Just opened flowers on long hairy stems, tiny anemones. A crawl and tripod we needed to capture these. The scene scale is revealed by the dried leaves from last autumn.
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I call these anemones from the disputations among taxonomists. All agree there is some relationship and differ in the degree. Classifications add a designation “tribe” before genus (hepatica). Alternatively, the genus is designated Anemone instead of Hepatica . A common name for anemones is “wind-flower” for how the flower is sensitive to a slight breeze, on these long stems.
This is the first hepatica capture of the session. There was no breeze at this time and the ISO is 800, f-stop 29 (lending some definition of the background, less than I’d expect) and a relatively slow exposure of 1/4 second. The 100 mm macro lens on a tripod mounted camera.
Reference: Wikipedia article, “Hepatica.”
Michael Stephen Wills Photography 
I recently learned about hepatica after a post on Steve Gingold’s blog:
I found that “some botanists include Hepatica within a wider interpretation of Anemone.”
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That is a quote from the Wikipedia article on Hepatica, also the source of much of my information.
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Very nice,so how do I send you email?
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There is a Contact tab on my website (the blog is another tab on the site). Thanks for visiting and your compliment. Most appreciated.
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Hi my friend i hope you be fine
have a lovely day and stay blessed see ya soon 🙋 Gianmarco
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Thanks for your visit and well wishes.
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Thanks for the love! 💚 Was there a moment from the outing that stood out to you? I’d love to hear about your own spring adventures!
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Lovely gallery
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Thank you so much, Sheree! I’m glad you enjoyed the gallery. 😊 Do you have a favorite photo, or is there a place you love to visit during spring? I’d love to hear about it
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All the photos are fabulous, it’s hard to pick s favourite. I enjoy visiting gardens, particularly in spring. We’re fortunate to have plenty of examples in south of France.
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That’s wonderful to hear, Sheree! The south of France is truly blessed with some stunning gardens. Do you have any favorite gardens you’d recommend? Or perhaps there’s a hidden gem that’s particularly special to you? Perhaps you can recommend a blog post of yours.
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There’s a charming garden in Eze https://viewfromtheback.com/2020/06/09/trip-to-eze/ and my favourite on Saint Jean Cap Ferrat https://viewfromtheback.com/2021/09/14/villa-ephrussi/
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Fabulous, thanks for these links. I enjoyed visiting them immensely.
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Great news
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