Red Campion (Silene dioica) flower female
Description
- Title:
- Red Campion (Silene dioica) flower female
- Caption / Description:
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A female Red Campion (Silene dioica) flower. The male and female flowers are borne on separate plants, the female flower having 5 styles. The flowers have 5 pink coloured petals, each with a deep notch at the end. A large ovoid calyx connects the flower to the stem.
Silene dioica typically grows to a height of around 30-40 cm, though can grow up to 90 cm. It flowers from May to October. The plant prefers damp non-acid soils, and can often be found growing on roadsides in the UK.
- Tags / Keywords:
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- Biota
- Life
- Vitae
- Eukaryota
- Plantae
- Plants
- Magnoliophyta
- Flowering Plants
- Angiosperms
- Magnoliopsida
- Dicotyledons
- Caryophyllales
- Caryophyllaceae
- Pinks
- Silene
- Campion
- Silene dioica
- Red Campion
- Melandrium rubrum
Admin
- Date Original Photo Taken:
- Original File Name:
- DSCF0318.RAF
- Event:
- Rating:
- ☆☆
- Date this image added/last updated on website:
- Original File Dimensions:
- 4896px x 3264px
- File Type:
- JPEG
- Color Mode:
- Original Image Color Profile:
- Adobe RGB (1998)
Location
- Location Created:
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- Sublocation:
- City:
- East Farndon
- Province/State:
- Northamptonshire
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- World Region:
- Europe
- Geo-location:
Rights
- Copyright Status:
- Copyrighted
- Licensing Status:
- Rights Managed
- Available for Editorial Use:
- Yes
- Available for Commercial Use:
- Yes
- Copyright Notice:
- © 2014 Dave Kennard
Camera Data
- Date Digital Resource was created:
- Shutter speed:
- 1⁄160 s
- Aperture:
- f/5.6
- Camera Model:
- Fujifilm X-M1
- ISO:
- 200
- Exposure Compensation:
- 0
- Focal Length:
- 50mm
- Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
- 75mm
- Metering Mode:
- Multi-segment
- Flash:
- Off, Did not fire
- Exposure Mode:
- Manual
- White Balance:
- Manual
- Light Source:
- Daylight
- Exposure Program:
- Manual
Additional shooting metadata
- Lens:
- Nikon EL-Nikkor 50mm F2.8 N
- Filters used:
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- B+W 486 UV IR Cut MRC
- Additional Optics used:
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- Pixco M42-FX/M
- Setup:
- Benro C-428 tripod
Manfrotto 410 Junior geared head
Cheap focusing rail
Natural light through small diffusion panel
Post Processing
- Image Modified:
- Software used:
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- Adobe Camera RAW
- Post Processing: