Submitter:	Charlie Geilfuss
Title:	Sure Sign of Spring
Gear:	Olympus E-500, 50-200 DZ, Manfrotto 3001 Tripod, Markins Ballhead
F-stop:	8
Shutter Speed:	?
Technical Info:	Image taken around 8:30 am shooting straight up into the branches of a Flowering Dogwood in full bloom.
Subject Information:	One of the first signs of Spring in my area is the Flowering Dogwood. These small, inconspicuous trees, that like to hide in the under story of larger trees< will burst forth in flower in the early Spring even before their leaves have emerged.
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Comment left by: Chuck Norcutt (no e-mail specified)

I really like this shot for its near monochrome look and great bokeh. Just as a technical point, what we normally consider the petals of the flower on flowering dogwood are actually bracts (a modified leaf). The flower is just the small yellow/green central portion.

Comment left by: Brian Swale (no e-mail specified)

Also nice composition.

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