Nice photos, Rich. They indicate how popular the orn Festival is, and you also captured some lovely skies.
About my photo above:
1) I believe what you see is a small portion of a bract (a tough, almost leathery looking structure usually found high up on the trunk) that I believe covers and protects young developing flowers (which are called inflorescences), then drops off when no longer needed.
2) It is usually a dark rusty color; my photo shows it as a bit more vividly red in places, not because I intentionally intensified it but because due to shooting at a faster than ideal shutter speed I had to brighten it somewhat, and this caused the red to intensify. Maybe the red ended up looking 10%-15% more intense than natural but I liked the look so I kept it.
Hi MFI. If I am wrong about the palm's bract, please don't hesitate to correct me.
About my photo above:
1) I believe what you see is a small portion of a bract (a tough, almost leathery looking structure usually found high up on the trunk) that I believe covers and protects young developing flowers (which are called inflorescences), then drops off when no longer needed.
2) It is usually a dark rusty color; my photo shows it as a bit more vividly red in places, not because I intentionally intensified it but because due to shooting at a faster than ideal shutter speed I had to brighten it somewhat, and this caused the red to intensify. Maybe the red ended up looking 10%-15% more intense than natural but I liked the look so I kept it.
Hi MFI. If I am wrong about the palm's bract, please don't hesitate to correct me.
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