Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) in flower

Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) in flower

Description

Title:
Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) in flower
Caption / Description:

A Water Mint plant (Mentha aquatica) in flower. The plant grows in damp areas, such as the edges of ditches, ponds, and streams. The flowers are closely packed, light pink / lilac in colour. It spreads both through seed dispersal and rhizomes.

Tags / Keywords:
  • Biota
  • Life
  • Vitae
  • Eukaryota
  • Plantae
  • Plants
  • Magnoliophyta
  • Flowering Plants
  • Angiosperms
  • Magnoliopsida
  • Dicotyledons
  • Lamiales
  • Lamiaceae
  • Mints
  • Mentha
  • Mentha aquatica
  • Water Mint
  • Mentha hirsuta

Admin

Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
_DIR6299.RAF
Event:
Rating:
Date this image added/last updated on website:
Original File Dimensions:
2848px x 4256px
File Type:
JPEG
Color Mode:
Original Image Color Profile:
Adobe RGB (1998)

Location

Location Created:
Sublocation:
City:
Market Harborough
Province/State:
Leicestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
World Region:
Europe
Geo-location:

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:
1160 s
Aperture:
f/5.6
Camera Model:
Fujifilm IS Pro
ISO:
100
Exposure Compensation:
0
Focal Length:
80mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
126mm
Metering Mode:
Spot
Flash:
Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:
Manual
White Balance:
Auto
Light Source:
Unknown
Exposure Program:
Manual

Additional shooting metadata

Lens:
Nikon EL-Nikkor 80mm F5.6
Filters used:
  • B+W 486 UV IR Cut MRC
Additional Optics used:
  • Kenko DG Extension Tubes 20mm
  • Kenko DG Extension Tubes 12mm
  • 17mm-31mm M42 Focusing helicoid
Setup:
Markins ball head with with focusing rails attached to super clamp at bottom of tripod leg
Vivitar 283 flash through small diffusion panel

Post Processing

Image Modified:
Software used:
  • Adobe Camera RAW
Post Processing: