Sow Thistle


Posted by Cynthia Crawford on Thu Sep 19, 2019 6:22 am

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D750, 150 2.8, 1/400, f/8,ISO 800

Not sure of the exact species, but I think it is the ballpark...Please view uncompressed.
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by Craig Lipski on Thu Sep 19, 2019 6:59 am
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I *think* this is a Hieracium sp, commonly known as Hawkweed.  I love the colors and comp, great detail in the subject with a beautiful bg.
 

by Cynthia Crawford on Thu Sep 19, 2019 8:08 am
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Craig Lipski wrote:I *think* this is a Hieracium sp, commonly known as Hawkweed.  I love the colors and comp, great detail in the subject with a beautiful bg.
Thanks Craig. That was my first idea, but I'm not sure.
There is a great place to post flora and fauna for the record and i.d. called iNaturalist. Citizen scientists are contributing from all over the world to record what they see, and others are confirming or discussing the accuracy of identifications. When you post a picture there , they give you suggested i.d. s for comparison. There are some top-notch experts on the site.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/32562383
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by Craig Lipski on Thu Sep 19, 2019 8:26 am
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Cynthia Crawford wrote:
Craig Lipski wrote:I *think* this is a Hieracium sp, commonly known as Hawkweed.  I love the colors and comp, great detail in the subject with a beautiful bg.
Thanks Craig. That was my first idea, but I'm not sure.
There is a great place to post flora and fauna for the record and i.d. called iNaturalist. Citizen scientists are contributing from all over the world to record what they see, and others are confirming or discussing the accuracy of identifications. When you post a picture there , they give you suggested i.d. s for comparison. There are some top-notch experts on the site.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/32562383
There are some top-notch experts, BUT everyone’s “vote” is weighted equally.  If you’re wrong, one person agrees, and no one knowledgeable disagrees, the post is “research grade”.  I think of all the people on Fb who confidently proclaim that every spider is a Brown Recluse, and every butterfly (or moth, lol) is a Monarch. . . .  
I do like the AI ID suggestions to use as a starting point for research when I’m totally clueless.  Certainly not the be-all and end-all, but another arrow in the quiver, so to speak.
For those who’ve never tried it, I find the actual website much more user friendly than the app.
 

by SantaFeJoe on Thu Sep 19, 2019 10:31 am
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Craig Lipski wrote:
There are some top-notch experts, BUT everyone’s “vote” is weighted equally.  If you’re wrong, one person agrees, and no one knowledgeable disagrees, the post is “research grade”.  I think of all the people on Fb who confidently proclaim that every spider is a Brown Recluse, and every butterfly (or moth, lol) is a Monarch. . . .  
I would have said it’s a dandelion and many people would have agreed with my wrong I.D.!!!!    :)
Cindy, I would probably gone with a bit more DOF to show the detail in the buds. It looks like the BG would still be out of focus with more DOF. Nice color combo.

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by Debapratim Saha on Thu Sep 19, 2019 10:43 am
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Great colors and compo,amazing image!
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by cwdavis on Thu Sep 19, 2019 11:30 am
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Regardless of whether its a dandelion, thistle, or hawkweed, I find this an attractive image. I like the simplicity and the way the flower holds the eye in a background that is nicely balanced with contrasty greens and blues.
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by Cynthia Crawford on Thu Sep 19, 2019 11:47 am
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Craig Lipski wrote:
Cynthia Crawford wrote:
Craig Lipski wrote:I *think* this is a Hieracium sp, commonly known as Hawkweed.  I love the colors and comp, great detail in the subject with a beautiful bg.
Thanks Craig. That was my first idea, but I'm not sure.
There is a great place to post flora and fauna for the record and i.d. called iNaturalist. Citizen scientists are contributing from all over the world to record what they see, and others are confirming or discussing the accuracy of identifications. When you post a picture there , they give you suggested i.d. s for comparison. There are some top-notch experts on the site.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/32562383
There are some top-notch experts, BUT everyone’s “vote” is weighted equally.  If you’re wrong, one person agrees, and no one knowledgeable disagrees, the post is “research grade”.  I think of all the people on Fb who confidently proclaim that every spider is a Brown Recluse, and every butterfly (or moth, lol) is a Monarch. . . .  
I do like the AI ID suggestions to use as a starting point for research when I’m totally clueless.  Certainly not the be-all and end-all, but another arrow in the quiver, so to speak.
For those who’ve never tried it, I find the actual website much more user friendly than the app.
Good point on the i.d., Craig. One would hope that an expert would eventually disagree with a wrong i.d., but perhaps not so likely. It is definitely a self-regulating process.
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by rhighercat on Thu Sep 19, 2019 1:35 pm
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Nice composition and colors. adequate dof on the flower. Details are good on the flower, as it is often hard to get details on a bright yellow flower. It looks like Canada Hawkweed, grows on roadsides and disturbed lands in Wisconsin.
 

by Tom Whelan on Thu Sep 19, 2019 8:24 pm
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Lovely flower details and curving stem. Like Craig, I know this as hawkweed, there are quite a few species.
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by Carol Clarke on Fri Sep 20, 2019 5:51 pm
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My first thought was I don't recall sow thistles having hairy stems? but I'll let the experts ID this beauty!

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