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The Globe Artichoke


The Globe Artichoke
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Copyright: Shir Goldberg (shirgold) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 322 W: 139 N: 427] (2362)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-03-03
Categories: Food
Camera: Nikon D70, Sigma 150mm F2.8 APO Macro DG HSM
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/320 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-04-22 12:18
Viewed: 285
Points: 4
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Globe Artichoke Cynara cardunculus is a perennial thistle originating in southern Europe around the Mediterranean. It grows to 1.5-2 m tall, with arching, deeply lobed, silvery glaucous-green leaves 50–80 cm long. The flowers develop in a large head from an edible bud about 8–15 cm diameter with numerous triangular scales; the individual florets are purple. The edible portion of the buds consists primarily of the fleshy lower portions of the involucral bracts and the base, known as the "heart"; the mass of inedible immature florets in the center of the bud is called the "choke."

source: wikipedia
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bonsoir,
tres impressionnant ce gouffre!!!belle idée, belles couleurs...
je n'aurai jamais imaginé etre aspirée par un artichaud!!!
vero

olá, great, great photo. when i first sow it in a small size i didn´t realize what this was exactly. now i see that you made a great photo using a flower. the pattern is perfect as well the colors. the centre going to the infinite is also quite beautiful. a great photo. congratulations. pedro

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