Asphodelus microcarpus

Asphodelus microcarpus

Written by Webmaster Tuesday, 09 June 2009 00:00

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"Give the children an opportunity to make garden. Let them grow what they will. It matters less that they grow good plants than that they try for themselves."  Liberty Hyde Bailey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asphodelus microcarpus  (Family: Asphodelaceae)

A beautiful solitary plant with elegant flowers, which create an impressive sight when they blossom. The particular plants shown in the photos below were found near the sea (first photo; March 2005) and in Mt. Hymettus (April / May 2009). It is generally found in dry, rocky places and is quite easy to spot since it grows to one meter or higher. Fortunately, the beautiful flowers, which do not last very long, open sequentially therefore the same plant will have flowers for a month or so. The fruits are shown in the last photo of this album.

Photos by Marina Parha and George J. Reclos

Shooting Data:

1. Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 D
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/180 sec - f/13, Aperture priority mode
Flash: SB-800 in i-TTL/BL mode
Image: NEF edited in Photoshop CS4, levels / sharpness / detail adjusted, saved as JPEG and resized. 

2. Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: AF Tamron 180 mm F/3.5 SP Di macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/250 sec - f/8, Aperture priority mode
Flash: SB-800 in i-TTL/BL mode
Image: NEF edited in Photoshop CS4, levels / sharpness / detail adjusted, saved as JPEG and resized.

3. Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: AF Tamron 180 mm F/3.5 SP Di macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO 400
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/400 sec - f/8, Aperture priority mode
Flash: SB-800 in i-TTL/BL/FP mode
Image: NEF edited in Photoshop CS4, levels / sharpness / detail adjusted, saved as JPEG and resized.

4. Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: AF Tamron 180 mm F/3.5 SP Di macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO 400
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/400 sec - f/8, Aperture priority mode
Flash: SB-800 in i-TTL/BL/FP mode
Image: NEF edited in Photoshop CS4, levels / sharpness / detail adjusted, saved as JPEG and resized.

 

 

 

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