Field of buttecups
Description
- Title:
- Field of buttecups
- Caption / Description:
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Looking northwest across a field of buttercups between the villages of Withcote, Knossington, and Braunston-in-Rutland, around the border between Rutland and Leicestershire, England.
From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranunculus_acris):
Ranunculus acris is one of the more common buttercups across Europe and temperate Eurasia. Common names include meadow buttercup and tall buttercup. The plant is also known as an introduced species across much of the rest of the world, including Australia. It is a naturalized species and often a weed in parts of North America, but it is probably native in Alaska and Greenland.
This species is variable in appearance across the world. It is a somewhat hairy plant that has ascending flowing stems bearing glossy yellow flowers about 25 mm across. There are five overlapping petals borne above 5 green sepals that soon turn yellow as the flower matures. It has numerous stamens inserted below the ovary. As for other members of the genus, the numerous seeds are borne as achenes.
This and other buttercups contain ranunculin, which breaks down to the toxin protoanemonin, a chemical that can cause dermatitis and vomiting.
- Tags / Keywords:
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- Europe
- UK
- Britain
- England
- East Midlands
- Field
- Biota
- Life
- Vitae
- Eukaryota
- Plantae
- Plants
- Magnoliophyta
- Flowering Plants
- Angiosperms
- Magnoliopsida
- Dicotyledons
- Buttercups
- Braunston-in-Rutland
- Rutland
- Ranunculales
- Ranunculaceae
- Ranunculus
- Ranunculus acris
- Meadow buttercup
- Tall buttercup
Admin
- Date Original Photo Taken:
- Original File Name:
- _DSC9234a.nef
- Event:
- Rating:
- ☆
- Date this image added/last updated on website:
- Original File Dimensions:
- 3872px x 2592px
- File Type:
- JPEG
- Color Mode:
- RGB
- Original Image Color Profile:
- Nikon Adobe RGB 4.0.0.3001
Location
- Location Shown:
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- Sublocation:
- City:
- Braunston-in-Rutland
- Province/State:
- Rutland
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- World Region:
- Europe
- Location Created:
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- Sublocation:
- City:
- Braunston-in-Rutland
- Province/State:
- Rutland
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- World Region:
- Europe
- Geo-location:
- 52.654038857139, -0.80013785714167 View on map
Rights
- Copyright Status:
- Copyrighted
- Licensing Status:
- Rights Managed
- Available for Editorial Use:
- Yes
- Available for Commercial Use:
- No
- Copyright Notice:
- © 2010 Dave Kennard
Camera Data
- Date Digital Resource was created:
- Shutter speed:
- 1⁄200 s
- Aperture:
- f/8
- Camera Model:
- Nikon D200
- ISO:
- 100
- Exposure Compensation:
- 0
- Focal Length:
- 31mm
- Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
- 46mm
- Metering Mode:
- Multi-segment
- Flash:
- No Flash
- Exposure Mode:
- Auto
- White Balance:
- Manual
- Light Source:
- Cloudy
- Exposure Program:
- Aperture-priority AE
Additional shooting metadata
- Lens:
- Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor ED 18-70mm F3.5-4.5G(IF)
- Filters used:
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- B+W UV 010 MRC
- Additional Optics used:
- Setup:
- Handheld
Post Processing
- Image Modified:
- Software used:
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- Nikon Capture NX 2
- Post Processing:
Color Control Points used in CNX2 to darken and add contrast to sky
Color Control Points used in CNX2 to brighten and add contrast to field
LCE applied in CNX2