Wild beauty I, a photo from Pieria, Macedonia

Photographer's Note

Gentiana Verna is a variform species that occurs in many places of C. & S. Europe and easterly till the Central Asia.
On Olympus Mt., it is represented by ssp. Balcanica, a perennial plant, having a height of 3-7 cm with thin underground buds, ending in roses through oval and sharp leaves. Those roses form thicket or pillow.
The flowers are solitary and marginal. The calyx has 5 wings and lance-shaped teeth. The corolla has a length of 15-25 mm and is deep blue shining.
Lies on snow-covered meadows, onto the alpine zone (2000-2800m. approximately).

Η Gentiana Verna είναι είδος ποικιλόμορφο που απαντάται σε πολλά μέρη της Κ. & Ν. Ευρώπης και ανατολικά μέχρι την Κ. Ασία. Στον Όλυμπο αντιπροσωπεύεται με το ssp. Balcanica, φυτό πολυετές, ύψους 3-7 εκ. με λεπτούς, υπόγειους βλαστούς που καταλήγουν σε ρόδακες από ωοειδή, λίγο αιχμηρά φύλλα. Οι ρόδακες αυτοί σχηματίζουν λόχμη ή προσκεφάλιο. Τα άνθη είναι μονήρη και ακραία. Ο κάλυκας έχει 5 πτέρυγες και λογχοειδείς οδόντες. Η στεφάνη έχει μήκος 15-25μμ. Και είναι στίλβουσα βαθιά κυανή.Βρίσκεται σε λιβάδια με χιονοστρώσεις στην αλπική ζώνη (2000-2800μ. περίπου).

� 2007 - All rights reserved. The photos taken by photographer Athanasios Benisis are registered and copyrighted. Use in any form (web, paper publication, public exposure, etc.) is strictly forbidden without the written permission of the photographer. To contact with photographer please use his intro page Hellas on TrekEarth.

magiqa, Olympos, ifanik, AROBN54, CatherineD, jlbrthnn, danos, kiwi_explorer, CRATEOS, jwmunro, photovolos has marked this note useful

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magiqa (1292) 2007-12-13 5:58

Hi Athanasios, gentiana, not this kind, but a very tiny kind, was my favourite flower during my childhood. As I am very nearsighted, I loved to go very close to very tiny flowers, and study their details. The most amazing with the gentiana is the very beautiful, special and very intensive blue colour! Your photo is very good.
I have seen the Mount Olympus, from the road, and sure is an impressing mountain. But I missed your Greek gentianas. TFS!

r021251 (3917) 2007-12-13 8:18

Hight colour, beautiful blue.
great shot colorurs are super
r嶧l.

Olympos (1037) 2007-12-13 8:26

Geia soy Athanasie,

Poly kalos elegxos kai aristh ylopoihsh va8oys pedioy, to kadro yperoxo opws kai to 8ema soy. Sygxarhthria file.

Me ektimhsh,

Michael

Y.G. Den hjera oti "ftaneis" kai sta merh moy... Poly 8a h8ela na bre8oyme kai apo konta otan se ferei o dromos soy. Xairetw.

ifanik (21679) 2007-12-13 8:45

Geia soy Thanasi
Poly omorfo xrwma ayta ta agrioloyloyda kai esy to apedwses teleia
Bravo
Xairetw
Nikos

AROBN54 (11475) 2007-12-13 10:35

Hello, Athanasios,
what a wonderful shot with winter so near. It is such a pleasure to see these brightly colored flowers and remember summer. I love the way you have placed them in your shot and the color is just superb. This shot made me smile. Thank you and warm regards,
Shelly

CatherineD (4864) 2007-12-13 12:26

Geia soy Thanasi,
I'm happy to see such tinny beauties whith useful note. It's a photo which can be appropriate for TrekNature, but no problem to see it here, specially in winter time. Olympus Mt has many endemic plants. It's a real treasure. One day I will go there to see them...
Kalispera file mou,
Katerina

evanrizo (462) 2007-12-14 2:32

Αχ αυτές οι άγριες ομορφιές, τα θυμάμαι από μια εξόρμηση μου στον Γράμμο, νομίζω ότι τα είδα και εκεί, θα κοιτάξω αν τράβηξα κάποια φωτογραφία, έχω έναν τρελαμένο με μάκρο φωτογραφήσεις άγρια πανίδας και ειδικότερα μανιταριών.
Αν σε τραβήξουν και τα δικά μας βουνά θα χαρώ πολύ.
Βαγγέλης

jlbrthnn (76043) 2007-12-15 5:02

Hello Athanasios,
It is a pretty small pastoral and coloured picture. Excellent framing and very good capture of the colors. Good pleasant work.
Have a nice day and weekend
Cordially
Jo螔

danos (110407) 2007-12-17 2:06

Θανάση καλημέρα,
εξαιρετική η περιγραφή της Gentiana Verna με την βαθιά κυανή επιφάνεια.Τα αγριολούλουδα αυτά είναι χάρμα οφθαλμών. Αναδυκνύονται περισσότερο οι λεπτομέρειές τους με το θολό background.Πολύ καλή απεικόνηση.

Σε χαιρετώ,Δάνος

kiwi_explorer (12209) 2007-12-18 1:35

Hi Athanasios,
Sometimes beauty comes in small parcels like this blue dainty flower. First time I've seen such color for a flower ... beautiful indeed. This must have been taken from a higher altitude judging from the compactness and small size of the flower. Well captured and presented. Well done! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

CRATEOS (7278) 2007-12-24 6:19

exoume sinithis apo ta anthopolia ke mas xegelai to xroma............ayto to spanio poy mas dixnis ante na to vris eki pou eine ke na to fotografisis...exeretiki axia epenon file

mf

jwmunro (286) 2007-12-26 14:20

Hello Athanasios -

This is a very nice image, I do like the blue flowers. IMO, I think there is a bit too much extraneous stuff in the image and it could be cropped a bit tighter. I think I would crop from the left and the bottom to tighten the focus on the subject. Well done anyway.

Thank you for sharing.

John

difty93 (545) 2007-12-28 2:40

Hi Athanasios,
very good composition,and wonderful colours...thanks and
happy 2008,
Vivi

photovolos (931) 2007-12-29 9:27

Αι ΑιΑι!!!Πολύ όμορφη Θανάση.Ετσι μου έρχεται
να κυλιστώ στο γρασίδι με τα λουλούδια,και αν
λερωθώ δεν πειράζει.Τα χρώματα καταπληκτικά...
Απέδωσες θαυμάσια την φυσική σκηνή.Και το σχόλιο...ούτε η ΔΟΜΗ!!!
Εξαιρετική δουλειά
Γιάννης

vbl (1421) 2008-02-27 4:22

Hi Athanasios:
a simple and beautiful photo
Nice colors
regards vanessa