Anther of Hibiscus

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Anther of Hibiscus

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Hi everyone,
this time an Anther of a common Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, with its pollen grains. Magnification is about 10X.

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Nikon D70s, Leitz SM modified, Nikon U10 0.22 without eyepiece. 29 images stacked by CZP.

Ciao


Toni

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Post by beetleman »

Excellent photo Toni. Lots of nice detail on the pollen grains. looks great against the black background. It almost makes me want to sneeze :roll: My favorite flower to eat when I was a kid. We would pick the flower and suck on the small end to get the nectar :roll:
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Post by Tonikon »

beetleman wrote:...We would pick the flower and suck on the small end to get the nectar :roll:
Thanks Beetleman,
It's incredible how kids have same habits across the world!!!

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Post by Cyclops »

This is an excellent shot! Really good! I just wish those 4 annotation boxes weren't there.
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Cyclops wrote:This is an excellent shot! Really good! I just wish those 4 annotation boxes weren't there.
Thanx Cyclops,
you are definitely right...the annotation boxes are snazzy and garish... but sometimes I can't hold down my graphic delirium :D :D :D

Ciao

Toni

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Post by Harold Gough »

When I was a kid we were in post-war austerity and it was many years before I came across hibiscus but we did the same with honeysuckel and privet flowers.

Superb picture!

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Post by acerola »

Wow, I did not see such a pollen before. Nice capture.
Péter

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Post by Tom Stack »

Toni,

What wonderful image! It's amazing to me that the pollen is actually so large in comparison to the anther. That is one of the amazing things that
photos displayed here do, open up a whole new world of awareness!

Thank you!

Tom

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Post by Tonikon »

Thanx, Tom and Peter.
When I saw this image on my viewfinder, it was very exciting!
And when CZP showed the stacked image, I thinked it was a rare jewel encrusted with gold nuggets.

Ciao

Toni

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