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Purple Crocuses were having way too much fun on my blog this Spring so I thought I would break up the party a little with an Anemone. They are a flowering plantsin the buttercup family Ranunculaceae in the north and south temperate zones. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, Greek anemōnē means “daughter of the wind”, from ánemos “wind” + feminine patronymic suffix -ōnē. But others suggest that this is a folk etymology, and that the word actually comes from a Semitic language. This image is also from my visit to the Mount Usher Gardens.
[/column] [column width=”37%”]Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Exposure: 1/160
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 100mm
ISO Speed: 200
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Lovely, John. Great composition and separation of the subject. Moreover this is quite unusual view. Just one thing: are you sure that it is a Snowdrop? It looks much more like Anemone to me.
Thanks Tomas. I think you are absolutely correct, it is an Anemone. I’ve now replaced all references of Snowdrop with Anemone. Thank you for your help.