I posted this in the photography group but it may be of interest here.

[Maestro]

I was playing around with my camera once again and a new lens, a Canon 100mm macro, taking pictures of flowers and I came across this.

This a cosmos flower from our garden. Look at the pistils. At least I think they are pistils. I'm not a botanist. I swear they are perfect star shaped figures.



Closer look... See the stars?



It's amazing what is around you but not readily apparent.

[Heidi]

1. Beautiful!

:thumbsup:

[marzipanni]

2. So that's why it's called Cosmos!

Noticing little stuff, and words- two of my favorite things. Thanks!
on edit- The pollen is on the stamen anthers, the bees or wind pick it up and put it on the stigma on the pistil, and voila..."pregnant" flower!

[Maestro]

3. Thanks for the diagram.

So it is the stamen I am looking at? Here is another picture of what I think is the pistil of this flower. It's almost transparent so look carefully.

[leftyladyfrommo]

4. Boy that is one fancy cosmos - ours never had those fancy petals

But all kinds of birds love the seeds from those flowers - especially gold finches. Whole flocks used to come down into our garden to eat the seeds.

[Maestro]

5. I could be wrong then.

I'm not the one with the green thumb in the family. :)

[marzipanni]

7. Yes, it is a variety of Cosmos called "Seashell'

http://www.localharvest.org/store/item.jsp?r=fr&id=3226
(Ya gotta love the inernets!)

[Maestro]

8. Thanks for that.

And my wife just told me that it is a seashell cosmos too. :hi:

[Guava Jelly]

6. thats nice

great picture

[Maestro]

10. thanks

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. My dear Maestro!

These are stunning!

I love your photography so much........

You are really doing stunning work!

Thank you for posting these..........:bounce: :bounce:

[Maestro]

11. Thanks for the kind words CP

I'm enjoying learning how to take better shots. :hi: