Posted by MadScientist (Düsseldorf, Germany) on 19 March 2008 in Plants & Nature and Portfolio.
This fern has a wonderful variegated foliage with very delicate colours. It's hardy enough to survive Western-European winters (perhaps with little protection) and a nice eye-catcher for shadowy corners in every garden.
It has a lovely texture and color and you have captured excellent detail.
19 Mar 2008 1:30am
@Michael Skorulski: I hope the new fronds will get as beautiful as the old ones - this was its first winter outdoors with only minimal protection. Until now, I'm quite optimistic :)
Beautiful combination of colors, like the textures also, nice capture :)
19 Mar 2008 1:48am
@Ina: I purchased a second one with different tones and I'm looking forward to more beautiful fronds like this one :)
Love the light and the framing
19 Mar 2008 8:08am
@Jen: Thanks, Jen, glad you like it!
Wonderfully framed. Beautiful colors, textures, and detail.
19 Mar 2008 8:40am
@Melissa: Yes, a beautiful fern, not just 'green'! Thank you!
oh wow this such a nice detail shot.
19 Mar 2008 10:57am
@lucie: At the moment, new fronds are emerging. I'm very glad about this :-)
I agree these are not the usual ‘green’ ferns . . I love to discover different strains of everyday plants to try out in my garden. Not always successfully, though. I like the ‘secret’ look you have given to these.
19 Mar 2008 4:00pm
@Ronnie 2¢: Thanks, Ronnie, glad you like it! I wished we were blessed with ferns as your country is! If you're interested in some spore exchange, let me know... :-)
Sehr schöner "Fern-Shot"! Habe ich schon ein bisschen vermisst!
19 Mar 2008 4:10pm
@Michael: Hab mich ja schon am Wochenende darauf gefreut, bald mit neuen Fotos loslegen zu können, da wird es wieder saukalt und ich konnte vorgestern meine Farne wieder mit Vlies überziehen. Grmbl. Bald! :-)
The colour and textures of the fern are beautiful MS and I love the way you've captured the details too.
19 Mar 2008 5:54pm
@MaryB: Thank you very much, Mary! Ferns are my passion, the Victorian fern craze would have been the right era for me :-) Ferns combine beauty, archaic growth patterns (very interesting math here - I'm computer scientist), and a very interesting biology, they immediately draw my attention.
Excellent detail!
19 Mar 2008 7:04pm
@Brites: Thanks Brites, much appreciated!
Nice study... nature is wonderful!
19 Mar 2008 8:20pm
@Scotfot: It definitely is. Thanks for dropping by!
I'm not familiar with plants but I find the white towards the end very attractice.
19 Mar 2008 8:39pm
@JoeB: I have another fern with bluish tones. Hope we'll get better weather soon, then I'll show you that one :)
Yes, as others have said before me: lovely texture.
19 Mar 2008 11:42pm
@Twelvebit: Another two, three weeks and it will be fully recovered with fresh fronds. Photo session is already booked :)
I like the way you processed this image, it enhances its beauty!
20 Mar 2008 7:58am
@Japanalia: Macros that I have shot without a tripd are often a little bit blurry, so I enhanced contrast and definition here. Glad you like it!
Beautiful detail in this image, great capture.
Dan
21 Mar 2008 10:54am
@drphoto: Thank you, Dan, glad you enjoy it!
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