Fabiana imbricata - pichi 9547
If you want a challenge, try getting a sharp image of the less-than-half-inch white and lavender flowers of the Fabiana imbricata when the bush is in both bright sun and deep shade! Oh, and the winds are blowing.
It was certainly worth a try or, to be more precise, 31 tries. Best I could do.
Fabiana imbricata, or pichi, is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae, native to dry upland slopes in Chile and Argentina. Growing to 8 feet tall and wide, it is a frost-hardy, heath-like evergreen mound-forming shrub. It has needle-like leaves and small white, tubular flowers in early summer.
The upright form F. imbricata f. violacea, of horticultural origin, bears masses of pale violet flowers. But wait, there's more!
F. imbricata foliage has traditionally been employed as a diuretic and digestive, and has been proven to have a dose-dependent gastroprotective effect, in studies evaluating the main sesquiterpene of the foliage. Whatever the last part means.
I know that this image isn't as clear or crisp as it might have been. But, when viewed large, even the insides of some of the flower cups are in focus. I shoot handheld. It allows for freedom that a tripod doesn't. Whatever I can do could never have been done before the digital camera ... although I once owned a motor drive for my Olympus OM-2N. I could go through a 36 exposure roll of film and an entire budget in literally less than 10 seconds.
Fabiana imbricata - pichi 9547
If you want a challenge, try getting a sharp image of the less-than-half-inch white and lavender flowers of the Fabiana imbricata when the bush is in both bright sun and deep shade! Oh, and the winds are blowing.
It was certainly worth a try or, to be more precise, 31 tries. Best I could do.
Fabiana imbricata, or pichi, is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae, native to dry upland slopes in Chile and Argentina. Growing to 8 feet tall and wide, it is a frost-hardy, heath-like evergreen mound-forming shrub. It has needle-like leaves and small white, tubular flowers in early summer.
The upright form F. imbricata f. violacea, of horticultural origin, bears masses of pale violet flowers. But wait, there's more!
F. imbricata foliage has traditionally been employed as a diuretic and digestive, and has been proven to have a dose-dependent gastroprotective effect, in studies evaluating the main sesquiterpene of the foliage. Whatever the last part means.
I know that this image isn't as clear or crisp as it might have been. But, when viewed large, even the insides of some of the flower cups are in focus. I shoot handheld. It allows for freedom that a tripod doesn't. Whatever I can do could never have been done before the digital camera ... although I once owned a motor drive for my Olympus OM-2N. I could go through a 36 exposure roll of film and an entire budget in literally less than 10 seconds.