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Day 10 - Clematis aka Leather Flower
Day 10 - Clematis aka Leather Flower
ephln


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Camera: Toshiba PDR-M700
Location: Cottage Garden Nursery
Date: Jul 8, 2007
Galleries: Floral
Date Uploaded: Jul 10, 2007

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 I like the metallic look to these flowers. Difficult capture due to the sun but found these two blooms hiding in the shade.

Clematis (from Ancient Greek klematis, a climbing plant, probably periwinkle) is a genus of mostly vigorous climbing lianas, with attractive flowers. Some species are shrubby, and some others are herbaceous perennial plants. They are found throughout the temperate regions of both hemispheres, and also in mountains in the tropics. The cool temperate species are deciduous, but many of the warmer climate species are evergreen.
Clematis (Viticella Group) 'Etoile Violette' (F.Morel 1885)
Clematis (Viticella Group) 'Etoile Violette' (F.Morel 1885)

Most species are known as Clematis in English, while some are also known as traveller's joy, leather flower, vase vine and virgin's bower, the last three being names used for North American species.

(interesting that they are also known as "leather flower")

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 08/10/2007 01:19:08 AM
Great time of day to present this well. The shadows work well, and the rich, deep tones say cool forest floor or a cool, damp greenhouse. Nice!
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 07/19/2007 01:15:37 PM
Nice shot......love these and have had them for years.
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 07/18/2007 01:42:21 PM
The texture of the petals is very striking! It does have a metallic look. Lovely!
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 07/16/2007 09:14:10 PM
Ah, the lovely clematis - they have some of the most interesting centers, don't they? I like your composition, color and lighting which makes these guys almost shimmer.
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 07/16/2007 03:05:16 PM
Awesome capture! I love the colours and detail of the flowers. The background with the leaves, wall and shadows set off the blooms perfectly. Great job!
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 07/13/2007 09:27:22 AM
Very well composed, although if possible, I would have more negative space all the way around. My favorite part of these flowers are their centers, kind of looks like sea anemones. Texture of the petals really does look like leather. I might also try to brighten up the overall picture.
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 07/12/2007 10:41:13 PM
Clematis are so pretty, and vigorous too. This is a lovely color, I've not seen that shade before. Beautiful.
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 07/11/2007 09:10:16 AM
It actually does look kind of leathery, which is interesting because I've never noticed that before or heard it called that. Nice composition and muted greens in the background.
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 07/10/2007 06:44:07 PM
Well done! & beautifully done. I like the spiky shadows in the center.
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 07/10/2007 02:16:37 PM
stunning colors ... great composition ...
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 07/10/2007 11:54:43 AM
This has wonderful composition, the flower over the one behind almost looks pasted on but the differences between the two prove otherwise. Excellent detail and color.
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 07/10/2007 11:46:51 AM
Great texture and color.
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 07/10/2007 10:54:04 AM
WOW Evelyn, perfect capture...almost 3D and the image rocks with super color, lighting & the composition too.
~Anni
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 07/10/2007 10:17:54 AM
Originally posted by patio127:
Just gorgeous, Evelyn- perfect lighting, focus, everything !!!


Thank you :) - Finally figured out how to manipulate the DPI and image size to get a 5x7 print. Used this one as a test for DPCPrints.
 07/10/2007 10:12:01 AM
Just gorgeous, Evelyn- perfect lighting, focus, everything !!!
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