Nature Look closely ....

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    Thumbnail Active Member Site Supporter

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    ... and you will be amazed at what beauty you will find. I came across this tiny isolated little flower whilst out so I returned with my 5D MkII, Sigma 105mm macro lens and exension tube. My hands are no longer as steady as they once were so I have to confess that I took a lot of shots and only this one was any good. I have included the tip of my thumb nail as a size comparison.
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    Well photographed for such a tiny flower! That is an Epilobium parviflorum found mostly across the northern hemisphere. Commonly called Hoary willowherb.
     
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    Thank you Isac. One of the first plants I learned to recognise in infants school all those years ago was it's very much larger cousin, Rosebay willowherb, which grows everywhere here in the UK.
     
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    Thanks for that Thumbnail. Living down-under we don't see those here. Pretty little flower.
     
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    Very nice shot. Macro shots are a challenge.
     
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    Thank you Scott.
     

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