Ann, I had never heard it before either. I guess it refers to the number of blows it takes to remove all of the seeds from the weed. According to some traditions, the number of blows equals the time of day, hence the "clock" part.
;-] -Brendan --- ann sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Brendan, that's an engaging shot - but I don't > understand the clock > reference... > something missing from my folklore background? > > ann > > Brendan MacRae wrote: > > >Taken this last weekend when my wife's cousin came > to > >visit. > > > >Teagan gets a kick out of her which works for me > since > >I can just sit back and shoot: > > > >http://www.primelensphoto.com/dandelionclock.jpg > > > >K10D, Pentax-A 400mm f5.6, wide open, ISO400, > 1/350, > >monopod. > > > >Fixed some really bad CA (reddish fringe) in PS. It > >seems the A400mm suffers from this wide open. BTW, > I > >tried three different fixes for fringing and none > of > >them worked. So, I simply zoomed way in, got the > >Healing Brush Tool and just carefully removed the > >worst of it. > > > >-Brendan > > > > > > > > > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ > >Expecting? Get great news right away with email > Auto-Check. > >Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. > >http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_tools.html > > > > > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. http://games.yahoo.com/games/front -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
