Banksia spinulosa

Posted by Trevor Quested on Sat May 07, 2005 11:08 pm

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Hello everyone,
Autumn is the time for Banksias to flower in my state of New South Wales. Here is the Hairpin Banksia.

D1x, 105mm lens, 1/45 @ f3.5

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by AndrewC on Sat May 07, 2005 11:41 pm

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Great capture of a weird bloom - how does it develop as it matures, looks as if the hair clips start to spring open ?

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by Michael Brown on Sun May 08, 2005 10:18 am

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Don't think I have ever seen this one before Trevor!
Wonderful, perfect depth shown which really helps to show this beauty off to its fullest.
Color, comp, details, ........... excellent!

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by Tom Whelan on Sun May 08, 2005 4:49 pm

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Nice shot of an unusual flower. Love the hairpins...

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by Neil Fitzgerald on Sun May 08, 2005 7:23 pm

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Cool shot Trevor.

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by Trevor Quested on Mon May 09, 2005 5:00 am

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AndrewC wrote:Great capture of a weird bloom - how does it develop as it matures, looks as if the hair clips start to spring open ?

Hi Andrew,
I think you are right and they do open. They go all ratty and don't look so nice and one tends not to notice them. Eventually the "hairs" all fall out and even though there are hundreds of potential flowers to pollinate on each spike, only a few actually do.

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