First Fritillary

The first of the annual explosion of Snakes-head Fritillary at North Meadow, Cricklade have started to break ground.
Still a couple of weeks away from being all out and in the glory, but a few early starters are begining to flower.
In this stage it is easy to see how they gained the name Snakes-head.
This was taken today, but I plan to return when more are out and in later development.
I resisted the temptaion to clone out the yellow flower in the foreground, in the end I thought it worked in well with the overall shot.

Many thanks for viewing yesterday's Toad close up, and a very big thank you to Stace for his UA, very much appreciated.

Phil

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Recording media:	RAW (digital)
Focal Length:	270mm
Lens Max Aperture:	f/5.5
Aperture:	f/5.6
Shutter Speed:	1/1000sec
Exposure Comp:	-2/3
ISO:	200
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Title:	First Fritillary
Username:	phil_j
Uploaded:	27 Mar 2011 - 8:33 PM
Tags:	Close-up / macro, Flowers & plants, General, Wildlife / nature
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