Red-Orange Gerbera Daisy

pendennis

Senior Member
May was a very good month at the local flower and garden stores. Most had beautiful perennial and annual blooms, and the varieties were great. While the local shops have quite a bit, I was greatly surprised at Lowe's and Home Depot. I was at Lowe's on another errand, but I took my camera with me to check out their blooms. This red-orange gerbera daisy really stood out. There were a couple of other examples of the same color, but this one was superior in its shape and bloom. I used a Nikon D810, with an older 70-180mm D Micro lens. The settings were 70mm, f/11, 1/400, ISO 400. I used Adobe Elements 21 for post processing, but the sliders on the editing choices remained in the center. It's the least editing I've used in a long time, and mostly just to experiment with cropping.

Red-Orange_Gerbera_Daisy_No._2.jpg
 

Bob Blaylock

Senior Member
May was a very good month at the local flower and garden stores. Most had beautiful perennial and annual blooms, and the varieties were great. While the local shops have quite a bit, I was greatly surprised at Lowe's and Home Depot. I was at Lowe's on another errand, but I took my camera with me to check out their blooms. This red-orange gerbera daisy really stood out. There were a couple of other examples of the same color, but this one was superior in its shape and bloom. I used a Nikon D810, with an older 70-180mm D Micro lens. The settings were 70mm, f/11, 1/400, ISO 400. I used Adobe Elements 21 for post processing, but the sliders on the editing choices remained in the center. It's the least editing I've used in a long time, and mostly just to experiment with cropping.

Red-Orange_Gerbera_Daisy_No._2.jpg

How many flowers do you think there are in your picture?

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudanthium.
 

pendennis

Senior Member
I took a quick peek at your link, and I think I can conclude that there are far more than one. Can I assume that each petal layer represents at least one flower?

You have me at somewhat of a disadvantage. I'm a complete tyro when it comes to botany. My floral selections tend to revolve around how they "wow" my eyes.
 
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