Scarlet Pimpernel

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Scarlet Pimpernel
Scarlet Pimpernel

Taken back in 2007 using my 1st Nikon DSLR (D70s) on a walk around Contra Loma Reservoir looking for wildflowers to photograph and found this little non-native plant.

Ecology: Scarlet pimpernel is a low-growing, branching, winter or summer annual, and occasionally, biennial broadleaf plant. It is found throughout California, up to 3300 feet (1000 m) and not native to California. It came from Europe and was probably accidentally brought here by early settlers. The plant is toxic to both humans and animals. The flowers open every day in the sunshine and close again at night. The bloom is about 1/4 of an inch in diameter (1 cm).

The book "The Scarlet Pimpernel" about the French Revolution is the first novel in a series of historical fiction by Baroness Orczy, published in 1905 and took its name from this flower. And yes there was a 1934 movie. It was made again in 1982 for TV, then as a series on BBC in 1999.

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Taken on: March 30, 2007
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Camera: Nikon D70s, f/10.0, 1/400 sec, 105mm (=157mm), ISO 250 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: 105.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture: f/10.0
Exposure Time: 0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length: 105mm (35mm equivalent: 157mm)
ISO: 250
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Not Defined
Exposure Mode: Auto
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Auto
Scene Capture Type: Landscape
Sharpness: Hard
Color Space: sRGB
Software: Adobe Photoshop 26.2 (Windows)
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