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18-SEP-2011 © MiekeWAMinkjan

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Melbourne, Australia

Corymbia Ficifolia or flowering gum
Corymbia...from Latin, corymbium, a "corymb" referring to floral clusters
where all flowers branch from the stem at different levels but ultimately terminate at about the same level.
Ficifolia...with leaves resembling those of the genus Ficus.

Canon EOS 40D
1/60s f/5.6 at 60.0mm iso160 full exif

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larose forest photos23-Sep-2011 00:55
Fascinating structure to this plant! V
Karen Stuebing22-Sep-2011 21:46
You have the most amazing flowers there. It's like they're from a different planet not a different continent. These do resemble bells. Super photo. V.
J. Scott Coile22-Sep-2011 21:10
Bells are ringing!
Cindi Smith22-Sep-2011 20:05
Little natural bells....how awesome is that!
Guest 22-Sep-2011 18:22
Yes, they look like little bells!! Nice capture and details Mieke!
Laryl22-Sep-2011 17:07
they put me in the mood as if they were holiday bells
Walter Otto Koenig22-Sep-2011 14:56
Fascinating details. Amazing what Mother Nature comes up with.
carol j. phipps22-Sep-2011 13:43
Nature's creativity.
John King22-Sep-2011 13:33
Fantastic shapes in this flower. Very nicely observed. V.
Janice Dunn22-Sep-2011 08:57
Ahh, they've all finished flowering.
Frank Brault22-Sep-2011 03:03
Gorgeous! V
Guest 22-Sep-2011 01:43
superb macro work - beautifully done
Jola Dziubinska21-Sep-2011 23:30
Interesting shapes, cool capture.