Pearl Flower. by Sheila

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14-SEP-2012

Pearl Flower.

Conostephium pendulum

We drove to Lesueur National Park today, about 300 kilometres from where we live,
to look at the wildflowers.
This was tiny and I had to lie down to snap it.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
1/160s f/8.0 at 100.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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laine		15-Sep-2012 22:19
Very beautiful....I see the spiders like it too

Guest		15-Sep-2012 10:21
Unusual and fascinating with some similarity to Darwinia (Myrtle family). Var. 'meeboldii' (Cranbrook Bell) was the closest flower form I could find in Denise Greig's 'Field Guide to Australian Wildflowers', though the leaf form doesn't quite match. Hope you manage to put a name to it.

Martin Lamoon		15-Sep-2012 05:50
A great find, its certainly unusual. Good capture. V

Yvonne		15-Sep-2012 05:34
Looks like its related to a protea - wonderful colour combination.

Peter Stahl		15-Sep-2012 02:52
Excellent macro Sheila. :-)

Robin Reid		15-Sep-2012 02:24
Yes a unique angle.

Susan Leigh		14-Sep-2012 22:53
Its gorgeous, is it a type of protea? Love the way youve captured it. V How long did it take you to get back up?? Hehe, the things we do for artsake!! Lol

Karen Stuebing		14-Sep-2012 21:57
Unusual shape and beautiful color. Fabulous macro of this pretty flower.

Guest		14-Sep-2012 20:22
Lovely work!

Colin Storey		14-Sep-2012 19:50
Its a beautiful looking flower, very well taken.

J. Scott Coile		14-Sep-2012 19:40
Lovely macro.

Stephanie		14-Sep-2012 12:45
This is so unusual but beautiful! :)