Flowering Currant (Ribes sanguineum)
Description
- Title:
- Flowering Currant (Ribes sanguineum)
- Caption / Description:
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Bright pink flowers of a flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum) against a background of bright yellow provided by Golden Bell (Forsythia) flowers.
Ribes sanguineum originates in North America, and was cultivated as a garden plant in 1826 by Scottish botanist David Douglas. It has pink to red flowers, depending on the cultivar, and soft green heart shaped downy leaves. The shrub grows to around 6-9 feet, and flowers in April.
Each raceme of Ribes sanguineum features anywhere from 5 to 30 flowers. The individual flowers are around 5-10mm diameter, with 5 petals.
- Tags / Keywords:
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- Biota
- Life
- Vitae
- Eukaryota
- Plantae
- Plants
- Magnoliophyta
- Flowering Plants
- Angiosperms
- Magnoliopsida
- Dicotyledons
- Saxifragales
- Grossulariaceae
- Ribes
- Currants
- Ribes sanguineum
- Red-flowering Currant
Admin
- Date Original Photo Taken:
- Original File Name:
- _MG_6089.CR2
- Event:
- Rating:
- ☆☆
- Date this image added/last updated on website:
- Original File Dimensions:
- 2848px x 4272px
- File Type:
- JPEG
- Color Mode:
- RGB
- Original Image Color Profile:
- sRGB IEC61966-2.1
Location
- Location Created:
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- Sublocation:
- Gold Street
- City:
- Clipston
- Province/State:
- Northamptonshire
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- World Region:
- Europe
- Geo-location:
- 52.428597122483, -0.95804092526667 View on map
Rights
- Copyright Status:
- Copyrighted
- Licensing Status:
- Rights Managed
- Available for Editorial Use:
- Yes
- Available for Commercial Use:
- No
- Copyright Notice:
- © 2011 Dave Kennard
Camera Data
- Date Digital Resource was created:
- Shutter speed:
- 1⁄160 s
- Aperture:
- f/5.6
- Camera Model:
- Canon EOS 450D
- ISO:
- 100
- Exposure Compensation:
- +1/3
- Focal Length:
- 55mm
- Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
- Metering Mode:
- Center-weighted average
- Flash:
- Off, Did not fire
- Exposure Mode:
- Auto
- White Balance:
- Manual
- Light Source:
- Exposure Program:
- Aperture-priority AE
Additional shooting metadata
- Lens:
- Canon EF-S 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 II USM
- Filters used:
- Additional Optics used:
- Setup:
- Handheld, manual focus using liveview
Post Processing
- Image Modified:
- Software used:
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- Adobe Camera RAW
- Post Processing:
+0.65 exposure compensation in ACR