Venus Fly Trap Dionaea muscipula

e6filmuser

These are sold almost as pets in the local garden centre.

Being driven indoors by very cold weather, I found this subject for a very rare, for me, use of f22.

The main illumination was from a flash on an L-bracket, with two fill flash, one to either side, on the bench.

Harold

Stumblebum

What a find! Last one is joyous! Like it would shut if I stuck my hand in it!

Lord Vetinari

Good shots Harold. Also prefer the last one.
Brian V.

e6filmuser

Stumblebum wrote: »

What a find! Last one is joyous! Like it would shut if I stuck my hand in it!

Thanks.

These are easy to find ins certain garden centres, together with Pitcher Plants.

If you touched the trigger hairs (those dark spines on the red areas) twice the trap would shut. (There must be videos on the Web). The trap is about an inch (25mm) along the hinge.

I might try again, with a slightly smaller aperture.

Harold

e6filmuser

Lord Vetinari wrote: »

Good shots Harold. Also prefer the last one.
Brian V.

Thanks, Brian.

I had in mind an almost abstract image with the vertical shots.

Harold

e6filmuser

New research shows that the trap counts its victims' steps:

http://www.healthyfoods.biz/venus-fly-trap-counts-preys-steps-to-control-digestion/

Harold