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English: Cracked skin of a Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum conker. Focus stack of 15 photos.
Other languages:
Čeština: Zralý plod (kaštan) stromu jírovec maďalAesculus hippocastanum s prasklou slupkou. Výsledný obrázek vznikl počítačovým složením celkem 15 jednotlivých snímků.
English: Cracked skin of a Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum conker. Focus stack of 15 photos.
Español: Castaña (Aesculus hippocastanum) caída con la cubierta espinosa abierta. Apilamiento de enfoque de 15 fotos.
Français : Fruit ouvert de marronnier d'Inde (Aesculus hippocastanum). Contrairement aux châtaignes comestibles avec lesquelles ils sont souvent confondus, les marrons d'Inde sont toxiques pour les humains.
Magyar: Vadgesztenye(Aesculus hippocastanum) felhasadt tüskés héjjal. 15 felvétel segítségével, fókuszsorozat technikával készült kép
Português: Castanha-da-índia (Aesculus hippocastanum) caída com a casca espinhosa aberta. Técnica do empilhamento de foco (focus stacking) de 15 imagens.
Македонски: Распукана ежовка на див костен (Aesculus hippocastanum).
Українська: Гіркокаштан звичайний(Aesculus hippocastanum) з потрісканою колючою оболонкою. Набір фокусів із 15 фотографій.
NOTE: This image is a focus stacked image consisting of multiple images that were merged using software. As a result, this image underwent digital manipulation which may have included blending, blurring, cloning, and colour and perspective adjustments. As a result of these adjustments, the image content may be slightly different than reality at the points where the images were combined. This manipulation is often required due to lens, perspective, and parallax distortions.
Locatie: Natuurterrein De Famberhorst is een belangrijke schakel in de ecologische verbinding (groene as) tussen het Friese merengebied, natuurgebied De Twigen, historische windsingel Omkromte, het natuurterrein De Famberhorst en park Heremastate in Joure. English: Location: The Famberhorst nature reserve is an important link in the ecological connection (green axis) between the Frisian lakes, the historic windbreak Omkromte, the nature reserve and park The Famberhorst Heremastate in Joure.
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Cracked outer shell of fruit from the horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) showing the shiny brown seed or conker