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Uploaded: 05/05/13 2:45 PM GMT
Pasque Flower
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The Pasque flower is plentiful in the wild. It's found in many areas in the tundra. The plant only grows on southward facing slopes and is common throughout northwestern U.S. up to northern Alaska. The Pasque flower is also the state flower of South Dakota. It is also called meadow anemone and is a member of the buttercup family. It opens in early spring. The Pasque flower, like all tundra plants, grows low to the ground to protect itself from the cold climate. It is also covered in fine silky hairs, which help insulate it.

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::tigger3
05/05/13 3:24 PM GMT
Kathy, this is beautifully done, the lighting, the presentation, and good color are all superb in my opinion. Your narrative was very informative, I see these at the Calendar garden, but their not up yet. Tigs♥ =^..^=
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::LakeMichigan
05/05/13 5:04 PM GMT
Beautiful flower, Kathy ... gorgeous colors and great lighting.
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.Joanie
05/06/13 12:55 AM GMT
A very pretty flower and your shot is spectacular girl!!!
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.snapshooter87
05/06/13 1:52 AM GMT
Very pretty flowers, Kathy...and well balanced composition.
It does appear to be a bit overexposed, and some negative Gamma will correct that.
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.palral
05/06/13 3:08 PM GMT
I'm not sure I agree with Doug about the overexposure. Then again, he knows tons more than I do. If the shot is overexposed, it's very slight.

What a beautiful flower. Lovely colors and a stunning shot under some powerfully tough lighting conditions.

Thanks so much for the narrative. When I got up this morning, I thought to myself, "Roger, you can never know too much about flowers."
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::LynEve
05/07/13 2:23 PM GMT
A delight to view and a most interesting narrative Kathy
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.Eubeen
05/10/13 1:17 AM GMT
Beautiful shot Kathy. Lovely colours and lighting in this close up.
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.icedancer
05/10/13 6:11 PM GMT
So beautiful and love the colours and lighting
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