Pokeweed. Spring greens to many southerners ... at least in the old days. I still eat some if I have my act together when they are growing (look up how to prep them). This is a beautiful plant, and should be a feature in any garden that has room. It is moderately attractive to the halictids (particularly Augochlora pura ) but it just has lovely foliage right through winter. Here are some flower shots by Helen Lowe Metzman showing that there is a lot going on in even simple flowers. Its as if they had centuries to develop them or something.
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Photography Information: Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, Stackshot Sled, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash in Styrofoam Cooler, F5.0, ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200
Beauty is truth, truth beauty - that is all
Ye know on earth and all ye need to know
" Ode on a Grecian Urn"
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You can also follow us on Instagram - account = USGSBIML Want some Useful Links to the Techniques We Use? Well now here you go Citizen:
Free Field Guide to Bee Genera of Marylandhttp://bio2.elmira.edu/fieldbio/beesofmarylandbookversion1.pdf
Basic USGSBIML set up:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-_yvIsucOY
USGSBIML Photoshopping Technique: Note that we now have added using the burn tool at 50% opacity set to shadows to clean up the halos that bleed into the black background from "hot" color sections of the picture.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdmx_8zqvN4
Bees of Maryland Organized by Taxa with information on each Genus
www.flickr.com/photos/usgsbiml/collections
PDF of Basic USGSBIML Photography Set Up:
ftp://ftpext.usgs.gov/pub/er/md/laurel/Droege/How%20to%20Take%20MacroPhotographs%20of%20Insects%20BIML%20Lab2.pdf
Google Hangout Demonstration of Techniques:
plus.google.com/events/c5569losvskrv2nu606ltof8odo
or
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c15neFttoU
Excellent Technical Form on Stacking:
www.photomacrography.net/
Contact information:
Sam Droege
sdroege@usgs.gov
301 497 5840
Pokeweed. Spring greens to many southerners ... at least in the old days. I still eat some if I have my act together when they are growing (look up how to prep them). This is a beautiful plant, and should be a feature in any garden that has room. It is moderately attractive to the halictids (particularly Augochlora pura ) but it just has lovely foliage right through winter. Here are some flower shots by Helen Lowe Metzman showing that there is a lot going on in even simple flowers. Its as if they had centuries to develop them or something.
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All photographs are public domain, feel free to download and use as you wish.
Photography Information: Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, Stackshot Sled, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash in Styrofoam Cooler, F5.0, ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200
Beauty is truth, truth beauty - that is all
Ye know on earth and all ye need to know
" Ode on a Grecian Urn"
John Keats
You can also follow us on Instagram - account = USGSBIML Want some Useful Links to the Techniques We Use? Well now here you go Citizen:
Free Field Guide to Bee Genera of Marylandhttp://bio2.elmira.edu/fieldbio/beesofmarylandbookversion1.pdf
Basic USGSBIML set up:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-_yvIsucOY
USGSBIML Photoshopping Technique: Note that we now have added using the burn tool at 50% opacity set to shadows to clean up the halos that bleed into the black background from "hot" color sections of the picture.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdmx_8zqvN4
Bees of Maryland Organized by Taxa with information on each Genus
www.flickr.com/photos/usgsbiml/collections
PDF of Basic USGSBIML Photography Set Up:
ftp://ftpext.usgs.gov/pub/er/md/laurel/Droege/How%20to%20Take%20MacroPhotographs%20of%20Insects%20BIML%20Lab2.pdf
Google Hangout Demonstration of Techniques:
plus.google.com/events/c5569losvskrv2nu606ltof8odo
or
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c15neFttoU
Excellent Technical Form on Stacking:
www.photomacrography.net/
Contact information:
Sam Droege
sdroege@usgs.gov
301 497 5840
Description: English: Location taken: The Botanical Gardens at Asheville, Asheville N.C. Names: Phytolacca americana L., American Pokeweed, Amerika çiçəbaharı, Amerikanische Kermesbeere, Amerikansk Kermesbær, Amerikinė fitolaka, Ameriska fytolaka, Asiatische Kermesbeere, Bledo, Cârmâz, Chui Xu Shang Lu, Common Pokeberry, Common Pokeweed, Erba Cremesina, Fitolaca, Fitolacca, Garget, Hierba Carmín, Inkberry, Kermesbeere, Kermesmarja, Lakomos Amerikanskij, Phytolaque D'am, Phytolaque D'amérique, phytolaque damérique, Pigeon Berry, Pigeonberry, Poke, Poke Root, Pokeberry, Pokeroot, Pokeweed, Ppalganjargong, Raisin d'Amérique, Raisin D´amérique, Raisin d'Amérique, Red Stem Pokeweed, Scoke, Szkarłatka amerykańska, Teinturière, Virginia Poke,virginian pokeweed, westerse karmozijnbes, лакомос американский, Лаконос американский, صبغة أمريكية, ヨウシュヤマゴボウ, 美洲商陸, 미국자리 Classification: Plantae > Magnoliophyta > Magnoliopsida > Caryophyllales > Phytolaccaceae > Phytolacca > Phytolacca americana. Date: 13 September 2006. Source: source: David Stang. First published at ZipcodeZoo.com. Author: Photo by David J. Stang.
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1 Summary 2 This picture is part of a set 2.1 To the gallery of plants 3 Licensing Description: English: Phytolacca americana, Phytolaccaceae, American Pokeweed, American Nightshade, Cancer Jalap, Coakum, Garget, Inkberry, Pigeon Berry, Pocan Bush, Poke Root, Pokeweed, Redweed, Scoke, Red Ink Plant, developing fruits. Deutsch: Phytolacca americana, Phytolaccaceae, Amerikanische Kermesbeere, sich entwickelnde Früchte. Date: 29 July 2009. Source: Own work. Author:
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Phytolacca americana (American Pokeweed) You can see its nomination at
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