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Zinnia
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Copyright: Janice Dunn (Janice) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3183 W: 224 N: 6855] (27193)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-03-09
Categories: Daily Life, Nature
Camera: Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF-S 17-85 1:4-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/640 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-03-11 2:07
Viewed: 271
Points: 24
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Zinnia

This flower, called Zinnia Elegans, grows in our garden. We planted a couple of plants, pink and orange, a few months ago and they have kept flowering and flowering.

Zinnia is a genus of 20 species of annual and perennial plants of family Asteraceae, originally from scrub and dry grassland in an area stretching from the American Southwest to South America, but primarily Mexico, and notable for their solitary long-stemmed flowers that come in a variety of bright colours.

Zinnia leaves are usually stalkless, with a shape ranging from linear to ovate, and pale to middle green in color.

The flowers have a range of appearances, from a single row of petals, to a dome shape, with the colors white, chartreuse, yellow, orange, red, purple, and lilac.

Over 100 cultivars have been produced since selective breeding started in the 19th century.

Zinnia elegans is the familiar species, originally from Mexico and thus a warm-hot climate plant. Its leaves are lance-shaped and sandpapery in texture, and height ranges from 15 cm to 1 metre. Our plants are only about 15cms.

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  • Janone Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3342 W: 85 N: 2704] (17892)
  • [2008-03-11 2:15]

Good Evening Neightbour in Gallery.
Say it with a Flower is your motto today ?
Oke, I will do it with a windmill in distance.
Lovely flower close up with superb colours and sharpness, Janice.
Excellent cropp.
Have a nice evening.
Jan

Hi Janice,

Fine detail image . .
Beautiful image of this lovely flower . .
Very well composed of the inner flower off centered . .

Tfs,
TJutjut

Good evening Janice

A superb shot here, really sharp detail and superb textures. Nice lighting and crop too.

TFS regards Helen

Hi Janice!
Amazing flower. Amazing composition. Perfect sharpness and lightness. Good capture, very good. Nice effect.
Cheers!

Hi Janice

Very nice composition, great colour and sharp.

I think the shadows, for me are a bit distracting, hope you don't mind me saying that.

Thanks
Gil

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  • Beger Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3048 W: 568 N: 3412] (15117)
  • [2008-03-11 8:28]

Hi Janice,
Thanks for this colorful flower in my white winter day! I brings me a lot of pep and energy!
Excellent DOF and acuity, nice contrasts and very fine textures!
Nicely done! Annie

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  • ved Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 91 W: 16 N: 12] (517)
  • [2008-03-11 8:40]

beautiful macro... with nice clarity.. good colors too...
good cmposition..
tfs
ved

A strange looking flower in texture at least Janice but so colourful in massed displays. An excellent macro, good focus and colour and nicely presented. TFS,
David

Many thanks for your comment on ‘Hazy Days I’...it would appear the haze the last few days has been drifting in from Victoria.

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  • ttreen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1576 W: 118 N: 3599] (14407)
  • [2008-03-11 14:40]

hello Janice
I love zinnas they are so nice in the garden and also cut and in a vase!

I love the pinks... also how you cropped to bring the attention to the center of the flower.. but not the center of the shot!

Tricia

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3365 W: 284 N: 6425] (23856)
  • [2008-03-12 3:49]

Fabulous use of the light here!
I must say that I really admire your tight macro view and composition here
Very fine indeed
TFS
silke

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  • iso Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1167 W: 60 N: 189] (24026)
  • [2008-03-12 11:58]

Your composition got my eyes Janice.

Iso.

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  • ayse51 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1041 W: 53 N: 677] (11011)
  • [2008-03-13 2:06]

Hi Janice,
do you know Zinnia is my favorit flower.I have two photos in my galery.Great macro.great detail my friend.Congratulations.Necla.:)later.

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