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Golden Fields of Rapeseed
Rapeseed (Brassica napus), also known as rape, oilseed rape, rapa, rappi, rapaseed and (in the case of one particular group of cultivars, canola) is a bright yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family). The name derives from the Latin for turnip, rāpum or rāpa, and is first recorded in English at the end of the 14th century. Older writers usually distinguished the turnip and rape by the adjectives round and long(-rooted) respectively. See also Brassica napobrassica, which may be considered a variety of Brassica napus. Some botanists include the closely related Brassica campestris within B. napus.
In agriculture, canola are certain varieties of rapeseed oil, or the oil produced from those varieties. Canola is a trademark for a hybrid variety of rape initially bred in Canada. Rapeseed oil was produced in the 19th century as a source of a lubricant for steam engines, and the oil has a bitter taste due to high levels of acids. Canola has been bred to reduce the amount of acid, yielding a more palatable oil.
Rapeseed is grown for the production of animal feed, vegetable oil for human consumption, and biodiesel; leading producers include the European Union, Canada, the United States, Australia, China and India. In India, it is grown on 13% of cropped land. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, rapeseed was the third leading source of vegetable oil in the world in 2000, after soybean and oil palm, and also the world's second leading source of protein meal, although only one-fifth of the production of the leading soybean meal.
This is the first time I've seen mushrooms (rather than fungus) growing on a tree. Anybody know what type they are?
Tree care volunteers at work on July 18th, 2013 to mulch young trees/shrubs and remove invasive species at Doss Farm along Rock Creek.
Wednesday in January. It is after midnight, winds are calm, everything quiet and nobody around. Perfect conditions for a short phototrip.
21mm Zeiss @ f/4,5 for 13 Sec.
See summer time Zen tree : www.flickr.com/photos/arnar/114255527
Had a great day of shooting today in Yosemite. A storm came in, and I finally got some really nice clouds. I got so many new photos to look through, that I didn't know where to start, so, here is some crap from last week.
A few more gigantic trees from Sequoia National Park. Trying to make the most of the harsh, nasty lighting we have had around here.
A rather famous old and now dead tree near the Crowsnest Pass in South Western Alberta
Explore #61 August 4
Bald-Cypress trees (Taxodium Distichum) at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—November 13, 2010
I found these trees to be the most appealing objects of the day. They sit about 50 feet from the circle of sidewalk that surrounds the Washington monument.
Yashica Electro MC w. 2.8 / 40mm Yashinon lens. Unfortunately the auto exposure was not working (loose batteries).
The Tree Hydrangea in my yard. (Not to be confused with a Hydranea bush - this one is over 10 feet high!) I haven't been posting pics of it this year... hmm... will have to rectify that. It's such a pretty tree.
New day, new lens :) Captured with my new Olympus G Zuiko Auto-W 20mm f/3.5 lens mounted on my Sony A7S II with a Fotodiox Olympus Pen F to Sony E-mount adapter. I picked up this little lens for only $15 dollars at an antique store last week. The lens was made for Olympus Pen F half-frame cameras so it doesn't give me full coverage on my full frame Sony, but if you've been following me for any amount of time you'll know that I'm kind of obsessed with vignettes, so I don't mind.