Osteospermum ecklonis and Alchemilla mollis flowers

Osteospermum ecklonis and Alchemilla mollis flowers

Description

Title:
Osteospermum ecklonis and Alchemilla mollis flowers
Caption / Description:

An African Daisy (Osteospermum ecklonis) flowers amongst the much smaller flowers of Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla mollis).

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteospermum_ecklonis):
Dimorphotheca ecklonis (Cape marguerite, Van Staden's River daisy, Sundays River daisy, White daisy bush, Blue-and-white daisy bush, Star of the Veldt; syn. Osteospermum ecklonis (DC.) Norl.) is an ornamental plant. A native plant of South Africa, this plant is now regarded as a weed in parts of Australia, particularly Victoria and Western Australia.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alchemilla_mollis):
Alchemilla mollis, Lady's Mantle, is an herbaceous perennial plant native to southern Europe and grown throughout the world as an ornamental garden plant. It grows 30 to 45 cm (12 to 18 in) tall, with leaves that are palmately veined, with a scalloped and serrated margin. The chartreuse flowers are held in dense clusters above the foliage.

Tags / Keywords:
  • Biota
  • Life
  • Vitae
  • Eukaryota
  • Plantae
  • Plants
  • Magnoliophyta
  • Flowering Plants
  • Angiosperms
  • Magnoliopsida
  • Dicotyledons
  • Rosales
  • Rosaceae
  • Roses
  • Alchemilla
  • Lady's Mantle
  • Alchemilla mollis
  • Asteraceae
  • Asterales
  • Asters
  • Compositae
  • Daisies
  • Sunflowers
  • Osteospermum
  • Osteospermum ecklonis

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Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
_MG_2097.CR2
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Original File Dimensions:
4272px x 2848px
File Type:
JPEG
Color Mode:
RGB
Original Image Color Profile:
Adobe RGB (1998)

Location

Location Created:
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City:
Market Harborough
Province/State:
Leicestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
World Region:
Europe
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Copyrighted
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Rights Managed
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Yes
Available for Commercial Use:
Yes
Copyright Notice:
© 2010 Dave Kennard

Camera Data

Date Digital Resource was created:
Shutter speed:
1125 s
Aperture:
f/4.5
Camera Model:
Canon EOS 450D
ISO:
100
Exposure Compensation:
0
Focal Length:
100mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
Metering Mode:
Multi-segment
Flash:
Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:
Manual
White Balance:
Manual
Light Source:
Exposure Program:
Manual

Additional shooting metadata

Lens:
Canon EF 100mm F2.8 Macro USM
Filters used:
Additional Optics used:
Setup:
Handheld

Post Processing

Image Modified:
Software used:
  • Adobe Camera RAW
Post Processing:

14 recovery in ACR