This is a close-up photograph of a seed that is ready to be released. You can see the pappus (fluff) that will carry it away in the wind from its parent plant is completely formed and ready to work. Jupiter's Beard is also known as Red Valerian.
| Friday, 18 July, 2003 | |
| 12:42:20 PM | |
| Color | |
| Data Format: | RAW (12-bit) |
| Compression: | Lossless |
| Image Size: | 3008 X 1960 |
| Lens: | 105mm f/2.8 |
| Focal Length: | 105mm |
| Exposure Mode: | Shutter |
| Metering Mode: | Multi-Pattern |
| 1/200 sec-f/18 | |
| Exposure Comp: | -1/3 EV |
| Exposure Difference: | 0 EV |
| Hue Adjustment: | 3 |
| SpeedLight Mode: | None |
| Sensitivity: | ISO 400 |
| Color Mode: | Adobe RGB |
| White Balance: | Direct sunlight |
| Tone Compensation: | Low-Contrast |
| Sharpening: | None |
| Model: | Nikon D1X |
| Camera ID: | Gerald & Irmgard Carter |