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Discussion on: Image 85 - "Help me out..."

Discussion, revisions and constructive criticisms of Image 85 - "Help me out..."

Original - Bob Wallace (BobTrips)
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CameraKonica Minolta » DiMAGE A1
Original Date2005-01-26 09:16:21
Focal Length50.69140625 mm
Aperturef 7.1
ISO100
Exposure Time1/800 sec
FlashNo Flash
TripodNo
[Full Exif]
Photographers Note:
Can anyone ID this flower?  

Ginger?  (My tropical flower book is packed away.)
Ali Watters (Ali)
Msg: #1


June 5th 2005
13:50:57
Wikipedia ginger flower - I'm not sure if it is the same flower... similar for sure, and very beautiful. Such a vibrant cheerful yellow, and one of my favourite flavours ;) (two British English spelling variants in a row there)
Bob Wallace (BobTrips)
Msg: #2


June 5th 2005
14:24:27
Thanks for that.

Clearly I didn't shoot a ginger flower.

The mystery continues.

Or should that be - "Theu myusteuruy countiunuueus"?

And a new mystery.  Is this perhaps the Royal 'U'?  You know, the consort of the Royal 'We'.  (Weu?)




Adrian Warren (AdrianW)
Msg: #3


June 5th 2005
17:51:29
Two options spring to mind, without seeing the whole thing it's hard to say for certain though.

1) Canna lily.

2) Gladiolus.

If the leaves are long and thin, and the flowers produced on a straight spike - I'd say Gladiolus, if the leaves are rounded then I'd vote Canna.

Thump both into Google image search and see what falls out :)
Bob Wallace (BobTrips)
Msg: #4


June 5th 2005
18:03:02
I'm going Canna lily.  Not a glad, at least certainly not a glad as I know them.

BTW, try doing a Google image search on canna lily.  You will probably see a picture of a calla lily on the first page.  ;o)

Adrian Warren (AdrianW)
Msg: #5


June 5th 2005
18:12:39
Yup, tis confusing that two very different plants have such similar common names. Of course the solution is to use the scientific names, but then you get accused of being elitist, so you can't really win ;)
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