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The pictures this time is of The European Colombine (Aquilegia vulgaris). I have seen from fellow bloggers that there are a lot of these flowers in North America. We have them too. Mainly as an old garden flower, and some cultivated ones, but they also grow in the wild. It is on the list of protected spieces, but there have been little research so the staus is not clear yet. I love them anyway. There are more in my columbine photo gallery, and they are all photographed in my garden or in the neighborhood, and they have probably been around for a long time.
Bente Haarstad Photography 
Very ce. They look more ‘frilly” then what we have here, at least the purple ones.
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That should read ‘very nice’, although it’s also very ce!
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At least you can see the difference from the American ones. They come in so many shapes and colours (breeding new varieties all the time it seems). I will try to look out for the American ones now, and learn more. Frilly, yes? And ce! Thanks for comments, Emilio.
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The columbines that are here in Colorado are different from the ones we had in Michigan, and both are different from the Wild ones I found in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (wild one is here: http://ejdalise.smugmug.com/Flowers/The-Early-Flowers/i-bcggQV9). There are some shots of our garden Michigan columbines in that gallery.
This is a shot of a wild Columbine here in Colorado (it’s the state flower): http://ejdalise.smugmug.com/My-Photography/Samples-of-my-hobby/i-2XNgJgt
That does look somewhat like the pink ones you have above. I’ve never seen the kind like the purple ones you show above.
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There are so many different ones, and all lovely. I especially like the red and yellow wild one. All wild ones are fascinating. I think some of the blue and white ones looks a bit similar to a couple of mine who I think is cultivated (or imported). Nice photos, Emilio and so interesting to have a look at your colombines.
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The pink one is so delicate! I love how you’ve softened the background. Beautiful job, Bente.
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Taken with a 100 mm macro and f/2.8 (I just checked). It doesn’t always succeed, but it is interesting to try. Thanks, Anneli.
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It’s important to have a good camera, but more important to know how to use it – and you do!
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Your images are really beautiful……among the loveliest I’ve seen of columbines.
We have them in gardens in Australia but not in the wild. They are not the easiest to photograph unless you can isolate one or two flower blooms and get the sun in the right position. The ones I see in the Botanic Gardens near my home have too many clustered together to make really good photos.
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Since they belong to the Northern Hemisphere they are certainly garden plants in Australia (if they haven’t run off to the wild). They are here and there and everywere in my garden, and not too many together. Makes it easier to photograph, but it also takes some crawling. I guess there are beautiful ones in the Botanic Garden. Thanks, Vicki.
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These are lovely images, Bente. I am glad you have sorted out your posting issues.
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A big relief. Thanks, Steve.
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Beautiful flowers, Bente.
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Thanks, Andrew.
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I love these flowers. I planted 2 small plants last year at Casa Debbio and this year they more than tripled in size. I am hoping for even more growth next spring. Your photos are beautiful.
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They are quite easy to grow. In my garden they seeds themself, I bet they will in your too now. Thanks, Debra.
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Beautiful shots. I particularly like the first one with the deep purples.
What does it mean that they are protected?
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They are on the list of protected wild species in Norway, that is native ones. But it seems there is a lot they don’t know about this plant. The fact it is also an old garden plant probably make it complicated. Thanks, Draco.
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Beautiful photos, the first and last impressed me most as I loved the lighting.
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Thanks, Dalo. The lighting is natural light, more or less on a grey day.
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They got many different color and hue also in Japan —– so, I stopped to see the difference.
Still you got quite frilly and delicate one. Beautiful. (Seems quite an effort to find an angle! 🙂 )
Its Japanese name is Odamaki which mean the spool to wind the cotton (or hemp what ever)
and it’s suggesting they must be there since ancient time.
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Effort to find an angle, yes Yoshizen, that one goes for most photos of flowers. Interesting history from Japan. I believe they are among the oldest garden plants in Norway.
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My yard had Columbines when I moved here. They are a very dark, almost black color and I’m not particularly fond of them. I would much rather have the ones you have posted here. But mine, of course, seem to be invading everywhere. They are out of control. That likely would NOT have happened if I truly liked them. 🙂
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They have a million seeds, Gunta, and since they grow easily that sounds likely. Get some in lighter colours, when they mix you get a very interesting variety; everywere.
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They are beautiful Bente. Wonderful photos. Thanks!
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Thank you, Jaap.
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These are beautiful! I wish we had wild ones in this area.
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I would have guessed they would be in your area, but you have so many other nice ones.
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This is an extremely beautiful post, Bente.
Det er vildt smukke billeder. Blomsterne udtryk er delicate, eksotiske og ‘alfeagtige’ 🙂
Mange sommerhilsner,
Hanna
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Thank you, Hanna. “alfeagtige”, what a nice expression. I’ll remember that one. Sommerhilsen til deg også.
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What a beautiful photographs, flowers, colours… so artistic and so romantic. Fascinated me. Thank you dear Debra, Love, nia
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I know you love all things beautiful and that includes flowers. Thanks, Nia.
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Those flowers are so so beautiful. Thanks for sharing. I’ve never seen them before!
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Hope you will see them one day. Thank you, Allesistgut.
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These flowers look so elegant … great lighting and they have got a soothing effect 🙂
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That is a nice comment, Sreejith. And I agree, flowers have a soothing, very positive effect. Thanks.
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What a beauty! Especially love the delicate first (and forth) photo Bente!
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Beautiful shots ! Stunning !
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Very special and nice flowers
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Your photos make the columbines look so wonderful that I wish I still had them in my garden. Mine died!
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Unbelievably beautiful shots! 🙂
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Great photos Bente, love the tones and the bg blur. Keep ’em coming! 🙂
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Thanks for this beautiful flowers photo’s.I have them also in mij garden.
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Ethereal and lovely. We have them in our garden too, and in the wild. I love these flowers!
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I like the last photo best, so fragile; beautiful back lighting. I do like Aquilegias. I have lots in my garden, they seed everywhere – so you get free flowers!
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I love these flowers and such beautiful photos!
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Lovely! Beautiful columbine, I thought they like warm weather.
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So beautiful! They look delicate too. Thank you for posting.
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so sensitively captured. oh, bente… sweet life, many thanks. ~m
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These are gorgeous and such beautiful colors.
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Such delicate beauties!
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I love columbine… I have never seen such a deep purple one before, gorgeous. They always look like mountain fairies to me… I have a ‘Betsies Bonnet’ variety, a hybrid created in Bozeman, and grows in full summer sun. It is a dusty pink as well.
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Colombines are beautiful flowers and I love the way you have set the last pale pink one against the soft green background. I wish I could do that. Amelia
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Hello bente,
Wonderful photos. I like these flowers which grow almost everywhere here on paths. We have especially Aquilegia vulgaris.
Good day to you
Val
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I just love the ‘pink photo’ With the 2.8 and aiming towards the light you get this beautiful dreamy, soft sphere… very nice! The purple has a nice bokeh… she says very expert-like 🙂
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Lovely soft focus on delicate flowers Bente . These plants in all their varieties are typically seen in old fashioned English country gardens … often known as Granny Bonnets 🙂 Self seeding they ensure a display year after year . Which I look forward to .
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Beautiful photos from beautiful flowers Bente!
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Thank you Ann.
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Your Welcome Bente!
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Beautiful images of a lovely delicate flower Bente! 🙂
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Thank you, Adrian.
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Such delicate flowers! We have noting like them in the Arizona desert except for in a very few places. Thanks.
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They grow in dry places too just outside my garden, but it is not exactly Arizona desert. You have desert flowers, lucky you.
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When I get back home I’ll see if I have any left. Mine have seeded themselves and filled one of my back flowerbeds in all different colours. I absolutely love that last photo. Almost ethereal. So delicate!
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I don’t have many left now, but they will be back next year. Enjoy yours, filling flowerbeds sounds good. Thanks, Suzan.
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Vakre, delikate bilder 🙂
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Tusen takk, Inga.
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perfect beauty, perfect pix… tusen takk for this ethereal moment! 🙂
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Tusen takk for kommentaren, Melanie.
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I love columbine and post photos of the many in my yard too. They grow well in the wild here in the foothills and I encourage their spread by shaking their seed pods where they will grow best in my gardens. Yours are beautiful!
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I encourage their spread too by shaking their seed pods. They are very welcome everywere in my garden, and you never knows what colour the new ones will be in. Thanks.
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I never know the names of flowers I shoot, but i love looking at soft pastel hues such as these in your photograhs.
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The fascinating beauty of flowers is the most important. Names are for those obsessed, like me..
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Utterly gorgeous Bente! I love the delicate pink one. Glad your WP editor issues are sorted 🙂
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this is so gorgeous 🙂
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Exquisite photographs! Love love love them. I’ve been collecting Aquilegia seeds for weeks now and have even managed to germinate some, although I’ve read that they are hard to grow. So I’m delighted. They are TINY but seem to be happy in our seaside location (West coast of Scotland).
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Mine are not hard to grow, they actually grow everywere, in sand, between gravel, but there shouldn’t be to much vegetagion around them. I would just throw seeds were you want them, and they do the rest by themselves. Thanks, wildswimmer.
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A truly beautiful flower beautifully captured.I especially like the soft ones with almost no contures. I think I have lost you on my Reader! I’ll try to unfollow and follow again. have a great week.
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Lovely macros. Greetings
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Very beautiful flowers. I loved the way you have composed the photos.
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