Thursday, January 27, 2011

White Candles

WHITFIELDIA ELONGATA "WHITE CANDLES," CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN, GLENCOE, ILLINOIS, JANUARY 26, 2011

Pentax K-5
Tamron SP AF 90mm DI Macro
1/60 sec. f22
ISO 1600

Another in my efforts for a class in macrophotography at the Botanic Garden, this specimen of buds on the cusp of blooming belongs to a tender flowering shrub that is part of the acanthus family. "White Candles" bushes come from semitropical Ethiopia and are slowly becoming popular in American greenhouse gardens.

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