Exif data

Title: Flower of Persephone
Camera: Panasonic DMC-LX3
Capture date: 22/10/08
Image file type: RAW (16 bit)
Lens: 24-60mm Leica f2.0-8.0
Aperture: f/2.0
Focal length: 24mm
Shutter speed: 1/40s
Shooting mode: Aperture Priority
Exposure comp.: –
ISO: 200 (auto)
White balance: Auto
Flash: No
Cropped?: No
RAW converter: SILKYPIX 3.0

Flower of Persephone

Persephone is the goddess and queen of the underworld; the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, goddess of agriculture.

She was carried off to the underworld by Pluto, also known as Hades, although Zeus later ordered that she should spend six months of the year above ground with her mother. The myth symbolises the growth and decay of vegetation and the changing seasons. Hence its relevance for my photo's title; the image of a decaying plant.