Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Bellflower


BELLFLOWER (CAMPANULA MEDIUM), EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, MARCH 28, 2010

Pentax *ist DS
Tamron SP AF 90mm DI Macro
1/30 sec. f11, with mounted flash
ISO 400

My latest foray to the supermarket for flowers to photograph on the dining table brought home this familiar bellflower, whose Latin name means "little bell." Of the more than 300 species of campanula, this one is the most common in greenhouses and gardens in the United States.

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