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Moon Unfurling.
Moon Unfurling.
BlueZamia


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Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: South Minneapolis
Date: Jul 1, 2007
Aperture: f5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/320
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jul 3, 2007

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 Day 3
Moon flower. Datura inoxia.
Pretty much an invasive weed. This bud opens into a huge trumpet flower of Georgia O'Keeffe style femininity 4" inches across or larger. The seed pod is about the size of an egg and covered with evil spines. It ripens from green to brown and splits open to reveal a white satin lining and shiny black seeds. The plant gets about 4feet tall in a good year,(maybe larger in the South). An amazing beautiful plant that I always find slightly frightening. The seeds art poisonous and hallucinogenic.

I'll try to visit this plant throughout the summer.
7/3 Went back tonight, but the early afternoon storm mashed today's flowers.
Will try sunday.


Last summer, same plant, different camera

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 07/11/2007 05:34:48 PM
Oh cool, I get to see the beginning of the flower from the spiny ball I shot. That was in my sister's garden and I've never seen the flower from it.
Love the shot ... the composition, the color, etc.
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 07/10/2007 02:24:33 AM
I'd love to see it opened. This is very cool. Geometric.
 07/03/2007 10:50:19 PM
Sweet - love the spirally folds :) Nice!
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 07/03/2007 10:27:04 PM
what a llovely plant & the capture of the curling/unfirling petals is great. Please try & shoot it when it's opened! I'd love to see it. Thanks also for the info about the plant! watch out for those seeds!
~Anni
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 07/03/2007 10:18:45 PM
Would love to see one of these opened if possible, never heard of this one. 4 feet tall - wow! Perfect focus and love the little curls
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 07/03/2007 09:48:17 PM
Sounds like a cool plant to keep checking back on. Lovely soft colours and I like your composition.
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 07/03/2007 09:39:43 PM
Love these flowers, you can get good shots of bees if you get up early.
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 07/03/2007 09:08:55 PM
Very nice all 'round! This will be a fascinating one to watch develop. Hallucinogenic, huh? Something else I learned today!
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 07/03/2007 02:54:05 PM
This is so interesting to look at! I love the control you had on the dof and placing it just where you want it. I can't wait to see more of this flower as it opens.
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 07/03/2007 01:50:01 PM
Oh, wow, what a beautiful shape it makes! Focus looks to be spot on where you want it.
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 07/03/2007 01:38:45 PM
That is so neat- like to see it in bloom. Love the color tones
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 07/03/2007 12:26:04 PM
Really nice! Love the soft focus. Great colors.
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 07/03/2007 12:13:24 PM
Nice shot.
 07/03/2007 11:25:50 AM
This is the great thing about this 30-day challenge - we get to see things not normally seen.
This is one I have never seen and will have to keep my eyes open at the nursery.
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 07/03/2007 11:20:42 AM
Great focus and detail. I love the shades of green.
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 07/03/2007 10:18:41 AM
I really like the way those petals spiral around each other.
This looks just like a plant that grows around here called Buffalo-gourd. Very similar to an entry I made in the purple challenge last fall (a bit of a stretch for the challenge and my centered comp failed miserably)

I'd be curious to see what yours looks like fully opened.
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 07/03/2007 10:03:00 AM
What a funky looking thing, great!
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 07/03/2007 09:33:38 AM
Like the focus right on the twist at the end of the bloom. Nice.
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