Thursday, May 20, 2010

fiddlehead(s)

28mm f2.8 1/80s ISO100

Posted by Jason Sparks at 3:01 AM

5 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 20, 2010 at 1:20 PM

    Unbelieveable "form following function" piece of beauty !

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  2. AnnMay 20, 2010 at 2:43 PM

    Quite interesting. Is Fiddlehead the name of the plant? I've never seen anything like that

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  3. Jason SparksMay 20, 2010 at 3:11 PM

    This is a fern. Although there are many varieties of ferns, they all "unroll" their new fronds like this. The curled fronds is commonly called a "fiddlehead" or a "crozier." The former for the curled head stocks seen on fiddles and the latter for the curled headpiece on a shepherd's staff.

    These young unfurled leafs are harvested in many places of the world for consumption.

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  4. RMay 20, 2010 at 3:19 PM

    amazing all your photos!

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  5. Scott LawMay 20, 2010 at 11:30 PM

    Awesome detail and color. Really nice!

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