Magnolia Blossom #2
by Kristin Elmquist
Title
Magnolia Blossom #2
Artist
Kristin Elmquist
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Description
Magnolia is a large genus of about 210 flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae. It is named after French botanist pierre Magnol.
Magnolia is an ancient genus. Having evolved before bees appeared, the flowers developed to encourage pollination by beetles. To avoid damage from pollinating beetles, the carpels of Magnolia flowers are extremely tough. Fossilised specimens of Magnolia acuminata have been found dating to 20 million years ago, and of plants identifiably belonging to the Magnoliaceae dating to 95 million years ago. Another primitive aspect of Magnolias is their lack of distinct sepals or petals: Magnolias possess undifferentiated flower parts for which the term "tepals" was coined.
The natural range of Magnolia species is a disjunct distribution, with a main centre in east and southeast Asia and a secondary centre in eastern North America, Central America, the West Indies, and some species in South America.
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July 6th, 2012
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Comments (46)
Janette Boyd
Very pretty and clear detailed image. I found your description very interesting, too. Nice work! F/L
Kristin Elmquist
Thanks so much, Maria. It means a lot to me to have a first place in one of your contests as there is always a lot of tough competition. :)
Maria Urso
Stunning capture! Congratulations your "Magnolia Blossom" has won 1st Place in the Magnolia Contest. Gorgeous image.
Kristin Elmquist
Thanks, Robert, for featuring this image in the Nature Photography Group. I appreciate it. :)
Lianne Schneider
An absolutely magnificent specimen Kristin - beautifully processed and a lovely treatment. Congratulations on your sale too. F/V
Kristin Elmquist
Thanks, Kaye. I played with this one for quite a while until I thought it was right. So hard for me shooting whites to get enough detail, but the darkening filter in my PSP worked wonders. :)