Protection from what?

elf · Post by **elf** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 12:55 am

The structure was intriguing in this shot with an Mamiya 80mm @ f4 (85 images focus stacked with Zerene Stacker):

So I thought I'd take one with the BD Plan 10 (193 images):

I expected to get more detail but it seems to be well protected. Note: the red dots in the upper right corner are the eyes of an insect that was scurrying around too fast to get a good shot of it.

For reference here is a shot with the El-Nikkor 50mm @ f5.6 (101 images):

And another with the Mamiya showing the whole flower (3 image focus stack):

The color in this one is the most accurate,
but I like the negative version better:

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 1:03 am

Very nice! Vinca, yes? See HERE for some of the exotic interior structure.

--Rik

LordV · Post by **LordV** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 1:13 am

Lovely stacks
Think some flower structures purposely temporarily trap insects to ensure pollination - not sure if this is one of them.
Brian v.

elf · Post by **elf** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 9:37 am

rjlittlefield wrote:Very nice! Vinca, yes? See HERE for some of the exotic interior structure.

--Rik

You beat me to it! I was contemplating cutting it in half, but didn't think I could do it without smashing it. The interior is even more interesting than I imagined.

LordV wrote:Lovely stacks
Think some flower structures purposely temporarily trap insects to ensure pollination - not sure if this is one of them.
Brian v.

I don't think this insect was trapped as it appeared briefly above the trichomes? and seemed to be able to weave around through them. I'm guessing it was a either a thrip or an aphid.

Harold Gough · Post by **Harold Gough** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 2:55 pm

For the non-botanists/gardeners Vinca is periwinkle. It thrives in shade.

harold

dmillard · Post by **dmillard** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 6:13 pm

elf wrote: I'm guessing it was a either a thrip or an aphid.

Very nice set of images! For what it's worth, thrips (Thysanoptera) is one of the few words in the English language that keeps an s in both the plural and the singular.

David

elf · Post by **elf** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 6:46 pm

dmillard wrote:
elf wrote: I'm guessing it was a either a thrip or an aphid.
Very nice set of images! For what it's worth, thrips (Thysanoptera) is one of the few words in the English language that keeps an s in both the plural and the singular.

David

Darn, now it's too late to edit the post