Purple Crocus
Description
- Title:
- Purple Crocus
- Caption / Description:
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Close-up of a purple spring flowering Crocus.
Crocuses grow in a wide range of habitats, including woodland, scrub and meadows. There are around 80 different species of Crocus, around 30 of which are cultivated.
Crocuses are commonly planted in gardens and parks as one of the first plants to flower in Spring. A waxy cuticle (outer covering) protects Crocuses from any late Spring frosts and snowfall.
- Tags / Keywords:
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- Biota
- Life
- Vitae
- Eukaryota
- Macro
- Close-up
- Purple
- Crocus
- Plantae
- Plants
- Magnoliophyta
- Flowering Plants
- Angiosperms
- Liliopsida
- Monocotyledons
- Asparagales
- Iridaceae
- Iris
Admin
- Date Original Photo Taken:
- Original File Name:
- _MG_8358.CR2
- Event:
- Rating:
- ☆☆☆
- Date this image added/last updated on website:
- 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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- Sublocation:
- City:
- Market Harborough
- Province/State:
- Leicestershire
- 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:
- © 2009 Dave Kennard
Camera Data
- Date Digital Resource was created:
- Shutter speed:
- 1⁄200 s
- Aperture:
- f/5.6
- Camera Model:
- Canon EOS 450D
- ISO:
- 100
- Exposure Compensation:
- 0
- Focal Length:
- 100mm
- Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
- Metering Mode:
- Multi-segment
- Flash:
- On, Fired
- 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
MT-24EX Macro Twin Flash
Post Processing
- Image Modified:
- Software used:
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- Adobe Camera RAW
- Post Processing: