{"id":3021,"date":"2012-07-11T06:46:03","date_gmt":"2012-07-11T10:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p4td.lightshedder.com\/?p=3021"},"modified":"2012-07-11T06:46:03","modified_gmt":"2012-07-11T10:46:03","slug":"7112012-water-hyacinth-at-rogers-pond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=3021","title":{"rendered":"7\/11\/2012: Water Hyacinth at Roger’s Pond"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There is, as I mentioned yesterday, a small bathtub sized ornamental pond (or what looks like one\u2026it may be accidental) a few yards from the banks of the Mousam River at Roger\u2019s Pond in Kennebunk Maine. It has a lush growth of Water Hyacinth and Arrowroot, and is attracting more than its share of dragonflies, considering the main pond is only a few yards the other side. Yesterday the Water Hyacinth was coming into bloom, throwing up its spikes in the bright noon-day sun. This low angle shot shows the spike against the bright foliage of the trees across the river and the blue of the sky. I was able to pull the clouds back to show some detail even there. <\/p>\n

Following that is a closer shot, showing more detail in the flowers. I have to admit, I had never looked closely enough to see the little yellow dots until I got these images up for processing on the laptop. <\/p>\n

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Water Hyacinth has its beauty, of course, but it is a totally invasive weed which is choking waterways in many parts of the country. <\/p>\n

Canon SX40HS. Program with iContrast and \u20131\/3EV exposure compensation.  24mm wide angle macro with 1.5x digital tel-converter function. 1) f5 @ 1\/1250th @ ISO 320 and 2) f4 @ 1\/1250th @ ISO 250. Processed in Lightroom for intensity, clarity, and sharpness.  <\/p>\n

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