At first I wanted to keep these photos in full colour. But then I started to play with editing and just out of curiosity checked how they would look lik in black and white...
Well.. the weeds are pretty on their own but I like how now, with some tweaking here and there and extra contrast, all the little veins look.
So I switched them all to monochrome :)
This is one Silene flowers that grow in the wild. There is few types that I saw with smaller or bigger flowers. I think I found pink one once too. But they all have the round pouch from which petals emerge and that varies between the different types. From very round fatty ones, to more slim and long that looks more like a thicker stem.
Silene is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. Containing nearly 900 species, it is the largest genus in the family. Common names include campion and catchfly. Many Silene species are widely distributed, particularly in the northern hemisphere.
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These photos were shot in Poland, but I have seen similar, or the same ones blooming in Portugal as well and they were very early spring flowers.
The flowers (the white petal part) is about 2 cm in diameter, so thy are not very big. But seen hundreds of them with th white petals among green grasses can be quite spectacular.
Ok, I lied a little bit. I kept one in colour to show you the lovely purples. I dare to say that the round bellies are prettier than the petals. Just love the veining!
Monochrome song for today:
U2 - Mothers Of The Disappeared*
year 1987
