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Desert Bird of Paradise
Desert Bird of Paradise
littlegett


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Flowers (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III
Location: Hesperia Studio
Date: Jun 27, 2006
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: .8sec
Galleries: Portraiture, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jun 28, 2006

Detailed information on Desert Bird of Paradise, Yellow Bird of Paradise (Caesalpinia gilliesii)


Family: Caesalpiniaceae
Genus: Caesalpinia (ses-al-PIN-ee-uh)
Species: gilliesii (gil-EEZ-ee-eye)

Synonym:Poinciana gilliesii

Category:
Trees
Tropicals/Tender Perennials

Statistics
Place: 210 out of 375
Avg (all users): 5.3880
Avg (commenters): 6.6364
Avg (participants): 5.3438
Avg (non-participants): 5.4909
Views since voting: 999
Views during voting: 252
Votes: 183
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0


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09/13/2006 10:34:28 PM
The stigma shape and color is beautiful. Part of me wants to see the rest of the flower in sharper focus.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/09/2006 10:37:46 PM
Would have been so much better if it were in focus. cool plant.
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07/08/2006 09:50:50 PM
Nice lines, colors, contrast, and capture. One of my favorites of the challenge.
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07/07/2006 09:43:48 AM
nice colors.
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07/06/2006 10:29:47 PM
What an incredibly interesting and gorgeous bloom! Thanks for sharing this.
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07/05/2006 04:17:57 PM
Great photo. Colors are really nice. Great job!
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07/05/2006 03:21:08 AM
Excellent. Almost like fireworks!
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07/04/2006 10:59:54 PM
Very interesting! I like it!
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07/04/2006 06:16:33 AM
Very interesting piece...almost abstract.
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07/03/2006 10:27:16 PM
Unusual flower, a great find and worthy of the challenge.
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07/03/2006 06:20:42 PM
Interesting flower, I think you could have used a deeper DOF, as it is now there's not a lot in focus.
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07/03/2006 02:06:41 AM
Good Job!
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