Wild Flower - Herb Robert

This week I am featuring a wild flower that I believe to be Herb Robert - Geranium robertianum. This is a plant that was growing in my previous smallholding in Wales. If my identification is correct, it is an annual or biennial plant with, as you can see, small, pink flowers with 5 petals. It grows from spring through to the autumn.

The first photograph shown above is a close-up showing the whole of the flower head. The background is the foliage of the plant. Like many of my close-up photographs, this was taken in a home-made studio made from a cardboard box and some black card.

This second photo shows the whole plant. I like this image due to the lighting on the foliage. I feel there is jut the right balance of light and shadow on the leaves.



This third image is a different view from that normally seen, it is taken side-on to the flower. I love the way the lighting in this highlights the hairs on the flower heads and stems.



More photographs of this plant can be seen in the Environment Gallery.

Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 350D
Lens: An older Canon 100mm f2.8 macro
Exposure: 1/200 @ f16 - Canon flashgun
Settings: ISO200 AWB