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12-FEB-2009 Yvonne

Red "fibonacci" protea

I quickly emailed our son who lives in San Fran - he's a maths whizz - to ask
him for suggestions, and he said a pine cone and explained how the maths works
so I also thought daisy (none in bloom here right now) then protea (which we
had in a vase, we have protea growers up the road from us). Hope this is
acceptable for the "fibonacci" challenge!

[I found a cone, and here's how it displays the 'fibonaccii' expansion from the core]


Pinecones follow a Fibonacci sequence - as in the number of clockwise
and anticlockwise spirals are always adjacent members of the sequence
The sequence begins
1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,....
Basically, each number is the sum of the previous two numbers

Canon EOS 40D ,Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8
1/60s f/2.8 at 90.0mm iso400 full exif

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Peter Stubley17-Feb-2009 02:01
Nice macro -- great red details.
virginiacoastline17-Feb-2009 01:00
I like the macro of the flower MUCH better than the cone =)))
Guest 16-Feb-2009 22:23
very nice! Love the colour and close-up
Laryl13-Feb-2009 22:23
another very unusual photo.. good job
Cindi Smith12-Feb-2009 23:11
This really works well. Both of them!!!!!
Phillip Normanton12-Feb-2009 22:27
LOL - you got your son to help you with your homework ;-)) Nicely done!
Jola Dziubinska12-Feb-2009 21:04
Brilliant find and shot, Yvonne.
Máire Uí Mhaicín12-Feb-2009 19:22
All your early care an attention to your son's homework is paying through for you now,Yvonne!
Russ Rose12-Feb-2009 18:54
very pretty.
Chris12-Feb-2009 17:09
Great shots! It's your Birthday?? Have a happy one! Chris
J. Scott Coile12-Feb-2009 17:04
Lovely and hits the RED too :-)
Piet & Elsabé Enslin12-Feb-2009 16:25
Both great images, and sure the protea follows the fibonacci thing
Laura Sebastianelli12-Feb-2009 16:00
both the flower and pine cone are great!
Maaike Huizer12-Feb-2009 13:10
Very very acceptable. Gorgeous red!!
Ann...12-Feb-2009 10:37
Great detail and colour and perfect for the challenge - nice to know that children have their uses occasionally! ;)
Richard Chapman12-Feb-2009 08:40
Lovely detailed reds
Norbert Fortelny12-Feb-2009 08:30
Very good!
The pine cone is right on target.
Sheila12-Feb-2009 08:24
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Yvonne!
Marc Vermeulen12-Feb-2009 08:01
Yes it is Fibonacci! nice work!
An De Wilde12-Feb-2009 07:10
well done !
Evaristo Buendia Carrera12-Feb-2009 04:07
What a great concept: Mathematics is a God's sign language!
Linda Willets12-Feb-2009 03:51
well done for both challenges
Sheila12-Feb-2009 03:43
Gorgeous shot of the Protea!
cits_4_pets12-Feb-2009 03:16
Nice macro! Love the colors and detail!
Jeff Lobaugh12-Feb-2009 02:41
Very nice and exactly which Fibonacci number is represented by the protea?
Inga Morozoff12-Feb-2009 02:04
Furry Flower
Barbara Heide12-Feb-2009 01:10
cool shot!
Herb 12-Feb-2009 00:58
Cool bloom
carol j. phipps12-Feb-2009 00:58
This is terrific! V
Walter Otto Koenig12-Feb-2009 00:45
Very complex bloom. Great colors and details.
Nancy Good12-Feb-2009 00:18
Wow ... love this amazingly detailed red!
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