Illyarie Red Cap Gum by Sheila

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14-FEB-2009

Illyarie Red Cap Gum

Widely seen around Perth,bushy eucalypt has stunning flowers in distinctive yellow and red.
The flowers first form as waxy, bright red flowerpods which open to show golden-yellow stamens.

Canon EOS 30D ,Tamron SP AF DI 90mm f/2.8 Macro
1/100s f/2.8 at 90.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Jola Dziubinska		28-Feb-2009 23:23
Beautiful and very interesting shapes.

Peter Stubley		18-Feb-2009 22:26
Nice macro -- good contrasting colours.

Richard Chapman		15-Feb-2009 22:43
What a fascinating shot - well captured

Kerry Tingley		15-Feb-2009 18:49
Gorgeous! We have to have you Aussie's to let us get our fill of fantastic floral images when our flowers are under the snow! Thanks for sharing with us! Kerry

Laryl		15-Feb-2009 16:35
wow bold and bright.. nicely shot too!

Russ Rose		15-Feb-2009 05:01
nice colors. well done.

Michael Shpuntov		15-Feb-2009 03:59
Great and colorful abstract shot. Vote.

carol j. phipps		15-Feb-2009 00:57
Gorgeous composition!

Linda Willets		15-Feb-2009 00:41
quite interesting

J. Scott Coile		14-Feb-2009 20:44
Little Shop of Horrors!

beverley harrison		14-Feb-2009 20:38
its almost alien like...love that lime green!!

Chris		14-Feb-2009 17:18
Great for the transition from RED to YELLOW. Fascinating flower. Chris

Johnny JAG		14-Feb-2009 16:02
Very strange flowers indeed!

Cindi Smith		14-Feb-2009 15:19
It is beautiful! Happy Valentine's Day, Sheila!

Phillip Normanton		14-Feb-2009 14:38
What a strange looking flower, almost creature-like! :) Not looking forward to yellow either! lol

Mairéad		14-Feb-2009 14:27
What an unusual flower (to us in the northern hemisphere anyway) Great close up with wonderful colours.

Marielou Dhumez		14-Feb-2009 12:38
Unknown flower for me ! Thanks for sharing !

Máire Uí Mhaicín		14-Feb-2009 11:06
I have never seen one of these. A wonderful macro.

joanteno		14-Feb-2009 08:56
amazing..

Maaike Huizer		14-Feb-2009 08:10
Very pretty close-up

cits_4_pets		14-Feb-2009 08:04
Really pretty colors and such an unusually flower & plant.

pr_rajan		14-Feb-2009 07:56
...love it!~V~