Pinguicula Species, Butterwort (Pinguicula esseriana)

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ronwest Newcastle, WA(Zone 8b) Apr 01, 2008

Pinguicula Species, Butterwort
Pinguicula esseriana

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kniphofia Cramlington, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Apr 01, 2008

Exquisite! What a stunning photo!

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Apr 01, 2008

So beautiful! What camera system are you using, may I ask?

Joseph

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broots Cochrane, ON(Zone 2b) Apr 02, 2008

Excellent photo ronwest. Looks like little bubbles on some of the petals.

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ronwest Newcastle, WA(Zone 8b) Apr 09, 2008

Thank you, I'm glad you like this photo. I am using a Nikon Coolpix 8700. I bought this specifically because it does a nice job with macros.

Not actually petals, these are leaves. The little 'bubbles' on the leaves are droplets of glue on the leaf glands of this Butterwort. This is how it catches bugs.

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Apr 09, 2008

Thanks much for the information! Did you use natural light to get the image?

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ronwest Newcastle, WA(Zone 8b) Apr 09, 2008

No, this was taken in a light tent using daylight color (6500 K) fluorescent. Then it was further color-corrected in PhotoShop.

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Apr 09, 2008

That's very interesting...what is the manufacturer of the light tent? I would like to research more on the web. Thanks!

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broots Cochrane, ON(Zone 2b) Apr 09, 2008

'Droplets of glue', that is so interesting. Thanks for the info.

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