Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) flowers
Description
- Title:
- Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) flowers
- Caption / Description:
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Bright yellow flowers of the Common Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale.
Taraxacum officinale, the common dandelion (often simply called "dandelion"), is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae (Compositae).
It can be found growing in temperate regions of the world, in lawns, on roadsides, on disturbed banks and shores of water ways, and other areas with moist soils. T. officinale is considered a weed, especially in lawns and along roadsides, but it is sometimes used as a medical herb and in food preparation.
Common dandelion is well known for its yellow flower heads that turn into round balls of silver tufted fruits that disperse in the wind called "blowballs" or "clocks" (in both British and American English).
Description adapted from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraxacum_officinale
- Tags / Keywords:
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- Biota
- Life
- Vitae
- Eukaryota
- Plantae
- Plants
- Magnoliophyta
- Flowering Plants
- Angiosperms
- Magnoliopsida
- Dicotyledons
- Yellow
- Asteraceae
- Asterales
- Asters
- Common Dandelion
- Compositae
- Daisies
- Dandelion
- Sunflowers
- Taraxacum
- Taraxacum officinale
- Weed
Admin
- Date Original Photo Taken:
- Original File Name:
- _DIR0066.RAF
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- ☆
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- Original File Dimensions:
- 4256px x 2848px
- File Type:
- JPEG
- Color Mode:
- Original Image Color Profile:
- Adobe RGB (1998)
Location
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- Sublocation:
- City:
- Market Harborough
- Province/State:
- Leicestershire
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- World Region:
- Europe
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Rights
- Copyright Status:
- Copyrighted
- Licensing Status:
- Rights Managed
- Available for Editorial Use:
- Yes
- Available for Commercial Use:
- Yes
- Copyright Notice:
- © 2013 Dave Kennard
Camera Data
- Date Digital Resource was created:
- Shutter speed:
- 1⁄250 s
- Aperture:
- f/5.6
- Camera Model:
- Fujifilm IS Pro
- ISO:
- 100
- Exposure Compensation:
- 1
- Focal Length:
- 75mm
- Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
- 118mm
- Metering Mode:
- Spot
- Flash:
- Off, Did not fire
- Exposure Mode:
- Manual
- White Balance:
- Manual
- Light Source:
- Unknown
- Exposure Program:
- Manual
Additional shooting metadata
- Lens:
- Nikon EL-Nikkor 75mm F4 N
- Filters used:
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- B+W 486 UV IR Cut MRC
- Additional Optics used:
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- Kenko DG Extension Tubes 20mm
- 17mm-31mm M42 Focusing helicoid
- Setup:
- Tripod, Geared head, focusing rail.
Natural light
Post Processing
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- Adobe Camera RAW
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