Uploaded: March 04, 2012 18:12:27
This beautiful floral I captured in the town of Akaroa, South Island, New Zealand, during our recent holiday. I believe it to be of the Grevillea/Proteaceae family, but I cannot put a name to it. I'm sure there are some BP members out there who could help me with identification!
Category: Flowers
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: -1.00, ExposureTime: 1/800 seconds, Flash: reserved, ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 15.27 mm, Model: XZ-1
Tammy M. Anderson March 04, 2012
Gorgeous details, comp. and colors. Beautiful flowers. #1447392Ann Coates March 04, 2012
Beautiful orange colours against the brilliant blue sky. Does look like some sort of a Grevillea but other than that I can't help you. #10021916Robert R. Goodman March 04, 2012
Hi Phillip,WOW!!!What a beautiful flower my friend.Sure is a flower I've never seen before.Excellent capture!!! #10021969Phillip R. Connolly March 04, 2012
Thank you Tammy, Ann and Bobby for your kind comments. I will provide another image with a different aspect to help with the ID.Phil #10022139
Barbara Waldoch March 04, 2012
They look gorgeous, Phil!It's a Protea, Leucospermum, but impossible to say exactly which one, as there are so many. Could be cordifolium or a hybrid, or some other Leucospermum. #10022141
Phillip R. Connolly March 04, 2012
Just suffered a drop out while image was loading. #10022144Phillip R. Connolly March 04, 2012
Thank you Barbara, that has settled my curiosity.Phil #10022151
Inge Linden March 05, 2012
Gorgeous detail and colors,such beautiful flowers,Phil! #10022205Tiia Vissak March 05, 2012
a beautiful capture! #10022318Joy Rector March 05, 2012
gorgeous #10022417Hayden Cannon March 05, 2012
Beautiful floral capture Phil #10022486Jeff Robinson March 05, 2012
Outstanding color and detail Phil!! #10022572Nancy L. Green March 05, 2012
I love the wonderful color and POV here Phil, I love the way those beautiful flowers are presented against the blue sky!!! <>< #10023003John Connolly March 05, 2012
A beautiful floral scene and capture Phil! Your new little XZ-1 camera does a great job! I am glad you got your identification sorted! #10023298Mary K. Robison March 05, 2012
Marvelous, delightful --- any adjective that means this floral is not just eye-catching, but outSTANDing, Phil!Phillip R. Connolly March 06, 2012
A big thank you to everyone who has commented on my image and offered help with ID. as I really apreciate your input!Phil #10025433
Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna March 06, 2012
Gorgeous, Phil! :-) k #10025630JO ANN CLEVELAND March 06, 2012
Awesome Phil, great colors and details!jo ann c. #10025756
Lydia Williams March 29, 2012
Wow, these are gorgeous, Phil! Thank you for your kind words! #10066242Anthony G. Comella March 30, 2012
Beautiful capture!! #10067735Amanda J. Tanner March 31, 2012
Beautiful orange color against the bright blue sky. Nice work Phil! #10068347JO ANN CLEVELAND May 01, 2012
Let me be the first..Congratulations on your wonderful finalist Phillip!
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Ann Coates May 01, 2012
New Zealand was good to you, congratulations on your beautiful finalist Phillip. #10117088Chris Ebben May 02, 2012
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist=^..^= #10117608Lydia Williams May 02, 2012
A beauty of a finalist! Congratulations #10117759Tammy M. Anderson May 02, 2012
Congrats on your beautiful finalist, Phillip. #10117795Robert R. Goodman May 02, 2012
A big Congratulations on this beautiful finalist,Phillip!!!!! #10118113Lorna Shutter May 02, 2012
Woo Hoo!!! CONGRATULATIONS on your Finalist Award for this FANTASTIC image, Phillip!!! What a unique and wonderful plant!!! WTG!!! :)#10118419
Phillip R. Connolly May 02, 2012
A big thank you to everyone who took the time to comment on my photo, I really appreciate your input.Phil #10119402
Patrick Rouzes May 03, 2012
Phenomenal, Phil! Hope to see this a big winner! Congratulations! #10120950Nancy (Peaches) Harker May 03, 2012
Congratulations on your awesome finalist, best of luck in the next round!!! #10121057John Connolly May 03, 2012
Congratulations on your finalist Phil, this is a great capture!It was good to catch up with you yesterday, and wasn't it a nice lunch! #10121341
Phillip R. Connolly May 03, 2012
Thank you to Patrick, Nancy and John for you input.Phil #10121558
Inge Linden May 04, 2012
Congratulations on your awesome finalist! #10122437Heather Loewenhardt May 04, 2012
Congrats on this wonderful gold medal win Phillip. #10123481Robert R. Goodman May 04, 2012
Hi Phillip,Big congratulations my friend!!! #10123619Ann Coates May 04, 2012
So pleased to see this getting a Gold award Phillip. Congratulations! #10123733Renee Doyle May 05, 2012
BIG congratulations to you Phil on this wonderful winner!! #10123835Inge Linden May 05, 2012
Congratulations on your winner!! #10123871Hayden Cannon May 05, 2012
Huge congratulations on this winner Phillip, well done! #10123873Mary K. Robison May 05, 2012
A well deserved Second Place Gold Winner, Phil! CONGRATULATIONS to you! #10124014Lorna Shutter May 05, 2012
WTG, Phil!!! I was rooting for you!!! CONGRATULATIONS on your AWESOME 2nd Place Win!!!!! :)Patti Coblentz May 05, 2012
This is so beautiful, Philip...big congratulations on your win! #10124706Lydia Williams May 05, 2012
Congratulations on your fantastic winner, Phillip! #10124831Emile Abbott May 05, 2012
Congratulations Philip on such an awesome second place winner. #10124935Phillip R. Connolly May 05, 2012
I would like to thank, Inge, Heather, Bobby, Ann, Renee, Hayden, Mary, Lorna, Patricia, Lydia and Emile for your very kind comments.Phil #10125204
Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 05, 2012
WTG on this fantastic winner! :-) k #10125333Barbara Waldoch May 05, 2012
Congratulations Phil! #10125438Ellen Hodges May 06, 2012
Huge congrats on an extra fabulous winner, Phil!!! #10126027Nancy L. Green May 06, 2012
CONGRATULATIONS Phil on this wonderful finalist, VERY well deserved!!! <>< #10126395Merna L. Nobile May 09, 2012
Well here we are, through thick and thin. It is a joy to be able to be supportive and to congratulate each other for another month of magnificent photographs during May, 2012. I send all of you my very best, Merna Nobile #10131526ALLEN O. HOWARD May 11, 2012
FANTASTIC Phillip!!! Congratulations! #10134481David M. Montero May 12, 2012
Congratulations on scoring gold with this splendid capture Phillip. #10134925Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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