!!
regards Colin
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Critique By:
Colin Porter (K:834)
10/29/2006 3:49:41 AM
Ok then Dave when I had put the photo in it had slipped my mind as to what they were.
They are a Grape Hyacitnth
See below for some more information taken from the book "A Modern Herbal"
Hyacinth, Grape
Botanical: Muscari racemosum (MILL.)
Family: N.O. Liliaceae
Medicinal Action and Uses
---Synonym---Starch Hyacinth.
The Grape Hyacinth, very much cultivated in England as a garden plant and occasionally met with in sandy soils in the eastern and southern counties, has, like the Wild Hyacinth, a poisonous bulb. The leaves are narrow and rather thick, 6 inches to a foot long, the flower-stem usually shorter, with a close, terminal raceme, or head of small, dark blue flowers, looking almost like little berries and having a sweet scent. A few of the uppermost are of a pale blue, erect, much narrower and without stamens or pistils. As the flowers of the various species of Muscari secrete much nectar, they are like the garden Scillas - to be reckoned among the useful bee plants of the spring.
The Grape Hyacinth has sometimes been called Starch Hyacinth, as the flowers have been supposed to smell of wet starch. The name of the genus, Muscari, comes from the Greek word for musk, a smell yielded by some species.
---Medicinal Action and Uses---The American species Muscari comosum (Mill.) (Feather Hyacinth), or Purse Tassel, has been used, as well as other species of Muscari, for its diuretic and stimulant properties. Comisic acid has been extracted from the bulb, and apparently acts like Saponin.
The innumerable varieties of Garden Hyacinth are derived from an Eastern plant, Hyacinthus orientalis.
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Critique By:
Dave Arnold (K:55680)
10/29/2006 2:13:23 AM
Come on, Colin, name them flowers!
Nice colors and pleasing!!
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Critique By:
Colin Porter (K:834)
10/28/2006 2:48:16 AM
Thank you dave for your kind comments
Regards Colin
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Critique By:
Dave Arnold (K:55680)
10/28/2006 1:13:07 AM
Nicely exposed night shot, Colin. I like the angle and composition in this.
Best wishes,
Dave
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Critique By:
Colin Porter (K:834)
10/27/2006 5:06:37 PM
Hiya Ani I will see if I can find you a set of those dinner plates for you LOL
thank you for your kind coments as well!!!
Big Hugs
Colin
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Critique By:
Colin Porter (K:834)
10/27/2006 5:03:11 PM
Thank you for your kind comments Ani
hugs
Colin
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Critique By:
Aniko Heart (K:26503)
10/27/2006 4:32:12 PM
Really excellent image Colin!!
Wonderful macro work, nice compostion and vibrant!!! LOVE IT!!!
Hugs~
Ani :)
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Critique By:
Aniko Heart (K:26503)
10/27/2006 4:30:18 PM
Very creative Colin!:)
Is that the actual dinner plate? I want one... though not in pink... lol! (BTW... I know it's NOT an actual dinner plate but a clever and different technique of framing...) :) :) :)
Good work my friend!
Hugs~
Ani :)
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