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Uploaded: 04/19/16 2:25 AM GMT
Catkins
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I'm posting for Tuesday tonight as I'm off to take my mom to an early Dr's appointment tomorrow morning. Catkins are elongated clusters of single-sex flowers bearing scaly bracts and usually lacking petals. Many trees bear catkins, including willows, birches, and oaks. The word catkin is a loanword from the old Dutch katteken, meaning "kitten", because of the resemblance to a kitten's tail. These are white birch catkins taken from my terrace today. I was working on the proper macro focusing at a longer distance. I thought this came out pretty well.

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::tigger3
04/19/16 1:06 PM GMT
Oh I think it came out very good, details are very good, and I also like the bit of shadow on the left. tigs=^..^=
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::Ramad
04/19/16 1:21 PM GMT
Unusual one for m certainly Kathy. Interesting find and capture. Could make a good entry for the new contest.
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::corngrowth
04/19/16 3:08 PM GMT
Beautiful in all its simplicity, Kathy! Thanks for your educative narrative too.
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.Tomeast
04/19/16 8:31 PM GMT
It did come out well..
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.Eubeen
05/02/16 7:52 PM GMT
A good close up on the catkins, Kathy. Lovely colours and a nice DoF in the photo.
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