Small Places

By PicLocata

Spanish bluebell

My macro conversion lens arrived today, a Raynox DCR-150. I was keen to try it out, but it was quite windy in the garden. The best result was this Spanish bluebell in a sheltered spot.

I learnt a bit about macro photography, and rather more about bluebells. Until now, I've regarded any small blue flower like this as a "bluebell", but to give this one a name here I've found out the difference between native bluebells, Spanish bluebells and Scottish bluebells. I've been lead from escila to Scilla, and from there to Scilla peruviana. Confusingly (for Linnaeus if not for me) the latter came not from Peru but from Spain on a ship called Peru!

Comments
Sign in or get an account to comment.